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IN PHOTOS: Funeral march for Kian delos Santos

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IN PHOTOS: Funeral march for Kian delos Santos
Various groups join the family and friends of slain teenager Kian delos Santos in the funeral march to La Loma Cemetery

MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of people joined the family of Kian delos Santos in the funeral march that brought the remains of the 17-year-old from his parish in Caloocan City to the La Loma Cemetery on Saturday, August 26.

Some groups waited for the motorcade to pass by to shout their support for the Delos Santos family’s quest for justice for the teenager, who was killed in an anti-drug operation in his community.

People who joined the procession held up banners protesting the assertion of authorities that the grade 11 student was a drug courier, and that he was killed because he tried to fight back.

Part of the Balintawak area along EDSA was temporarily closed to traffic for the procession. Passing vehicles honked their horns to join the protest against the killing of Delos Santos.

KAPIT BISIG. Nuns join the Kian delos Santos funeral march. Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler

RESPECT FOR LIFE. People at the funeral march hold up signs protesting extrajudicial killlings in the government's drug war. Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler

LONG WALK. Family members, friends, and supporters join the funeral procession for Kian delos Santos headed to La Loma Cemetery on August 26, 2017. Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler

RAINY WEATHER. The bad weather does not deter people from accompanying Kian delos Santos to his final destination. Photo by Eliza Lopez/Rappler

– With reports from Eloisa Lopez/Rappler.com

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