Court stops burial of Marcos in heroes' cemetery — for 20 days

The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to put on hold a plan to bury former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, a court spokesman said.

The 15-member high bench of the court told the government not to do anything on the issue for 20 days, the spokesman, Theodore Te, told reporters.

A plan supported President Rodrigo Duterte to bury the former president in the cemetery has been criticized by human rights groups and many politicians, including many of Duterte supporters.