Dictator Marcos Can Be Buried in Heroes' Cemetery, Rules Philippine Supreme Court
Ferdinand Marcos in 1976.
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Manila, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines' Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes' cemetery, a decision that opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of the "people power" revolt that ousted the strongman three decades ago.
"While he was not all good," the 15-member court said in passing judgment on one of Asia's most infamous strongmen, "he was not pure evil either."