A protester impersonating former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos kisses an effigy of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos inside a mock coffin during a protest denouncing his burial inside the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' cemetery) last week, at Luneta park, metro Manila, Philippines November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of Filipinos demonstrated on Friday against last week's burial of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, showing disdain for the veneration afforded to a strongman accused of widespread plunder and brutality.
Those persecuted during martial law under Marcos joined students and activists in marches in Manila, in what was a subdued show of anger at a burial with military honours that was kept under wraps until just a few hours beforehand.
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