Full military honors will be accorded to Mrs. Aquino as she is laid to rest today next to her husband at the Manila Memorial Park.
Armed Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said 1,000 officers and men will take part in the funeral rites.
The Philippine National Police will render departure honors for the late president at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros.
The military honors will include a 21-gun salute – one salvo fired every minute for a 21-minute period – once the casket leaves the cathedral for the Rizal Park.
Another 21-gun salute awaits the former leader at the Rizal Park, and at Camp Aguinaldo, Fort Bonifacio, Villamor Air Base and Fort San Antonio Abad on Roxas Blvd.
An hour after the burial another round of 21-gun salutes will follow at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City, the Northern Luzon Command in Tarlac City, the Southern Luzon Command in Lucena City, the Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, the Central Command in Cebu City, the Eastern Mindanao Command in Davao City and Western Mindanao Command in Zamboanga City.
Brawner said that only presidents, former presidents and heads of state are given the 21-gun salutes, the highest in the military.
He said the last time the AFP performed full military honors was in 1997 for President Diosdado Macapagal.
Source: http://ph.yahoo.com
Full military honors will be accorded to Mrs. Aquino
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