Burial of Ferdinand Marcos

Burial of Ferdinand Marcos

The Heroes' Cemetery where the remains of Ferdinand Marcos were buried.
Date	November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) July 11, 1998 (1998-07-11) (cancelled)
Location	Heroes' Cemetery, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Type	Burial
Burial	Ferdinand Marcos

Burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery
Court	Supreme Court of the Philippines
Full case name	List (7) Saturnino C. Ocampo, et al. v. Rear Admiral Ernesto C. Enriquez, et al. Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, Families of Victims of Involuntary Disappearance (FIND), et al. v. Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, et al. Loretta Ann Pargas-Rosales, et al. v. Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, et al. Heherson T. Alvarez, et al. v. Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, et al. Zaira Patricia B. Baniaga, et al. v. Secretary of National Defense, et al. Algamar A. Latiph v. Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, et al. Senator Leila M. De Lima v. Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, et al.
Decided	November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
Citation(s)	G.R. No. 225973 G.R. No. 225984 G.R. No. 226097 G.R. No. 226116 G.R. No. 226117 G.R. No. 226120 G.R. No. 226294
Transcript(s)	Transcript Official Summary

Burial of Ferdinand Marcos protests
Students of the Ateneo de Manila University along Katipunan Avenue protesting against the burial of Marcos insisting that the former President is not a hero and a dictator.
Date	Various dates  August 14, 2016 November 8, 2016 November 18, 2016 November 25, 2016 November 30, 2016 December 15, 2016 February 25, 2017
Location	Philippines (mainly Metro Manila)
Causes	Planned burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani Supreme Court decision of allowing Marcos to be buried Marcos buried in a private manner
Goals	Prevent the burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (until November 18) Exhumation of Ferdinand Marcos remains from the Libingan ng mga Bayani (since November 18) Resignation or Removal of President Rodrigo Duterte from office (since December)
Methods	Demonstrations protest marches internet activism petitioning concerts
Parties to the civil conflict
Anti-Marcos protestors: Various groups, millennials, universities, and some political personalities Marcos allies
Lead figures
Bongbong Marcos Rodrigo Duterte Counter-rally supporters

The Burial of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th President of the Philippines (1965–1986) and dictator was originally scheduled on September 13, 2016 and later on October 18, 2016 at the Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. On November 8 of the same year, the Supreme Court eventually decided that Marcos be buried at Heroes' Cemetery on an unspecified date. The burial of Marcos took place on November 18, 2016.

The burial of Ferdinand Marcos, particularly at the Heroes' Cemetery has been a controversial issue as critics, particularly victims of human rights violations during the Martial Law era, and participants of the People Power Revolution have opposed attempts to bury Marcos, who they deem as unfit to be buried at the particular cemetery due to his authoritarian rule, and allege that the Marcos family has yet to return money illegally removed from the country's treasury. Opinion on his burial remains split: 50 percent of the 1,800 respondents of a survey conducted by SWS in February 2016 said Marcos “was worthy to be buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani” while the other half rejected a hero’s burial.

There were conflicting claims on where the deceased Marcos wished to be buried. Former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan III, one of the signatories of an agreement to move Marcos' body from Hawaii to the Philippines during the term of then President Fidel V. Ramos, said that Marcos wished to be buried beside his mother in his hometown in Batac, Ilocos Norte, while his wife Imelda Marcos said that his wish was to be buried in Manila insisting that he should be buried at the Heroes' Cemetery.

Former Presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos had opposed moves to bury Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery during their respective terms, while Former President Joseph Estrada attempted to bury Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery but later cancelled the burial. Rodrigo Duterte, during the campaign period and debates and as well having won the presidential elections, repeatedly asserted his plans for the burial of the remains claiming the act is in accordance with the existing laws of the Philippines, as well as an insisting the burial will be an instrument for the beginning of "nation-wide healing" but the plan met with criticism. The burial of Marcos, with military honors, was conducted in a private ceremony on November 18, 2016. It resulted in widespread expressions of indignation and nationwide protests.