PHOTOS: Aerial view of rallies against Marcos' burial
A few hundred protesters flocked to the People Power Monument in Quezon City following the sudden burial of late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. The throng tripled in a few houros as more seek to take action for having a dictator buried at the national shrine. Copyright Philip Cheung
MANILA, Philippines — An estimated crowd of 3,000 protesters gathered at night at the People Power Monument to rail against Friday's burial of the dictator the 1986 revolt expelled from power.
Groups who assembled in various parts of Metro Manila converged at the site along major thoroughfare EDSA hours after the clandestine ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, or Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig City.
Daytime
Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City near Miriam College and Ateneo de Manila University. Terzeus S. Dominguez
Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City near Miriam College and Ateneo de Manila University. Terzeus S. Dominguez
People Power Monument along EDSA in Quezon City. Philip Cheung
Nighttime
More protesters arrive at the People Power Monument. MMDA/Released
More protesters arrive at the People Power Monument. Philip Cheang
More protesters arrive at the People Power Monument. Philip Cheang
More protesters arrive at the People Power Monument. Philip Cheang
The demonstration, a fight waged across generations, occurred as the topic #MarcosNOTaHero remained on top of Twitter trends.
Reports say the protests will persist until November 30.
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