Behind shut gates and away from public view, former President Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at high noon Friday, leaving a nation shocked at his “sneaky” interment. The media and the public were barred from entering the LNMB as rites went on at the hallowed grounds, held despite pending reconsideration pleas at the high court against his burial. In the rush of the rites, no group, not those for long protesting the injustices of Marcos’ martial rule and his unsettled sins, were able to muster mobilizations. He said the Marcoses and the military “should be cited in contempt of court and in contempt of the judgment of history” for going ahead with the burial despite unsettled court proceedings. Notably, Marcos was buried while President Rodrigo Duterte, the first Commander-in-Chief to allow the dictator’s burial on heroes’ ground, was away.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 18, 2016 06:39 UTC