Burial of dictator Marcos in Heroes' Cemetery Triggers Debate

The Philippines has begun preparations for the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at a cemetery for national heroes, a decision that drew criticism from the vice president and could polarize the country.

Philippine former first lady Imelda Marcos looks at the embalmed body of her husband, the late Ferdinand Marcos, in 2010. Source: Getty

 

President Rodrigo Duterte said he was fulfilling a campaign promise to have Marcos, who ruled with an iron fist for two decades, interred at the heroes' cemetery as a former president and soldier.