MANILA, Philippines — The sights at Ateneo de Manila on Friday night were reminiscent of cabinet meetings during ex-president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s administration — only that, the former chief executive was no longer there to preside over the meeting.
Aquino’s colleagues from the cabinet and his close allies gathered at the Church of Ges inside his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University where his remains were up for public viewing, and recalled the days when the late leader was at the helm of the government.
Almost all of the cabinet members were present — notably, his former running-mate and Interior secretary Mar Roxas, former Executive Secretary Paquito O…
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