CALBAYOG CITY —- Around 4,000 people lined the streets of this city to bid goodbye to their slain mayor Ronaldo Aquino, who was buried on Wednesday, March 24.
Aquino’s white casket was mounted on a flower-decked truck accompanied by people, who wore white T-shirts with a statement that read: “Justice for Mayor Onald Aquino.”
Before the burial, a Requiem Mass was held at the Saints Peter and Paul Church presided by Bishop Isabelo Abarquez.
A necrological service then followed that lasted for about three hours.
Aquino’s son Mark wore a bulletproof vest during the funeral amid reported threats to his life.
“Thank you for all your support in this time of bereavement,” he…
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