Reyes remains transferred today to Camp Aguinaldo
By Mario J. Mallari 02/11/2011The body of the late Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff and Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes is brought today to AFP General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo for the final military honors during the last two days of his wake before the scheduled interment on Sunday.
AFP public affairs office (PAO) chief Lt. Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. said that Reyes is scheduled to be accorded with military honors in Camp Aguinaldo starting 10 a.m.
“It is a military tradition to provide funeral honors to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as a ceremonial paying of respect and its final demonstration of the country’s gratitude to the unselfish service rendered by these individuals to the nation,” said Burgos.
“The body of Gen. Reyes will be escorted by the military service from the Arlington Chapel and is expected to arrive at the Saint Ignatius Cathedral in Camp Aguinaldo,” Burgos added. This, as the family of Reyes has agreed to military honors offered by the AFP, including the burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110211nat2.html
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