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About 500 Ilocanos head down to Manila on Monday, October 17, on the eve of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos leads the vigil in front of the High Court to express support for the planned burial. They plan to stay there until Tuesday’s decision.
Patty Pasion reports. – Rappler.com
Around 500 Ilocanos and Marcos supporters gather at the SC a day ahead of the release of the decision on the late President Ferdinand Marcos’ burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery.
From Ilocos Norte, they marched for four days to call for the state burial of the former President.
MARILOU SALUCOP, MARCOS LOYALIST: I believe that the SC will approve it because we are so many here. They can see that there are more who love and support the Marcos family.
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos also joined the vigil. She said she continues to pray that the court favors them.
Some Martial Law victims, meanwhile, called on the Supreme Court to consider in their deliberations President Duterte’s statement that Imee Marcos was his campaign donor.
Something Marcos denied.
IMEE MARCOS, ILOCOS NORTE GOVERNOR: There’s no truth to that. President Duterte is fond of quipping. I only helped by securing a solid vote for him in Ilocos Norte, that’s all.
The SC’s hold order on the state burial for Marcos will expire on October 18.
President Duterte earlier allowed the state burial for Marcos. But Martial Law victims opposed this because he is undeserving of a hero’s burial due to the human rights violations under his dictatorship.
Marcos supporter, however, call for national healing by burying Marcos at the Heroes’ Cemetery.
Pattio Pasion, Rappler, Manila
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