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Archbishop calls Noynoy Aquino's death saddening and regrettable

Archbishop Socrates Villegas delivered a funeral Mass homily for former President Benigno Aquino III, describing his death as shocking, regrettable, and saddening.

He officiated the necrological mass at the Ateneo de Manila University, Aquino's alma mater, before the inurnment.

Villegas described Aquino's transition to the next life as an "endless bright day" where darkness and battles are over, signifying victory.

The Archbishop highlighted Aquino's dignified silence after his presidential term, a rare quality he associated with "Daang Matuwid" and noble statesmen.

Aquino's quiet fortitude in enduring health problems, hidden from public view, was also commended as an act of courageous dignity.

Villegas noted that Aquino died as he lived, serving without fanfare and abhorring power-tripping, slipping away quietly without "wang-wang" (siren).

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