FORMER President Ferdinand Marcos will finally be allowed a hero’s burial, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, in what would be a huge win for the late strongman’s family as it pursues a return to power.

Duterte also said he will pardon ex-President Gloria Arroyo, who is being detained at a military hospital while on trial for graft and vote fraud.

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