Anti-Marcos rants flood Twitter on his day of burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

MANILA, Philippines - Through social media posts, netizens have expressed their rage over the surprise burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, November 18. The rites, which was conducted 10 days after the Supreme Court junked consolidated petitions seeking to prevent Marcos’ burial at the heroes’ cemetery, was supported by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Hours after the former President was laid to rest next to former Presidents, national artists and war heroes, microblogging site Twitter quickly became flooded with tweets pertaining to the surprise burial. Topics such as #MarcosNOTaHero, LNMB, #OccupyLNMB, Imee, and President Marcos dominated the trending topics in the Philippines.

While some used humor to express their dismay

Yung 21 gun salute paki tutok kina Imelda, Bongbong at Imee! #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero

— Miss Krizzy (@krizzy_kalerqui) November 18, 2016

I wouldnt be surprised if a sinkhole suddenly materialize during the burial. Pati lupa isusuka siya. #MarcosNotAHero

— Marels (@MarellaJem) November 8, 2016

May drone ba na kaya magdala ng isang sakong ebak?

— Lourd de Veyra (@lourddv) November 18, 2016

I think this is the best glitch ever I saw in my entire life #MarcosNotAHero pic.twitter.com/hmOXdXHvhx

— D e f i n i t e l y (@notjian_) November 18, 2016

@krizzy_kalerqui @Chip2chip2 Hinasa na yung baba ni Imee pang hukay ng lupa 😂

— Harper (@Harperblammo) November 18, 2016

Others didn’t mind lashing out on social media

Here's how u bury a hero: with the full support of the Nation that honors him. Hindi patago na para kang nagnanakaw. #OccupyLNMB pic.twitter.com/cl88YEMB8P

— Kristoffer Pasion (@PanalongIndio) November 18, 2016

Hanggang dulo, nagnanakaw si Marcos. Ang kanyang pekeng hero's burial ay isang nakaw na sandali.

— risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) November 18, 2016

A thief will be buried like a thief in the night: swiftly and stealthily. #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero #OccupyLNMB

— Gideon Pena (@gideonpena) November 18, 2016

Today our democracy is mocked — something that was paid through blood and years of suffering.#MarcosNOTaHero

— moski (@tentakhals) November 18, 2016

Dapat ganito ang epitaph ng isang dating diktador sa LNMB! #MarcosNOTaHero #OccupyLNMB pic.twitter.com/rB4ITBLduQ

— Melvin Tordecilla (@itsbeben11) November 18, 2016

And some tweets are guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.

I promise one day I'll teach my children the truth. #MarcosNOTaHero

— SebRy (@SebRy4Ever) November 8, 2016

Bayan ko, binihag ka, nasadlak sa dusa. #MarcosNOTaHero #OccupyLNMB pic.twitter.com/FNpbVD97Jy

— Leah Navarro (@leahnavarro) November 8, 2016

Here lies victims of 1971 Manili Massacre; mosque was lobbed with a grenade, body parts stuck to ceiling, ankle-deep blood. #MarcosNotAHero pic.twitter.com/Egf5PBMCf7

— #MarcosDiktadorTuta (@highreaching) November 18, 2016

Gang Badoy at Edsa in '86, now at #LNMB 30 yrs later. Follow @jovicyeeINQ for #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero protests pic.twitter.com/K12ZT7g9BJ

— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) November 18, 2016

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--Mini, The Summit Express