Duterte declares 10 days of national mourning for Aquino
Duterte declares 10 days of national mourning for Aquino
Then President-elect Rodrigo Duterte meets then President Benigno Simeon Aquino III at Malacanang Presidential Palace in 2016. Photo: Malacanang
June 24, 2021
The period will last from June 24 to July 3. Government offices and installations are ordered to fly the Philippine flag at half-mast.
By Pia Ranada
MANILA–Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a proclamation declaring a 10-day period of national mourning in honor of his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III.
Duterte signed Proclamation No. 1169 on Thursday, June 24, hours after Aquino succumbed to renal disease secondary to diabetes, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement.
The period begins on June 24 and ends on July 3.
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