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Thousands ask Duterte: Don't allow hero's burial for Marcos
Thousands ask Duterte: Don't allow hero's burial for Marcos
Erik Tenedero,
ABS-CBN News
Published May 25, 2016 05:35 PM PHT

MANILA - Filipino netizens has asked presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte to rethink his decision on allowing the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
MANILA - Filipino netizens has asked presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte to rethink his decision on allowing the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Through a petition on website Change.org, Dolly De Leon sought signatures to campaign against a hero's burial for Marcos.
Through a petition on website Change.org, Dolly De Leon sought signatures to campaign against a hero's burial for Marcos.
"Ferdinand E. Marcos is not a hero. Only heroes are buried in the Heroes' Cemetery as the name so literally states," the petition said.
"Ferdinand E. Marcos is not a hero. Only heroes are buried in the Heroes' Cemetery as the name so literally states," the petition said.
As of posting, the petition has gained at least 6,140 signatures.
As of posting, the petition has gained at least 6,140 signatures.
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Earlier, Duterte said he will allow Marcos' remains to be laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to erase the hatred that has divided the country.
Earlier, Duterte said he will allow Marcos' remains to be laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to erase the hatred that has divided the country.
But the petition warned that burying Marcos' alongside nation's heroes would be an "affront to the thousands of lives tortured and murdered during the dictator's reign."
But the petition warned that burying Marcos' alongside nation's heroes would be an "affront to the thousands of lives tortured and murdered during the dictator's reign."
Marcos ruled the country for 14 years before he was ousted in a world-known 1986 uprising, the People Power revolution. He died in 1989 while in exile in the United States.
Marcos ruled the country for 14 years before he was ousted in a world-known 1986 uprising, the People Power revolution. He died in 1989 while in exile in the United States.
Since his death, the Marcos family has pushed for a hero's burial for him, citing his accomplishments as a former soldier and president.
Since his death, the Marcos family has pushed for a hero's burial for him, citing his accomplishments as a former soldier and president.
Marcos' body is still in a glass coffin in a mausoleum in his hometown in Ilocos Norte.
Marcos' body is still in a glass coffin in a mausoleum in his hometown in Ilocos Norte.
The Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City is a national cemetery where remains of the country's heroes, including soldiers, are laid to rest.
The Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City is a national cemetery where remains of the country's heroes, including soldiers, are laid to rest.
Former presidents were also buried in the cemetery including Elpidio Quirino, Carlos Garcia, and Diosdado Macapagal.
Former presidents were also buried in the cemetery including Elpidio Quirino, Carlos Garcia, and Diosdado Macapagal.
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