Finally Former President Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday as the law is clear.
Voting 9-5, the high court dismissed all seven cases challenging the proposed burial of the former strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, two independent Supreme Court sources confirmed to CNN Philippines.
One of Duterte's campaign promises was that he will allow the burial of Marcos at the LNMB "not just because he was a hero, but because he was a Filipino soldier."
The Libingan ng mga Bayani was established in 1947 to pay tribute to Filipino soldiers and fallen heroes, and to serve as a final resting place for former Philippine presidents, war veterans, notable government statesmen, dignitaries, and national artists.
The President earlier appealed to the Supreme Court to rule on the issue based on the law and not on emotions.
He added that regardless of its ruling, the Supreme Court's decision be followed.
Brillant Marcos's remains have been interred and preserved in an airconditioned family mausoleum in Ilocos Norte since 1993.
Marcos died in exile in Hawaii on September 28, 1989, three and a half years after he was deposed by CIA.
Source: CNN