#MarcosNOTaHero top trending topic in PHL as protests surge

Social media resounded with protests against the surreptitious burial of late dictator Ferdiand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday, with #MarcosNOTaHero as its rallying cry.

The hashtag shot up to become the the most popular trending topic on Twitter late Friday afternoon:

It also was the fourth most talked-about topic worldwide:

Both of the above screen grabs were taken at 3:40 p.m. Friday. Below is a running overview of the discussion:

#MarcosNOTaHero Tweets
           
         
Also trending locally were the hashtag #OccupyLNMB as well as the keywords "Libingan" and "Marcos Burial." — GMA News