Editing Ferdinand Marcos (section)

==Death and burial==
{{See also|Burial of Ferdinand Marcos}}
[[File:Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Center sign.jpg|thumb|The body of Ferdinand Marcos was stored in a refrigerated crypt at the [[Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Center]] in Batac, Ilocos Norte until 2016.]]

Marcos was admitted to the hospital on January 15, 1989, with pneumonia and underwent a series of operations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BTFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4150,3739287|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=news.google.com|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430014904/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BTFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4150,3739287|url-status=live}}</ref> In his dying days, Marcos was visited by Vice President Salvador Laurel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/04/world/aquino-s-vice-president-asks-sympathy-for-ailing-marcos.html |title=Aquino's Vice President Asks Sympathy for Ailing Marcos |journal=The New York Times |date=February 4, 1989 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208051042/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/04/world/aquino-s-vice-president-asks-sympathy-for-ailing-marcos.html |url-status=live}}</ref> During the visit, Marcos offered to return 90% of his ill-gotten wealth to the Filipino people in exchange for burial in the Philippines beside his mother, an offer also disclosed to [[Enrique Zobel]]. However, Marcos's offer was rebuffed by the [[Presidency of Corazon Aquino|Aquino government]] and by Imelda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doylaurel.ph/from_the_lips_of_a_dying_president.html|title=Two Great Activities in the Philippines|publisher=doylaurel.ph|access-date=July 22, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121194550/http://www.doylaurel.ph/from_the_lips_of_a_dying_president.html|url-status=live}}{{verify source|date=July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/opinion/142497/doy-macoy-yorac-corner|title=Doy on Macoy|work=The Philippine Star|access-date=September 20, 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924071551/http://www.philstar.com/opinion/142497/doy-macoy-yorac-corner|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1036706|title=Marcos' message to Mrs. Aquino|website=CNN iReport|access-date=September 11, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010145627/http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1036706|url-status=live}}</ref>

Marcos died at St. Francis Medical Center in [[Honolulu]] at 12:40 a.m ([[Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone|HST]]) on September 28, 1989, of kidney, heart, and lung ailments, 17 days after his 72nd birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manila Standard – Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19890929&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=news.google.com|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127081601/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19890929&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Moments after, [[Bongbong Marcos|the younger Ferdinand]] eulogised his late father by stating, "Hopefully friends and detractors alike will look beyond the man to see what he stood for: his vision, his compassion and his total love of country".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donnelly|first=Christine|date=September 29, 1989|title=Marcos Dies in Exile at 72; 'Father's Not Here Anymore'|url=https://apnews.com/article/65c33b6132f2f56bc2f813655f200aae|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420112714/https://apnews.com/article/65c33b6132f2f56bc2f813655f200aae|url-status=live}}</ref>

Marcos was interred in a private mausoleum at [[Byodo-In (Hawaii)|Byodo-In Temple]] on the island of Oahu.

The Aquino government refused to allow Marcos's body to be brought back to the Philippines, which ultimately happened four years later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-20-mn-15027-story.html |title=4 Years After Death, Marcos' Body to Go Home for Burial |first=Bob |last=Drogin |date=July 20, 1993 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010145008/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-20/news/mn-15027_1_imelda-marcos |url-status=live}}</ref>

From 1993 to 2016, Marcos's remains were interred inside a refrigerated, frozen crypt in Batac, Ilocos Norte, where his son, [[Bongbong Marcos|Ferdinand Jr.]], and eldest daughter, [[Imee Marcos|Imee]], became the local governor and congressional representative, respectively.

[[Bust of Ferdinand Marcos|A large bust]] of Ferdinand Marcos (inspired by [[Mount Rushmore]]) was commissioned by the tourism minister, [[Jose D. Aspiras|Jose Aspiras]], and carved into a hillside in Benguet. It was subsequently destroyed, allegedly by left-wing activists, members of a local tribe who had been displaced by construction of the monument, and looters hunting for the legendary [[Yamashita's gold|Yamashita treasure]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2612709.stm |title=Philippines blast wrecks Marcos bust |date=December 29, 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=November 19, 2007 |archive-date=December 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214141522/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2612709.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Marcos burial Ateneans protest.jpg|thumb|Students of the [[Ateneo de Manila University]] protesting the burial of Marcos]]On November 18, 2016, his remains were reburied at the [[Libingan ng mga Bayani]] ordered by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] despite opposition from various groups. On the morning of November 18, using Philippine Armed Forces helicopters, his family and their supporters flew his remains from Ilocos to Manila for a private burial. This account was challenged and the physical location of his remains is disputed.<ref name="contested">{{Cite web|last=Merez|first=Arianne|title=DLSU law dean: Was Marcos' body really buried at LNMB?|work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/16/dlsu-law-dean-was-marcos-body-really-buried-at-lnmb|date=November 19, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427052340/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/19/16/dlsu-law-dean-was-marcos-body-really-buried-at-lnmb|url-status=live}}</ref> Various groups protested the burial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Galawang Hokage: Youth protest sudden Marcos burial at LNMB|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/589346/news/nation/galawang-hokage-youth-protest-sudden-marcos-burial-at-lnmb|work=GMA News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/845680/congressmen-slash-litigants-denounce-marcos-sneak-burial|title=Solons hit dictator's burial, suspect Duterte knew of Marcos plans|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=November 18, 2016|quote=Hanggang huling hantungan, galawang magnanakaw pa rin itong si Marcos. Sa salita nga ng mga millennial, galawang Hokage (Up to his final resting place, Marcos moves like a thief. Or in the words of the millennial, moves like a Hokage)}}</ref>