Marcos visits dad, sends flowers to Cory, Noynoy on Undas

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited the tomb of his late father and namesake as the country observes the annual Undas in remembrance of departed loved ones.

"Though they are no longer with us, the memories we shared and the values they taught us continue to bring our families closer together," he said in a Facebook post on Sunday, All Saints' Day.

In his post, the President can be seen together with his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and his younger sister, Irene Marcos as they paid their respect to their patriarch at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City.

"Let us honor those who have passed not only through our prayers, but also through the way we care for those who remain. May these solemn days bring peace to those who mourn and remind us to cherish the people we hold dear," he said.

Aside from his father, Marcos also honored members of the Aquino family, including former presidents Corazon Aquino and Noynoy Aquino, as well as former senator Ninoy Aquino.

It must be noted that the Marcoses and the Aquinos were political rivals.

According to Super Radyo dzBB's Mao dela Cruz, Marcos sent flowers to the tombs of the departed Aquino members at Manila Memorial Park in Paranaque City.

Supporters of the Aquino family were also reportedly seen at the burial site to pay their respects.

In 2013, then President Noynoy Aquino said that he did not want to continue the revival of the Marcos family who at the time had assumed several political posts.

Marcos Jr. was a senator, the former first lady was a congresswoman, while Imee Marcos was a provincial governor.

But Marcos Jr. later said that the rivalry between their families is only limited to politics.

Kris Aquino, the youngest daughter of the assassinated senator and sister of the late president, recently shared that Marcos Jr.'s wife and First Lady Liza Marcos helped handle her annulment to basketball player James Yap in 2012. —RF, GMA News