SC denied petitions questioning authority on Marcos burial

The burial of Marcos proceeded last Nov. 18 (PNA photo courtesy of Imee Marcos Facebook page)

MANILA—The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the petition filed by Atty. Conrado Manicad questioning the authority of the high court and President Duterte on the burial of the remains of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Taguig City.

”The Court denied outright the petition dated November 22, 2016 which questioned the jurisdiction both of the President and the Supreme Court to decide on the issue of the burial of Mr. Marcos Sr,” SC said in en banc decision.

SC handed down the ruling allowing the burial last Nov. 8 in a 9-5 vote, the high court dismissed all petitions seeking to block the said move.

The burial of Marcos proceeded last Nov. 18.