Farewell Tita Cory

Live blog of Cory Aquino's funeral procession from Ellen Tordesillas blog.

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1:16
Twitter inquirerdotnet: crowd, stretching at least 2 kms on both sides of sucat rd, jostle for prime position in front of gates #cory - francis/ manila mem

1:17
Twitter inquirerdotnet: every one starting to get restless but police has kept it relatively under control #cory - francis/ manila mem

1:18
VERA Files: Aquino nephew Rapa Lopa on crowd turnout: "It's 1983 all over again."

1:18
funeral procession in quirino approaching taft ave.

1:18
procession moving slow because of the crowd

1:20
Twitter gma7news: Crowds outside the van are chanting, "cory aquino, bayaning totoo!"

1:20
Tessa Jamandre: funeral cortege now approaching taft ave.

1:21
Twitter inquirerdotnet: lady cops board police van inside cemetery."please bring us to a nearby CR" lady cop says, drawing laughs from crowd #cory -marlon/mmp

1:21
VERA Files: Quirino Avenue, 1:30, p.m.: It's a sea of people! - Ellen Tordesillas

1:22
Twitter gmanews_live: Helicopters hover over Quirino avenue as spectators eagerly watch the funeral procession of cory aquino. -Kimberly Jane Tan

1:25
[Comment From janie ]
RP is forever indebted to Cory for restoring democracy.

1:27
VERA Files: Police estimate that 3,000 waiting outside the Manila Memorial Park in Paranaque.

1:28
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Procession reaches Taft Ave., crowds applaud, cheer, chant " #cory !" LRT passengers view cortege from station - dj yap/media truck

1:29
VERA Files: Process at Quirno Ave. and Leon Guinto.

1:30
VERA Files: Corrected: "Procession" at Quirno Ave. and Leon Guinto

1:31
VERA Files: The cortege left Manila Cathedral at 11:24, a little more than two hours ago.

1:33
Twitter inquirerdotnet: It's starting to rain along Quirino Ave! People are not leaving. Some are chanting "Walang aalis!" #cory - nikko/quirino ave.

1:37
VERA Files: Procession about to cross San Marcelino St.

1:42
Twitter inquirerdotnet: traffic police have already closed sucat road to public #cory -- francis/manila memorial

1:43
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Police estimate crowd from intramuros to quirino ave at arnd 100,000 #cory alcuin/quezon city

1:44
Twitter inquirerdotnet: #cory funeral cortege very 80s. I feel like 17 again, said activist leader Gerry Corpuz - marlon/ manila mem

1:50
Twitter inquirerdotnet: for motorists from slex,sucat rd is closed from puregold. for cars from baclaran, sucat rd is closed from liana's supermarket #cory -francis

1:51
VERA Files: Motorcycle-riding volunteers having a hard time paving the way. People chanting "Cory! Cory! Cory!" converging on street. Grabe people on Quirino-Osmena. - Ellen Tordesillas.

1:53
VERA Files: Photo above of crowd on Quirino Ave. by Ellen Tordesillas

1:53
Twitter inquirerdotnet: skyway will be closed to traffic as soon as #cory cortege arrives at Magallanes interchange, according to admin --niña/slex

1:54
VERA Files: Kris Aquino: "This is the way of the Filipino to express to my mom na nagpapasalamat sila."

1:57
VERA Files: Three slightly injured when sideswiped by motorcycles. The crowd today is reportedly more than double Monday's. - Ellen Tordesillas

1:57
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Start of #cory funeral caravan finally turns to SLEX after a slow, 2 1/2 hour drive from Manila Cathedral - nikko/slex

2:02
VERA Files: Funeral cortege turns right to Osmena Highway. Its tail is still on Roxas Boulevard.

2:07
VERA Files: Firefighters pay tribute by turning on water hoses at full blast skyward.

2:07
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Fire trucks shoot jets of water over the road to salute #cory.--JVR/pdidesk

2:13
Twitter inquirerdotnet: GMA has no other activity today apart from visit to wake of #cory and 8:00 a.m. mass - tj/ malacañang

2:14
Twitter wwwgmanewstv: Breaking News : AFP honor guards await cory aquino's arrival at cemetery: As the cortege of forme.. http://bit.ly/32Lkz

2:15
Twitter wwwgmanewstv: Nation : AFP honor guards await cory aquino's arrival at cemetery: As the cortege of former President Co.. http://bit.ly/32Lkz

2:16
VERA Files: The crowd is staying put despite the downpour. - Ellen Tordesillas

2:17
VERA Files: More photos from Sucat. - Luz Rimban

2:19
VERA Files: Crowd on Osmena Highway ignore the downpour. Photo by Ellen Tordesillas

2:20
VERA Files: One lane of Sucat Road already closed to traffic.

2:20
[Comment From oscar ]
Tita Cory's funeral should be a wake-up call to GMA. She is a complete idiot if she doesn't learn from this and make a complete turn around before everything is too late.

2:22
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Rowdy crowds celebrate, drenched in rain, firemen train their hoses on people on osmeña highway, boisterous, cheerful #cory - dj/media truck

2:22
VERA Files: It has been three hours since the funeral procession began.

2:23
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Heavy rain pours on Osmeña highway. People not leaving #cory - nikko/osmeña highway

2:24
Twitter inquirerdotnet: At #cory Aquino family mausoleum, Le Souffle has food packs of adobo or cheese pan de sal and tetra pack juice acc to our reports – JJ/pdi

2:30
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Firemen blasts water cannons as #cory casket passed by roxas blvd. Some locked arms to guard truck a la nazareno- mike u/funeral route

2:35
VERA Files: At Shopwsie on Sucat, people watch funeral procession on TV. Photo by Luz Rimban

2:39
Twitter inquirerdotnet: http://twitpic.com/cu1ay - GMA views the body of #cory accompanied by Noynoy. Nino Jesus Orbeta

2:41
Twitter inquirerdotnet: http://twitpic.com/cu1el - Casket of #cory leaves the Manila Cathedral. Lyn Rillon

2:43
[Comment From Jose ]
Goodbye President Cory... rest in peace! The whole nation loves you.

2:43
Twitter inquirerdotnet: http://twitpic.com/cu1iv - Casket of #cory leaves the Manila Cathedral. Lyn Rillon

2:44
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Stephen Solarz, US congressman sympathetic to opposition vs Marcos, at the #cory family mausoleum, acc to our reports – JJ/desk

2:44
Twitter inquirerdotnet: http://twitpic.com/cu1nj - Casket of #cory leaves the Manila Cathedral. Lyn Rillon

2:48
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Also at the #cory mausoleum is Kiyoshi Wakamiya, Japanese photographer and Ninoy friend who was with him on the plane. – pdi desk

2:49
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Vito Cruz. Kris stands up, opens window. People cheer.--Fe Z/Aquino family van #cory

2:51
VERA Files: Funeral cortege reaches Buendia Avenue in Makati.

2:53
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Ballsy opens window and thanks people. Chants of #cory, Cory get louder.--Fe Z/Aquino family van

2:54
VERA Files: The Makati Operations Center places the crowd estimate on Osmena Highway at 40,000.

3:02
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Crowds screams when they spot Baby James.--Fe Z/Aquino family van #cory

3:04
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Seen along SLEX: "Kris for President" #cory - nikko/SLEX

3:06
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Ex-Comelec chair Benjamin Abalos at the #cory mausoleum. Solita Monsod reminds him he sued PDI for libel…pdi desk

3:11
VERA Files: Members of Aquino family open windows of their vehicle to wave and thank the crowd chanting "Cory! Cory!"

3:13
Twitter inquirerdotnet: What could be the scene between Abalos and his accuser, NBN-ZTE whistleblower Jun Lozada when they meet at the #cory mausoleum? - desk

3:14
VERA Files: Pinky Aquino-Abellada: "Na-de-deja vu kami."

3:20
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Nearing Buendia. Now under Skyway. Men chanting Karen Davila for president. Karen laughs. "Ano 'yan?"--Fe Z/Aquino family value #cory

3:22
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Sea of people greet start of #cory funeral convoy after Magallanes flyover - nikko/SLEX

3:26
Twitter inquirerdotnet: #cory brother-in-law Butz Aquino waits for funeral convoy near Paseo de Magallanes - nikko/SLEX

3:34
VERA Files: Woman selling yellow balloons for P20 each near Manila Memorial Parl. Photo by Luz Rimban.

3:35
Twitter inquirerdotnet: crowd activity has picked up several notches. Chants of #cory increasing and people flashing laban sign - francis/ manila memorial

3:38
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Noynoy shows face in open window and crowd chants "Noynoy for president." Nephews laugh.--Fe Z/Aquino family van #cory

3:41
VERA Files: Crowd from Manila Cathedral to Paranaque numbers around 200,000, according to police

3:46
VERA Files: Scene from inside the gates of Manila Memorial Park. Security has been beffed up within the cemetery premises. Photo by Luz Rimban

3:48
VERA Files: The crowd in Magallanes is awesome! Nakakapanindig ng balahibo. They filled the streets, flyover. It's exhilitarating. Butz Aquino was in the crowd - Ellen Tordesillas.

3:50
Tessa Jamandre: Ramos-Horta was awed by the peoples farewell to Cory

3:53
VERA Files: Funeral procession near Sucat Exit on SLEX.

3:55
VERA Files: Path leading to Aquino crypt. Photo by Luz Rimban

3:59
VERA Files: Friends and relatives waiting for Aquino's remain at the Manila Memorial Park. Photo by Luz Rimban

3:59
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Noynoy is trying to get some sleep.--Fe Z/Aquino family van #cory

3:59
Twitter inquirerdotnet: #cory cortege expected by organizers at the family mausoleum in two hours - pdi desk

4:00
Twitter inquirerdotnet: MILF remembers #cory's peace efforts in #Mindanao: http://bit.ly/29xv6B (Edwin Fernandez)

4:04
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Seminarians, nuns to form ``kapit-bisig’’ human chain around #cory mausoleum during funeral. - desk

4:04
VERA Files: Funeral procession at Magallanes.

4:06
Twitter inquirerdotnet: http://twitpic.com/cu6j3 - The casket of Pres. #cory Aquino passes Luneta Park. Jim Punzalan

4:06
VERA Files: Mourners waiting inside the Manila Memorial Park since 5 a.m. Photo by Luz Rimban

4:10
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Going up Magallanes interchange. People also up here.--Fe Z/Aquino family van #cory

4:16
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Amb Howard Dee believes #cory most-loved Filipino in entire history of the Philippines: "I was at Magsaysay and Ninoy funerals....

4:18
VERA Files: Seminarians take up their positions as marshalls inside the Manila Memorial Park.

4:19
VERA Files: Five hours now since procession began.

4:25
Tessa Jamandre: Southern Police District Director Chief Supt Jaime Calunsod estimates that funeral cortege to arrive around 5:30PM

4:26
VERA Files: Ninoy Aquino funeral procession from Sto. Domingo to Manila Memorial Park in 1983 took 11 hours.

4:33
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Clarification: Solarz was seen in cathedral, not yet in #cory mausoleum. - desk

4:37
Twitter pilgrim525: RT @jiggycruz: no one from the family has eaten, but we don’t care!!! We love the Filipinos!!! #cory

4:37
Twitter inquirerdotnet: #cory convoy moving at less than 10 kph amid crowd, now on Slex - Tarra / Slex

4:39
Twitter lord_dracula: RT @jiggycruz: I now know what the ’’Tweet that can’t be beat is’’ it’s my Lola!!! Cory Aquino!!! I love you Lola!!! #cory

4:41
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Security personnel of manila mem park shares boiled banana to media and other hungry onlookers. that's #cory magic!- marlon/manila mem

4:42
Twitter inquirerdotnet: Akbayan reps riza baraquel, walden bello arrive in manila mem park #cory - marlon/manila mem