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Duterte told: Marcos burial is national interest, not personal choice

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/14/duterte-marcos-081416.jpg"/></figure></div>A former lawmaker on Tuesday reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is not a matter of personal choice, but of national interest.&quot;I can&#x27;t second guess the real reason but [Duterte] is openly saying he admires Marcos, he&#x27;s a friend of Bongbong. But this is a matter of national interest and not just a matter of personal choice,&quot; Satur Ocampo, President of the Makabayan Coalition, told Mornings@ANC.Duterte, whose father, Vicente, was Cabinet Secretary for General Services during Marcos&#x27; first term as president, has given green light to the burial of the late strongman at the heroes&#x27; cemetery.READ: Duterte unmoved by Marcos&#x27; fake war medals, records [embed link: http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/12/16/duterte-unmoved-by-marcos-fake-war-medals-records]Ocampo said then-candidate Duterte has vowed to bury the late dictator at the Libingan ng mga Bayani to solve the divisiveness Martial Law and Marcos rule had brought the country.&quot;But everybody else said the effect will be contrary because there&#x27;s widespread opposition, and insisting on burying him there will push issue to further divisiveness of people,&quot; he said.In a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/16/dnd-issues-memo-on-marcos-burial-at-heroes-cemetery">memorandum</a> dated August 7, the Department of National Defense, which is in charge of the cemetery, instructed the Philippine Army to plan and prepare Marcos&#x27;s interment at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Ocampo and his group however filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to overrule the administration&#x27;s decision.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/16/sc-urged-to-stop-heros-burial-for-marcos">SC urged to stop hero&#x27;s burial for Marcos</a>He said, they were able to meet with Duterte at the Malacañang Monday regarding the peace negotiations and it was &quot;very cordial.&quot;&quot;We sort of understand each other that we disagree on a number issues including the burial of Marcos. I think the matter has been sufficiently explained why particularly the group who filed the case at the Supreme Court were victims of human rights violations,&quot; he said.&quot;We won the case in Hawaii. There was a very categorical ruling that Marcos, during Martial Law, violated human rights. Subsequently, Congress passed the law that declares a national policy that the state recognizes heroism and sufferings of the victims of Martial Law,&quot; he added.WATCH: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/focus/08/15/16/army-hindi-bayani-lahat-ng-nakahimlay-sa-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">Army: Hindi bayani lahat ng nakahimlay sa Libingan ng mga Bayani</a>He added, the People Power Revolution that ousted the Marcoses from power is the &quot;best and highest form of rejection and judgment on Marcoses.&quot;Though Ocampo is optimistic the Supreme Court will prohibit a hero&#x27;s burial for Marcos, he said they will take it to the streets if the high court rules unfavorably.&quot;We&#x27;ll have to accept the decision but we&#x27;ll keep on insisting that the manner of burial which is giving honors as a hero or an honorable president is unacceptable,&quot; he said.He revealed, there will be a caravan on Wednesday from the Quezon Memorial Circle to the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

A former lawmaker on Tuesday reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is not a matter of personal choice, but of national interest.

A former lawmaker on Tuesday reminded President Rodrigo Duterte that the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is not a matter of personal choice, but of national interest.