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Hundreds protest hero's burial for Philippine dictator

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Hundreds of Filipinos have rallied in stormy weather against President Rodrigo Duterte's approval of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' burial in a heroes' cemetery.

 

A left-wing group is also planning to ask the Supreme Court to stop what it calls "grave injustice" to thousands of human rights victims.

 

Police say about 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read "Marcos not a hero" braved the rains and wind at Manila's seaside Rizal Park to call on Duterte to reconsider his decision. They will launch a signature campaign to try to stop the burial, tentatively set for next month.

 

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