No photos inside the Cathedral. Well and good. It was improper.
I, together with a group of Xavier faculty and staff, were at the cathedral grounds at around 5 pm but we were only able to view the body at approximately 10 pm since necrological services and a mass afterwards were being held inside the church. We decided to wait first at the Chow King branch in front of the cathedral and then at the coffee shop beside it.
Many of us bought souvenirs of t-shirts, pins, umbrellas, and other stuff to remember this great woman and to while away the time.
Mr. Dee, a son in law of Mrs. Aquino later assisted us to get inside the cathedral through a side entrance.
When I heard of the president's death Saturday, August 1, I texted a Xavier colleague and together we made a resolution to go to the wake. I am happy that despite the rains, the long wait, and the surge of people, we persisted for this woman deserves all the show of affections that we Filipinos can afford to give.
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