(Eagle News)– A great number of netizens want President Rodrigo Duterte to stand his ground to allow the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, based on a poll posted by Eagle News.
The question posed to respondents was: “Should President Rodrigo Duterte push through with the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos despite their protests?”
According to the poll results, 96% (730) of the respondents agreed to the proposal while a mere 3.6% (27) disagreed. No middle ground votes were provided in the poll.
The survey ran from Aug 15-Aug 23.
The final numbers were collected before the Supreme Court issued a status quo ante order Tuesday(Aug.23) afternoon.
President Duterte upheld his judgment on the matter to grant Marcos a hero’s burial.
“I allowed the burial of Marcos because it is the law. He was a soldier. He is not a hero? Fine. But he was a President. And nobody can deny that,” Duterte said.
Furthermore, Duterte added that he swore to defend and enforce the country’s laws– and that’s what he’s doing for Marcos.
“Whether it is to the liking of the majority of the Filipinos, or maybe they find me obnoxious for allowing it, that is the law. And I’m sorry to say that we have to enforce the law,” Duterte explained.
