Marcos burial preparations

Manila - The family of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has begun preparations to bury his corpse at Manila's Heroes…

Manila - The family of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has begun preparations to bury his corpse at Manila's Heroes Cemetery next month, a former Marcos aide yesterday. The former army general Jose Zumel said it would most likely take place within two weeks of President-elect Joseph Estrada taking office on June 30th.

Marcos's chemically preserved corpse lies in an aboveground, air-conditioned glass crypt in the family mausoleum in Batac.

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