The Marcos family has requested permission to celebrate privately the late president Ferdinand Marcos’ 100th birth anniversary on Monday at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City, where his remains lie, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Friday.

Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public affairs chief, said any security preparations for the private event will have to be discussed by the Philippine Army, the physical custodian of the cemetery.

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