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Fit for an ex-president: AFP explains Marcos burial rites

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Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/8/20060911-marcos-body-afp.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday explained what a burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos may be like, after the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/16/sc-allows-marcos-burial-in-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">Supreme Court allowed</a> the dictator&#x27;s interment at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. AFP Spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla told ANC that different ranking people receive different ceremonies when they are buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.A former president like Marcos, at the minimum, will get an arrival ceremony, accompanied by a 21-gun salute, upon his entry at the cemetery. From there, the deceased is put on a carriage and those attending will walk to the central area of the cemetery where another ceremony will be held.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iQOCnzOe6wI" width="600"></iframe></figure>&quot;At the point when the deceased is to be entombed, there will be another appropriate honors called the Value of Fire that is done while Tops is being played and it is the final honor that is given to the deceased as he is laid to rest,&quot; he said.&quot;Other than this, there are other minor additions that accompany the ceremony together with the turnover of the flag to the family and similar ceremonies that are part of our military traditions,&quot; he added.Marcos, who was a soldier may also be given honors appropriate to his rank.&quot;If they wish to have a simple ceremony, then we can readily comply with that. As appropriate, there will be a level of honors provided appropriate to the deceased or at the call of the family,&quot; he said.They will also coordinate with the family regarding the transfer of Marcos&#x27; remains from Ilocos Norte.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday explained what a hero's burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos may be like, as the Supreme Court has decided to allow it.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday explained what a hero's burial for former President Ferdinand Marcos may be like, as the Supreme Court has decided to allow it.

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Fit for an ex-president: AFP explains Marcos burial rites

Trishia Billones,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 08, 2016 04:04 PM PHT

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Updated November 08, 2016 04:44 PM PHT

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