Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines honored the country’s former president, Benigno Aquino III, who died on Thursday, June, 24, from a lingering illness. He was 61 years old.
The former president was the son of two of the country’s political icons, — former president Corazon Aquino and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Cardinal Jose Advincula of the Archdiocese of Manila led Church leaders in offering prayers for the country’s former president.
“We have been informed of the sad news of the passing away of our former president,” announced the cardinal at his installation as the 33rd archbishop of the national capital on Thursday morning.
