Manila: The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos “does not deserve to be buried” at the heroes’ cemetery, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said, arguing that it could still be transferred to another site.
Pimentel is strongly against Marcos’ burial. His father, former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr, was among opposition leaders detained during the strongman’s repressive martial rule.
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