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FVR to be accorded state funeral

(UPDATE) A STATE funeral with full military honors will be held for former president Fidel V. Ramos on August 9, Malacañang said Wednesday.

A state funeral is a public ceremony that honors heads of state or other people of national significance. It returns a former leader for the last time to Malacañang, where he or she used to live.

Former president Fidel Ramos' wake will begin on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, and will be open to the public, his family said. Photo from AFP