Citizens Assembly against the burial ofMarcos in Libingan ng mga Bayani at Plaza Independencia, Cebu City (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)
CEBU CITY—At least 50 people from 19 different organizations converged at the Plaza Independencia in downtown Cebu City on Sunday morning to demonstrate their opposition to the plan to bury the late Dictator Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Teody Navea, Sanlakas-Cebu coordinator, said Sunday’s gathering, which was expected to end at noon, was just one of the activities lined up to show that they didn’t want Marcos to be interred at the LMB.
“We have another activity on his birthday this September. It is a huge mobilization in Cebu as we continue to oppose his burial,” Navea said.
Lawyer Democrito Barcenas, who was among the human rights lawyers detained during Martial Law, said people should not forget the past especially those who fell victims to Marcos’ iron-fist rule for 20 years.
Cebu Citizens Group gather at Plaza Independecia to rally against the burial of Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani (CDN PHOTO/MICHELLE PADAYHAG)
Atty. Democrito Barcenas, a detainee during Martial Law, urges people to not forget what happened in the past (CDN PHOTO/MICHELLE PADAYHAG)
A marker at Plaza Independencia recalls the courage of Cebuano martyrs during Martial Law (CDN PHOTO/MICHELLE PADAYHAG)