President Bongbong Marcos visited the wake of former President Fidel V. Ramos on Thursday morning.
Marcos arrived past 10AM, still within the window period for the first batch of visitors coming from current government officials.
Ramos’ wake is currently being held at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. It will take place until August 9.
Malacañang has announced that the government will be holding a state funeral for the Ramos on August 9.
“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,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press briefing.
Marcos has declared a period of national mourning which will last for 10 days from the official announcement of the former president’s death.
Under the first chapter of the “Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines” the Philippine flag shall be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning in all buildings and places it is displayed.
Marcos offered his condolences on the death of Ramos on Sunday. Ramos was 94.
“I extend my deepest condolences to the family of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos who passed away today having lived a full life as a military officer and public servant,” Marcos said.
“Our family shares the Filipino people’s grief on this sad day. We did not only lose a good leader but also a member of the family,” he added.
Ramos served as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the time of Marcos’ father.
He played a key role during the 1986 People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the president’s father and namesake.
