日: 2021年6月26日

Aquino’s urn arrives at Ateneo for funeral mass

/ Manila Shimbun

An honor guard received the urn containing the ashes of former President Benigno Aquino III as they made their way inside the Church of the Gesu at the Ateneo de Manila Saturday.

A funeral mass, to be officiated by Archbishop Socrates Villegas, is set at 10 am.

After the mass, a convoy will bring the urn to the Manila Memorial Mark where full military honors will be given upon arrival.

A carriage bringing the urn of the former President into the burial site, where his parents, former President Corazon Aquino and ex-Senator Benigno Aquino Jr are buried.

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar told dzBB that 1,000 policemen, including members of the Highway Patrol Group, were deployed at the Ateneo and the route going to Manila Memorial Park. DMS

Today’s Businessworld headlines

/ Manila Shimbun

Businessworld/ June 26, 2021

Headlines:

  • $417-M in ‘hot money’ entered PHL in May — BSP
  • Philippine BPO firms eye long-term remote work strategy
  • Philippines secures $400M World Bank loan for financial sector reforms
  • Duterte urges Congress to pass remaining tax reform bills
  • Southeast Asia faces long road back to previous growth — survey
  • Jolibee pins growth hopes on international business
  • Arthaland on track to complete projects
  • Discovery Hospitality to manage wellness destination in Negros Occidental
  • Pork price ‘stable’ after tariff adjustments, DA says
  • Stocks rise as BSP keeps rates stready
  • PHL bond market continues to grow in Q1