- Title: Philippine dictator Marcos buried at heroes' cemetery amid protests
- Date: 18th November 2016
- Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (NOVEMBER 18, 2016) (REUTERS) ANTI-MARCOS ACTIVISTS HOLDING PROTEST IN FRONT OF POLICE BARRICADE ACTIVISTS PAINTING MESSAGE ON PAVEMENT, ACTIVIST SHOUTING ACTIVISTS CHANTING WHILE HOLDING PLACARD READING: "MARCOS NOT A HERO" RED PAINT ON PAVEMENT READING: (English): "HERE LIES EVIL" PROTESTERS CHANTING (English): "MARCOS IS NOT A HERO" PROTESTERS HOLDING VARIOUS SIGNS SIGN READING (Filipino):" MARCOS, TYRANT, PLUNDERER, MURDERER" PROTESTERS CHANTING (Filipino): "MARCOS, DICTATOR, NOT A HERO" (SOUNDBITE)(Filipino/English) ACTIVIST, ALAYSA ESCANDOR, SAYING: "This entire thing is not for the healing of the nation, but merely to leverage the name of the Marcos family. This is for the self-interest of the Marcos name, but not for the Filipino people. Had it been for the Filipino people, they would have conducted this in a more open and transparent manner, and not this way. It's just too sneaky, it's too tricky." PRO-MARCOS SUPPORTERS HOLDING RALLY SUPPORTERS CHANTING (English): "MARCOS BURIED" SUPPORTER HOLDING POSTER WITH PICTURE OF MARCOS AND READING (English): "DEAR GOD, BLESS OUR PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS." SUPPORTER HOLDING PLACARD READING (English): "FOR EVERY TEAR A VICTORY!" (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) MARCOS SUPPORTER, LAILANIE CALBADORES, SAYING: "Ever since I was young, I have known former President Marcos was good and did a lot of programs that helped a lot of Filipinos. I haven't seen that care from other presidents other than Marcos." VARIOUS OF ANTI-RIOT POLICE ON STANDBY PEOPLE WALKING BEHIND TREES
- Embargoed: 3rd December 2016 09:55
- Keywords: Marcos burial Philippines Manila cemetery of heroes Ferdinand Marcos dictator
- Location: MANILA AND ILOCOS NORTE PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
- City: MANILA AND ILOCOS NORTE PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00158Z19AD
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