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'All courtesies extended to Aquino'

Malacañang extended all courtesies due former president Benigno Simeon Aquino 3rd and his family, Sen. Christopher Lawrence 'Bong' Go said on Saturday.

In a text message to The Manila Times, Go said President Rodrigo Duterte personally conveyed his condolences to the Aquinos through a phone conversation with Maria Elena 'Ballsy' Aquino-Cruz and actress Kristina Bernadette 'Kris' Aquino after their brother's death on Thursday at the age of 61.

The funeral march of the late former Benigno Noynoy Aquino III arrives at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City, on 26 June 2021, where the inurment of his ashes will held at the Aquino mausoleum, beside his parents, former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr and former President Corazon Aquino. His remains were cremated on Thursday, June 24, the same day he passed away due to renal disease secondary to diabetes. He was 61 years old. Photo by: Mike Alquinto