I was redirected here by @dreemit and after reading this, I found this rather interesting. It's always great to hear all the sides of the story so that we can make a more informed judgement. Personally, it's way before my time (I was born after the Marcos' regime) so I only know this from the history book. They paint a rather unflattering picture of your father, so I'm glad that you were able to use this Medium to set the story straight from your end.

I don't know if this is a positive or not, but your father's name has faded into obscurity. I've only ever heard his name again when he was compared to Janet Lim-Napoles recently, which is something that's quite negative. I think the comparison isn't fair, as I feel your father did produce real results, though, and I mean this with no offense, I believe everyone lives in the gray area. That is to say, nobody's hands are ever truly clean. At least, when we talk about these kinds of topics.

Mind you, I'm trying to be respectful and completely unbiased here, man, so I hope you don't take this the wrong way. I'm sure that he was a great influence on you, and I bet he was a great guy, but of course everyone has their faults in the story. I think he was used as a scapegoat, but for him to get to the position he was, there were questionable decisions for sure.

I just brushed up on other people's sentiments on him to be able to give a more informed response, and it seems like he was one of the earliest whistleblowers of the corruption in government. Now, and this again is just my personal opinion, I really hate all of the modern whistleblowers. They're smug, and they feel entitled to be immune to prosecution just because they're the key to nabbing even bigger fish. But, that just means that they are still part of the equation, just not the guiltiest people in the equation. I don't want to go off-tangent so I'll leave it there.

To answer your question, and this is just my opinion, I feel that you shouldn't be worried about visiting the Philippines. The issue has long passed, and almost all of the parties involved are gone. But, I'm not one of the people that was affected, so I can't fully speak on their behalf. If I were in your shoes, I would err on the side of caution though. If I would ever decide to visit the Philippines, specifically the sites that your father influenced, I wouldn't bring the children just yet, and opt to go alone.

I've read some of the responses here by other Filipinos, and I'm in two minds about providing (yet another) contrarian response. I think you shouldn't be afraid about the threat on your life, since your father was never able to pocket any of the earnings. Is that right? That's what I interpreted from what you wrote regarding it.

Heck, the Marcoses run free without a care in the world and they pocketed all of their accumulated wealth! In my opinion, if they're not in constant fear, then you shouldn't as well. But, I guess if it's really not necessary for you to come, then you don't have to risk anything.