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Rally in Philippines contests hero's burial for Ferdinand Marcos
Source: Associated Press
Rally in Philippines contests hero's burial for Ferdinand Marcos
Associated Press
Sunday 14 August 2016 12.01 BST
Hundreds of people in the Philippines rallied in stormy weather to protest after the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte, approved the burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery.
Police said about 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read “Marcos not a hero” braved the rains, wind and mud at the seaside Rizal park, in Manila, on Sunday to call on Duterte to reconsider his decision. They launched a signature campaign to try to stop the burial, which is set for September.
Loretta Ann Rosales, who formerly headed the government’s commission on human rights, said she was tortured, electrocuted and molested with thousands of other detained leftwing activists under Marcos during a period in Philippine history that clearly showed why the leader, who died in 1989, did not deserve to be accorded state honours.
“Is that not enough evidence? ... Is Marcos a hero?” Rosales asked. The crowd responded: “No!”
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Associated Press
Sunday 14 August 2016 12.01 BST
Hundreds of people in the Philippines rallied in stormy weather to protest after the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte, approved the burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes’ cemetery.
Police said about 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read “Marcos not a hero” braved the rains, wind and mud at the seaside Rizal park, in Manila, on Sunday to call on Duterte to reconsider his decision. They launched a signature campaign to try to stop the burial, which is set for September.
Loretta Ann Rosales, who formerly headed the government’s commission on human rights, said she was tortured, electrocuted and molested with thousands of other detained leftwing activists under Marcos during a period in Philippine history that clearly showed why the leader, who died in 1989, did not deserve to be accorded state honours.
“Is that not enough evidence? ... Is Marcos a hero?” Rosales asked. The crowd responded: “No!”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/14/filipinos-protest-ferdinand-marcos-heros-burial