Members of the family of former President Ferdinand Marcos should take the high road and bury him in his hometown of Ilocos Norte instead of pursuing a hero’s burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City (Metro Manila).

Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe made the call on Monday in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision junking petitions against a hero’s burial for Marcos via a 9 to 5 vote.

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