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Militants protest hero's burial for Marcos on Heroes' Day

Militants protest hero's burial for Marcos on Heroes' Day

Jorge Cariño,

ABS-CBN News

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member of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan - Metro Manila tears a paper saying Marcos is not a hero during a rally at the Bonifacio Shrine in Manila in commemoration of the National Heroes Day on Monday.


As the nation commemorates the lives of heroes in Philippine history, protesters on Monday lambasted plans to bury former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) - Metro Manila held a protest at the Bonifacio Shrine, a monument built by the people of the Manila City to remind people of the heroism of Andres Bonfacio, who led the Cry of Pugad Lawin on 26 August 1896, which is considered the start of revolution against the 300-year old Spanish rule.

"Gusto nating gunitain ang diwa ng ating mga bayani. At sa tingin natin, iniinsulto ang ating mga bayani kung gagawaran natin ng pagkilala ang ating pangulo (Marcos), dating diktador na isang bayani [We want to remember heroes. And it would be an insult to our heroes if the former dictator is accorded a hero's burial]," said Mong Palatino, Chairman of BAYAN Metro Manila.

Palatino said Marcos should not be considered as a hero and they will oppose any step to bury the remains of the former president at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

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BAYAN is one of the petitioners who filed a case at the Supreme Court, seeking to stop the decision of President Rodrido Duterte to move the remains of Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani, from the Marcos mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

An oral argument on the case had been set Wednesday.

Palatino said their group will tirelessly launch all forms of protest against Duterte's decision.

Palatino explained that they acknowledge and support Duterte's effort for reconciliation and unity, but he insists that accountability and justice must be handed first to the victims of Marcos' martial law.

"Gusto po nating ipaabot sa ating pangulo na ang bayani, dapat kinikilala ng lahat, ang bayani inspirasyon sa lahat, dapat ang bayani modelo para sa mga kabataan. Ito po, si Marcos po ay hindi bayani, isang siyang diktador, human rights violator at nagkitil ng kalayaan ng ating mga kababayan noong martial law [We want the president to know that a hero is an inspiration to all, a model for the youth. Marcos wasn't a hero, he was a dictator]," said Palatino.

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