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After Marcos burial, students, civic groups protest

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Kimberly Jane Tan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/11/18/protesters-marcos.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Protesters shout anti-Marcos slogans denouncing the burial of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (heroes&#x27; cemetery), along a main street in Taft avenue, Metro Manila, Philippines November 18, 2016. <em>Romeo Ranoco, Reuters</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Pockets of protests sprouted around Metro Manila on Friday, following the secret burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.</p><ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li><strong>READ: </strong> <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/16/late-dictator-marcos-buried-at-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">Late dictator Marcos buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani</a></li></ul><p>Earlier in the day, critics and supporters of the late strongman rushed to the Heroes Cemetery to express their sentiments.</p><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FACEOFF: Anti-Marcos group chants as pro-Marcos group jeers <a href="https://t.co/AvhOT3nLmO">pic.twitter.com/AvhOT3nLmO</a></p>— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikenavallo/status/799478226456166400">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">PANOORIN: Banggaan ng Pro at Anti-Marcos sa bungad ng Libingan ng mga Bayani <a href="https://t.co/TrKHCnNv3T">pic.twitter.com/TrKHCnNv3T</a></p>— Zandro Ochona (@ZandroDZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZandroDZMM/status/799469105153589248">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Several students then gathered at their schools to protest the secret burial, which petitioners said was still subject to appeal and should not have happened yet.</p><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Students of Miriam College take to the streets to protest surprise Marcos Burial at the LNMB <a href="https://t.co/ySgGRR4l7v">pic.twitter.com/ySgGRR4l7v</a></p>— Pia Gutierrez (@pia_gutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/pia_gutierrez/status/799502204403150848">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Mga estudyante at ilang staff ng Ateneo de Manila Univesity, nag-walkout dahil sa <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarcosBurial?src=hash">#MarcosBurial</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/7T8mTzYYX2">pic.twitter.com/7T8mTzYYX2</a></p>— Zhander Cayabyab (@zhandercayabyab) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhandercayabyab/status/799494584329977857">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UPIS students, led by the Kamag-Aral 7-10, gather in protest of the Marcos Burial at the LNMB. <a href="https://t.co/j6OU4y0vx3">pic.twitter.com/j6OU4y0vx3</a></p>— UPIS Media Center (@upismediacenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/upismediacenter/status/799464378437242881">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Random protests in Metro Manila also grew, with most chanting anti-Marcos cheers and even burning photos of the former president.</p><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Mukha ni Marcos, sinunog ng mga nagpoprotesta sa Taft Ave.,Maynila | via <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis_Datu">@Dennis_Datu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarcosBurial?src=hash">#MarcosBurial</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZldIl77iWP">pic.twitter.com/ZldIl77iWP</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/799483243951030272">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">PANOORIN: Rally kontra <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarcosBurial?src=hash">#MarcosBurial</a> sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://t.co/M9KZNv51LB">pic.twitter.com/M9KZNv51LB</a></p>— Zhander Cayabyab (@zhandercayabyab) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhandercayabyab/status/799481908551827456">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>A mass protest is also expected at the EDSA People Power Monument, where people are urged to wear black.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Please help spread the word. 3PM, EDSA PEOPLE POWER MONUMENT. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverAgain?src=hash">#NeverAgain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeverForget?src=hash">#NeverForget</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarcosNotAHero?src=hash">#MarcosNotAHero</a> <a href="https://t.co/rX10PJJr88">pic.twitter.com/rX10PJJr88</a></p>— peryodisaurusrex (@vindancel) <a href="https://twitter.com/vindancel/status/799468725250363392">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A few individuals wearing black have arrived here at the People Power Monument to protest Marcos&#x27; burial <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/BLPjrDJElk">pic.twitter.com/BLPjrDJElk</a></p>— Dharel Placido (@dgplacido) <a href="https://twitter.com/dgplacido/status/799508181256994816">November 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>MANILA - Pockets of protests sprouted around Metro Manila on Friday, following the secret burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.</p>

MANILA - Pockets of protests sprouted around Metro Manila on Friday, following the secret burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

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After Marcos burial, students, civic groups protest

Kimberly Jane Tan,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 18, 2016 04:32 PM PHT

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Updated November 18, 2016 06:30 PM PHT

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