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"As pointed out by at least two of my colleagues at the Senate, the late President, by virtue of his services as a soldier during World War II and his being a former Commander-in-Chief and former President of the Republic, twice elected, is entitled to no less than a state burial. We do not, however, wish to add to the numerous problems besetting President Noynoy Aquino's administration and I am sure the President himself feels likewise," Marcos said in a statement to the media.