President Duterte has blamed the “yellow forces” for failing early on to take legal steps to stop the burial of President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. “Yellow forces” is a reference to the Aquino family and their allies, who are the political rivals of the Marcoses. Speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City, Duterte did not directly name the Aquinos but the allusion was obvious. “Alam mo kasi kung ginusto nila, and they were already in power at the time, itong mga yellow, dapat nagpasa sila ng batas na hindi pwede ilibing si Marcos [If they really wanted and they were already in power at the time, these yellows should have passed a law prohibiting the burial of Marcos there],” he said. Because there is no such legal ban, Duterte said he is duty-bound to follow the law. “When the guy [...]
