Last August 5, we gathered at Anda Circle for the funeral of former Philippine President Corazon "Cory" Aquino. I had the rare privilege to go near the Manila Cathedral together with Sir Cholo and Johnoelle. Uniformed policemen gathered at the premises of the Manila Cathedral to control the crowd. The police were asking all the bystanders to leave the area because it was only for the media. But when we flashed our Ateneo IDs, they allowed us to stay. Sir Cholo, Johnoelle and I got the chance to see the bigwigs from politicians to movie stars to socialites.
We watched from a giant screen the mass officiated by Fr. Arevalo. His homily was very touching and the last words by Kris Aquino left us all teary-eyed. After the mass, the rain poured so hard as we waited for the remains of Cory Aquino to pass by for the final procession. Despite the bad weather, catching a glimpse of the icon of democracy for the very first and last time is something I could proudly tell my grandkids someday
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