ADMINISTRATION and opposition leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday downplayed an apparent plot of government critics, including the “yellow forces” allied with the previous administration, to use the burial of remains of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LMNB) in Taguig City (Metro Manila) as launching pad to oust President Rodrigo Duterte from power.

In separate interviews, Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu of Batangas and House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez of Quezon belittled a planned broad protest rally to greet President Duterte on his return tomorrow (Friday) from Lima, Peru to show the people’s supposed indignation over the interment of the remains of the former leader at the LMNB or Heroes Cemetery last Friday.

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