Philippine Gov't Defends Decision on Hero Burial for Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos, the late dictator of the Philippines, is qualified to be buried at a heroes' cemetery as a former president and war veteran despite opposition from victims of his regime, government lawyers and his heirs said Wednesday. Solicitor-General Jose Calida defended President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to allow Marcos to be buried at the military-run Heroes' Cemetery at the resumption of Supreme Court hearings on petitions against the burial. The memories of Marcos, a dictator who ruled under martial law, still divide the country. Burying Marcos there, where three former chief justices and even widows of former military chiefs of staff are buried, will not confer him the title of a hero, he said. ...
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