President Cory Aquino's family did not opt to have a state funeral for their mother but the Philippine military gave full honors nonetheless. She was given a 21-gun salute, a ritual given by the military during funerals of Philippine presidents.
The gun salute involved volleys fired at one-minute intervals until it reached the 21st. The military did this in 4 military camps in Metro Manila: the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Roxas Boulevard; the Army Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio; the Airforce Base in Villamor; and, at the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo.
There was also a firing of volleys on Saturday, August 1, the day President Aquino's death was announced. Brawner said the the ritual started at 8 a.m. with 8 volleys fired. Thereafter, a volley was fired at 30-minute intervals until sundown.
This military custom was carried over from the battlefield. Warriors then temporarily ceased fighting to tend to the dead. The volleys signaled that the burial party was ready to resume battle.
Flags in military camps are also at half-mast for 30 days, as dictated by the military's manual, according to Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, spokesperson for the Philippine military.
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