PGMA to offer mass for Cory in Malacanang tomorrow

MANILA, August 4 —President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will offer a mass on Wednesday morning at the Heroes Hall in Malacanang for former President Corazon Aquino.

President Arroyo is expected to arrive in Manila before dawn on Wednesday.

The mass will be held at 8 a.m. at the Heroes Hall of Malacanang. All employees are expected to attend the mass for Cory.

Mrs. Arroyo while in New York issued Proclamation 1851 declaring August 5, burial day of Cory, as a special non-working holiday.

She also issued Proclamation 1850 declaring a 10-day of national mourning for the death of the former president.

President Arroyo also called Cory a “national treasure” being an icon of democracy.(PNA)

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