Heroes' Cemetery

Heroes' Cemetery, officially known as Libingan ng mga Bayani , is a national cemetery within Fort Bonifacio in Western Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.First established in May 1947 as a fitting resting place for Filipino military personnel from privates to generals who served during World War II, it eventually became designated as the official place of burial for deceased Philippine Presidents, national heroes, patriots, National Artists and National Scientists.Among those buried in the cemetery are Filipino soldiers who died during the Philippine Campaign and the Allied Liberation of the Philippines in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Among the Filipino leaders and dignitaries buried there are Presidents Elpidio Quirino, Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Macapagal; former Vice-president Salvador H. Laurel; generals Artemio Ricarte and Carlos P. Romulo; Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes; and former Senate President and proclaimed Vice President Arturo Tolentino and Blas Ople. Former President and dictator Ferdinand Marcos is the most recent president to be buried there, after the Supreme Court of the Philippines dismissed petitions against his burial on 8 November 2016.