DAVAO CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte said he does not want to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani when his time comes.

"Susmaryosep, kanila na yan. Pagtatalunan pa natin yan (They can have it. We don't need to argue about it.)," Duterte told reporters after he visited his family's mausoleum here on All Saints' Day.

Instead of being laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani where at least two other former presidents were buried, Duterte said he prefers to be buried in his hometown.

"Walang pinaka mas honor para sa akin kung 'di itatabi ako sa nanay pati tatay ko (There is no greater honor than being laid to rest beside my mother and my father)," he said.

President Duterte has insisted on allowing the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani despite protests from victims of martial law.

Under military regulations, presidents and commanders-in-chief, chiefs of staff, dignitaries, statesmen may be buried at the Libingan.