On ‘secret’ Marcos burial, netizens made sure their feelings were heard

As soon as word got out that the remains of ousted authoritarian President Ferdinand Marcos were sneaked into the grounds of Libingan ng mga Bayani, the hashtags #MarcosNOTaHero and #MarcosBurial filled social media. One columnist’s tweet chiding millennials with “You weren’t even born yet” easily became fuel to the fire.  Here are a few of those tweets.

@beachmeister: “Pilipinas, ganyan ang estilo ng mga magnanakaw. Traydor. #MarcosNOTaHero

@iamsuperbianca: “Like a thief in broad daylight” is the new “Like a thief in the night.”

@karlacorpuz: All Philippine flags should be at half-mast because something died today. #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero

@leecandelaria: Calls for propriety at this point are just insensitive. Let people air their dissent and disgust whatever way possible!

@tahoboi: I want to do the same. But remember … “When they go low, we go high!”

@tonyocruz:  How did Filipinos react to Marcos’ martial law? With cleverness or resignation? Think, read and remember. In the answer lies our redemption.

@raissawriter: Dear Armed Forces, you just honored a “soldier” who used his guerrilla name to hide loot in Swiss banks bit.ly/2g4dpoR

@PioVGarciaL: The tomb has a Presidential Seal. And you thought he was going to be buried as a soldier there, right?

@Lhen090909:Tapos na ang LNMB, next target OVP. ?? #GalawangMagnanakaw  #HukayinSiMarcos #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero

@jay_beltran: I wonder if his epitaph reads: Here: Lies. #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero #NeverForget

@gangbadoy: Today is the ONLY day I am actually happy my mother lost her memory. Alzheimer’s is a good zone right now. My heart. My heart.

@philatypus: Don’t ask for national healing when you yourselves are the reason why we will never heal. Mga hipokrito. #MarcosNOTaHero

@keempsh: Mas bayani pa si Bayani Agbayani. Mas hero pa si Hero Angeles. Punyeta. #MarcosNOTaHero #DuterteResign

@YelAbogado: With great power comes greater temptation to abuse it. To whom it should concern, p*ina niyo po. #MarcosNOTahero

@tinbalbido: Until the end, he acted the same & got the same result-no respect from the Filipino people. #MarcosNOTaHero #NotAHero #MarcosBurial

@nicapasugnod: I’m an ilocano, but I don’t think former President Marcos deserves to be buried at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani ?? #MarcosNOTaHero

@jeck_batallones: How can we trust this government?  #MarcosNOTaHero

@mlizada: Somebody upload a Google Doc sign up sheet for the shifts on when to pee on the grave. Sign up should be until the year 2116.

@HecklerForever: Maging ang kahuli-hulihang sandali, NAKAW. #MarcosBurial #MarcosNOTaHero

@teddycasino: The responsibility for the Marcos burial lays solely at the feet of Pres. Duterte. His decision was absolutely wrong and condemnable—COMPILED BY RAMON ROYANDOYAN, SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST

@bettinajose: Today, my country failed me miserably but my generation showed me that hope is not lost..

@jonathanyabut: MOVE ON MY ASS. You armchair warriors know nothing. #MarcosNotAHero

@marcans16: Nailibing na sa LNMB. Nailibing na din ba ang nakaraan? Ang mga hinagpis at paghihirap noong diktaturya? Sana hindi. Sana #MarcosNOTaHero

@KinoRodrguez: Most annoying argument ever: “You weren’t even born yet.”  Please. Don’t talk to me. #MarcosNOTaHero

@ginoilagz: Kahit saan pa ilibing yan, alam naman natin kung saan ang punta ng kaluluwa niya! Actually, matagal na siguro siya dun. #MarcosNOTaHero

@SungEmpress: My dad came of age during WW II. He raised a family during Martial Law. All he knew was oppression & silence. So I’m speaking up for him.

@BiteMe_Celina10: Not born yet in ’86. But i knew what my parents stood for that time. Today, I stand in their place. As they did for me. #MarcosNOTaHero

@samanthasotto: Today is not just about protesting the burial of Marcos. It’s about showing the Gov’t that we will NEVER allow another dictator to rise.

@diarriaa: If you think I care too much about #MarcosNOTaHero, unfollow. Now. Di ako apathetic kagaya mo.

@bloodyvints: Hope I’m not the only one who feels that the Philippine government betrayed me. #MarcosNotAHero

@MrFrankBaraan: I thought patriotism & empathy died last May. I was wrong. Today proves that patriotism & empathy are still alive & kicking. #MarcosBurial

@PilosopoTanya: As we chanted “Busina busina, para sa hustisya!” earlier, a Jollibee rider kept honking loudly. Not all heroes wear capes. #MarcosNOTaHero

@GeneMercadooo: Welcome to the Philippines, where the educated are mocked and branded as “brain washed elitists.” #MarcosNOTaHero

@airizcasta: Baby Boomer Righteousness is all over FB & it makes me wanna puke. Sorry but calling us “brainwashed” kids won’t SILENCE us. #MarcosNotaHero

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