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Human rights victims mull TRO on Marcos' heroes' burial

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Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g69EuuNjem8" width="510"></iframe></figure>Some victims of human rights violations during the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos might seek Supreme Court&#x27;s help to stop the planned hero&#x27;s burial for the late dictator.Speaking on ANC&#x27;s Headstart Tuesday, former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said the high court may issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the controversial burial issue.&quot;That&#x27;s what we&#x27;re studying now actually [filing a case]. We&#x27;ve been thinking on what grounds na makapunta para makakuha ng TRO. That&#x27;s on the table right now,&quot; said Colmenares.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 instructed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to plan and prepare Marcos&#x27;s interment at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.The burial has been projected to be held on September, after a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/06/16/marcos-ililibing-sa-libingan-sa-sept-18-philstar">nod</a> from President Rodrigo Duterte.Colmenares noted, the Marcos family waived their rights to the AFP guidelines that said heroes and former president may be buried in the heroes&#x27; cemetery when they brought back the late dictator&#x27;s body during the time of former President Fidel V. Ramos.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/08/16/martial-law-victim-rejects-heros-burial-for-marcos">Martial Law victim rejects hero&#x27;s burial for Marcos</a> &quot;The Marcoses agreed to three conditions: one, pagdating dito, walang fanfare, diretso agad sa Ilocos. Second, ililibing sa Ilocos. Third, kung may honors man siya up to the rank of Major, doon sa Ilocos [ibibigay],&quot; he said.Insisting on following military guidelines, Colmenares added, is &quot;unacceptable&quot; when they themselves offer excuses to following the Constitution and promulgated laws.&quot;Human rights were violated. Grabe ang korupsyon. Maraming namamatay sa ospital dahil walang gamot kasi ninanakaw ang pondo. Yung eskwelahan, lahat,&quot; he recounted.&quot;Ang poverty noon, grabe. Lalagyan lang yan ng pader ng dating First Lady Imelda Marcos para hindi makita ng foreigners yung mga shanties,&quot; he said.He cited, they passed a law in the 16th Congress, on the Marcos Human Rights Violations Compensation Law, where both houses of the congress affirmed that indeed there were human rights violations during the Marcos rule.&quot;Pwede mo bang ilibing just because of the guidelines kahit may batas na nagsasabing he committed human rights violations?,&quot; he said.Colmenares maintained that moving on from the horrors of martial rule under Marcos must begin with the Marcos family recognizing their involvement in Philippines&#x27; &quot;dark past.&quot;&quot;You cannot move on? In-overthrow na nga kayo, eh. May sinauli na ngang pera dito na ninakaw ninyo, eh. Tapos ngayon, you cannot move on and just say, &#x27;sige na nga, ililibing na nga namin ito&#x27;,&quot; he said.He said, the administration&#x27;s decision to bury Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is not the closure the nation needs.&quot;For me, instead of a closure really for this case, this issue will actually aggravate and in fact open the wounds again,&quot; he said.Instead, he believes, closure would have been much more attainable had Duterte let the issue sit untouched instead of opening it again.&quot;Ang sinasabi namin kay President Duterte, actually, baligtad ang mangyayari dito. Sana kung hinayaan mo na nga, baka yun na yung unti-unting malilimutan siya. Pero ngayon, hindi closure ito,&quot; he said.

Some victims of human rights violations during the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos are considering going to the Supreme Court to stop the planned hero's burial for the late dictator.

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Human rights victims mull TRO on Marcos' heroes' burial

Trishia Billones,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 09, 2016 06:31 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 09, 2016 06:53 PM PHT

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