DESPITE Friday’s protests, President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday refused to back down on his decision to allow the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, insisting that he was only following the law.

‘BLACK FRIDAY’ Anti-Marcos protesters surround a mock coffin containing an effigy of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at Rizal Park on Friday. Police estimated the crowd at 1,500, but the rally organizers claimed 15,000 people showed up. PHOTO BY RUSSEL PALMA
‘BLACK FRIDAY’ Anti-Marcos protesters surround a mock coffin containing an effigy of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at Rizal Park on Friday. Police estimated the crowd at 1,500, but the rally organizers claimed 15,000 people showed up. PHOTO BY RUSSEL PALMA

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