Online campaigns launched vs hero’s burial for Philippine dictator

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Online campaigns launched vs hero’s burial for Philippine dictator

Netizens launched protests online against the plan of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to bury dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). Duterte said the hero’s burial for the former president – a promise he made during the campaign – “can be arranged immediately.” Various groups believe Marcos do not deserve to be treated as a hero given his human rights abuses during the martial law. A Change.org petition has been posted and a Facebook event created to gather support against the plan.

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