Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
Thousands of Filipinos have lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the cortege and pay their respects as the remains of former Philippine president Corazon “Cory” Aquino were transferred to the Manila Cathedral. As of this writing, the cortege is on its way to the church, where her body will lie in state after being transferred from La Salle Greenhills. The procession is being live streamed by GMANews.TV and ABS-CBN.
Aquino will be buried on Wednesday, Aug. 5, which has been declared a special non-working holiday by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as part of the 10-day period of national mourning.
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Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post, a follow up to the entry I posted this morning, RIP, Cory Aquino: Live stream of Aquino videos as Filipinos mourn death of People Power icon.
GMANews.TV now has a live video stream of the wake of former Philippine President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, whose remains have been brought to La Salle Greenhills.
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Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
As Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo prepares to deliver her ninth and final State of the Nation Address this afternoon, thousands of rallyists have converged in the Commonwealth Avenue area near Congress while Filipinos across the country and all over the world monitor events in cyberspace.
The opposition is calling on Arroyo to unequivocally state that she will step down next year at the end of her term, amid fears of Charter Change that would prolong her in power.
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