MANILA - An activist Catholic priest on Sunday said he disagrees with the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow a Libingan ng mga Bayani burial for the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Fr. Robert Reyes, also known as the "running priest," said he is a victim of human rights during the Martial Law period and cannot agree with the burial of a "traitor" at the heroes’ cemetery.

"Pangulong Duterte, marami pong nabuhay, nagdusa sa panahon ng Batas Militar at kami po ay buhay pa hanggang ngayon," said Reyes as he sprinted around the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.

"Hindi po kami papayag na ipilit po ninyo sa amin ang kasinungalingan ng paglibing sa isang traydor, ng isang diktador sa Libingan ng mga Bayani."

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The priest also urged the Marcos family to give their patriarch a "proper" burial elsewhere.

"Ang laki na raw po ng utang ninyo sa kuryente. Para mabayaran niyo na ang utang niyo, unplug niyo na at ilagay niyo sa proper mausoleum ang labi ng inyong ama," he said.

The body of the late dictator, who died in exile in the US in 1989, remains in a glass coffin at a mausoleum in his hometown in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

Reyes said he will hold more activities with his supporters to oppose the interment of Marcos at the national cemetery.

Last May, Duterte said Marcos deserves to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, adding that this issue has long divided the country and it must be put to rest.

"Patay na ang tao, [ano] pa ang gusto niyo? Do you want the cadaver to be burned? Would that satisfy your rage?" Duterte said.

"It is my sole decision. I accept full moral, legal responsibility. I believe it has created division in the country,” he added.

Duterte had said the remains of Marcos will be transferred to the Libingan ng mga Bayani as early as September.