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The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on the petitions opposing the Duterte administration’s controversial plan to bury the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Eight justices are needed by either side to win their case. The Supreme Court has earlier extended until November 8 the status quo ante (SQA) order that had initially stopped the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines from preparing for […]
(Eagle News) — The planned burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani will not materialize just yet. This was after the Supreme Court extended until November 8 the status quo ante (SQA) order that had initially stopped the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines from preparing for the burial. The latest decision of the high court was announced by Supreme Court information chief […]
(Eagle News)– Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos on Sunday (September 11) revealed her optimistic views amidst controversies on his late husband’s planned burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. “Truth and justice sometimes drags very slowly but as a believer, I know truth and justice will eventually prevail,” the widow said during the 99th birth anniversary celebration of the late strongman. “Ferdinand Marcos will eventually prevail in all of these controversies,” she added. On the […]
(Eagle News)– The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (September 7) concluded the second oral arguments with an extension of status quo ante order (SQAO) intended for the planned burial of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The order has been extended until October 18. The first SQAO was issued on August 23 and would have lapsed on September 13. The said order blocks any preparations for the hero’s burial of Marcos. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte lead the commemoration of National Heroes Day in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Also attending the commemoration of National Heroes Day are Vice President Leni Robredo and Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led the ceremony for the heroes of the country at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Monday morning, and stressed the value of “dying for one’s country.” The President arrived a few minutes after 8 a.m. for the rites. Other government officials, namely Vice President Leni Robredo and Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa also attended the ceremony. Foreign diplomats, including Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, was […]
MANILA, Aug. 29 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is scheduled to lead the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City on August 29 2016, 8:00 o’clock in the morning, to commemorate National Heroes Day. This year’s commemorative program, with the theme, “Bawat Pilipino, Bayaning Katuwang sa Pagbabago” is led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in coordination with other government agencies, local government units, and non-government organizations. […]
(Eagle News)– The number of support that Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos earned in the 2016 national polls showed that there’s no more trauma regarding the dictatorship of his strongman father. This statement was issued by President Rodrigo Duterte to answer questions regarding his go signal to give late President Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery. “Tingnan mo pagtakbo ni Bongbong. Iilan diperensya lang sila, tsaka 200,000. Tapos sabihin ninyo na it’s […]
(Eagle News)– Kabayan party-list Representative Harry Roque proposed a measure to rename Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) to Libingan ng mga Bayani at mga Dating Pangulo” so that it can “defer from judging whether a former President was or was not a hero.” This measure was proposed following President Rodrigo Duterte’s command of giving late strongman Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial at the said cemetery. “The planed burial is causing massive unrest among Filipinos who […]
(Eagle News)– A great number of netizens want President Rodrigo Duterte to stand his ground to allow the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, based on a poll posted by Eagle News. The question posed to respondents was: “Should President Rodrigo Duterte push through with the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos despite their protests?” According to the poll results, 96% (730) of the respondents agreed to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 22) – Thousands of protesters arrived in Rizal Park despite of the bad weather in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that allowing the Marcos family to bury the former President in the Libingan ng mga Bayani in September. The protesters came to show their dissent to the President’s decision and to urge him to change it. Many politicians joined the protests – mainly members of the Liberal Party – former Interior […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – In order to lessen one of what he sees as the causes of hatred in the Philippines, presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is in favor of the internment of the remains of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Duterte added that he will allow the internment of Marcos not because he thinks that he is a hero but because Marcos was a soldier. (Eagle […]
