REPEATEDLY, it is claimed that the sins, transgression and faults of the father are not necessarily that of the son.

They are not inherited nor transferred to the heir-son since (he, the son) has no bare knowledge or acquiescence of these shortcomings.

This scenario is often referred to as former senator and now presidential aspirant Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., namesake of the dictator, Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, a former president of the Republic.

Etched vividly in our minds and collective memory were the abuses of the martial law era in the 1970s. They were merciless and hateful no one wants to recollect about them. They are rightfully forgotten.

Who, among us has not sinned anyway?

I am no admirer of the Marcoses, particularly the son and father. I only want to contribute my take on the infamous Marcos saga, pre-martial law and post martial law.

The Marcos era is long gone and soon to be slipped into oblivion, if it hasn't yet. It is therefore futile to bring back accounts of the dark days of martial law.

It is indisputable that there were many victims of that cruel regime, perpetrated mostly by the military, upon orders of course of dictator Marcos.

We cannot distort those events without disregarding the sacrifices of thousands of victims who were mercilessly tortured, even killed, for flimsy reasons. There is no sense in distorting history.

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On remembering our dearly departed, Filipinos are mindful of their obligations to visit the deceased loved ones on November 1, the day traditionally observed to pay tribute to loved ones who earlier passed on.

Defying some health protocols, people would risk apprehension for violating them to come to cemeteries, memorial parks and columbariums just to be with their deceased relatives.

But the spoiler is the pandemic: too many limitations to the person's mobility and sense of direction.

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There are complaints against PhilPost regarding the non-return of registered mail return cards from the senders. They want to know if the addresses received the mail matter. And to think they pay amounts ranging from P35 to P70 in the belief that the mail matter will be delivered fast and secure. Paging the Postmaster General!