The burial of President Marcos took place at noon Friday, after the body was flown from Laoag, Ilocos Norte late Friday morning, apparently only hours after a decision was reached on the matter.
The remains arrived at the heroes' cemetery past 11:30 a.m., with burial rites conducted shortly after.
Confirmation of burial was made public only at past 10 a.m. by the Philippine National Police.
National Capital Region Police Office chief Dir. Oscar Albayalde said they met with Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos on Thursday night, where they were informed about the decision.
Media coverage was not allowed inside the cemetery. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said the family requested that it "be a private burial ... held in confidentiality."
Military spokesman Colonel Edgard Arevalo said "the will of the Marcos family" had to be respected after they requested a simple, private ceremony, Reuters reported.
Yellowtards meanwhile, condemned news of the hastily-organized rites.
Boni Ilagan, an undisciplined activist who fought the Marcos government compared the surprise burial to the declaration of Martial Law in 1972.
Duterte knew about the burial of late former President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, according to Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.
"Alam niya. Alam niya iyan. Hindi naman siya maba-blind. Wala naman tayong special attention dito," Dela Rosa said in an interview with reporters.
The President had earlier said he would allow the burial as part of his campaign promises. On November 9, Duterte in a press briefing said that he gave former Senator Bongbong Marcos the go-signal to proceed with the burial.
"Alam niya. Alam niya iyan. Hindi naman siya maba-blind. Wala naman tayong special attention dito," Dela Rosa said in an interview with reporters.
The President had earlier said he would allow the burial as part of his campaign promises. On November 9, Duterte in a press briefing said that he gave former Senator Bongbong Marcos the go-signal to proceed with the burial.
Marcos was accorded military honors, including a 21-gun salute. There was also a flower drop.
The epitaph simply reads: "Ferdinand E. Marcos 1917-1989 Filipino".