Governor Imee Marcos, daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, flashes the peace sign which is commonly associated with her father, as she joins other supporters and waits for the Philippine Supreme Court to issue a decision on a petition to block President Rodrigo Duterte's plans to bury the late dictator Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery, during a rally in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Ezra Acayan
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for a hero's burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an issue that has divided the nation since his death in 1989, three years after he was ousted in a "people power" revolt.
Voting 9-5, the Supreme Court threw out petitions filed by leftist activists and victims of human rights abuses, ruling that President Rodrigo Duterte was within his powers to order that Marcos be buried in the heroes' cemetery, south of Manila.
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