Palace: State funeral for former president Fidel Ramos on Aug. 9
Fidel V. Ramos
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Fidel V. Ramos will be accorded a state funeral with full military honors on August 9, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said a state funeral is the right of the family of a deceased president.
“The state funeral is a right of the family of a deceased president, so yes, he will be accorded a state funeral with full military honors,” she said in a Palace briefing.
She, however, said there is no confirmation yet if President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will be visiting the wake of the late former president.
This information, Cruz-Angeles said, is usually not made public for “security reasons.”
Article continues after this advertisementRamos, who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, died at 94.
Article continues after this advertisementMarcos has declared a 10-day period of national mourning following the death of Ramos.
The wake of the former president at the Heritage Park in Taguig City will be from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8. He will be interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Aug. 9.
