President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday maintained that his decision to allow the burial of late former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani was a correct one, even as he assured the safety of protesters planning to hold rallies against the move this week.
In a news conference in Davao City after arriving from his trip to Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Duterte said he had a simple proposition of two questions for protesters.
"Was the late Ferdinand Marcos a president? And was he a soldier?" Duterte asked, adding that being buried at the shrine did not have anything to do with whether the former dictator was a hero.
At least two big rallies have been scheduled over the next week to protest the move to bury the remains of Marcos last Friday, which drew the ire of Martial Law victims and human rights advocates saying that the late strongman did not deserve the honor. Adding fuel to the fire were the surprise rites, which was only made public on the morning of the noon burial.
Nevertheless, Duterte assured the safety of everyone attending the rally.
"Protest actions shall be allowed in all open public places for as long as they want with no with no time limit," he said, adding that protesters will not be required to get permits.
He said military forces will remain in their camps "in their proper places," while "a lean number of police personnel" will handle the traffic enforcement and "basic public policy standards" during the rallies.
"They are prohibited from carrying long firearms," Duterte said.
"The purpose is to assure the public peace," he added.
In a news conference in Davao City after arriving from his trip to Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Duterte said he had a simple proposition of two questions for protesters.
"Was the late Ferdinand Marcos a president? And was he a soldier?" Duterte asked, adding that being buried at the shrine did not have anything to do with whether the former dictator was a hero.
At least two big rallies have been scheduled over the next week to protest the move to bury the remains of Marcos last Friday, which drew the ire of Martial Law victims and human rights advocates saying that the late strongman did not deserve the honor. Adding fuel to the fire were the surprise rites, which was only made public on the morning of the noon burial.
Nevertheless, Duterte assured the safety of everyone attending the rally.
"Protest actions shall be allowed in all open public places for as long as they want with no with no time limit," he said, adding that protesters will not be required to get permits.
He said military forces will remain in their camps "in their proper places," while "a lean number of police personnel" will handle the traffic enforcement and "basic public policy standards" during the rallies.
"They are prohibited from carrying long firearms," Duterte said.
"The purpose is to assure the public peace," he added.
Source: gmanetwork
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