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Nora Aunor’s son Ian de Leon thanks fans after mom’s heroic burial Nora Aunor ’s son, Ian de Leon, became emotional as he thanked the supporters of his late mother after the Superstar and National Artist was accorded a state funeral and a hero’s burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Tuesday, April 22. Full military honors were given the late screen veteran before her remains were laid to rest next to fellow National Artists Ishmael Bernal and Marilou Diaz-Abaya. In his speech, De Leon expressing gratitude to the millions of supporters of his mother and their family, who condoled with them in their hour of grief.
“On behalf ng aming pamilya, thank you, sa mga kapatid ko, sa mga anak namin, mga apo ni mommy, hindi niyo po alam kung gaano rin po namin kayo kamahal dahil sa pagmamahal niyo na binigay niyo sa mommy namin. Siya lang po ang nag-iisang Superstar dahil sa inyong lahat. Nagkaroon ng isang National Artist dahil sainyong lahat,” he said in tears.
(On behalf of our family, thank you, from my siblings, our children, mommy’s grandchildren, you don’t know how much we love you because of the love you gave to our mommy. She is the only Superstar because of all of you. There was a National Artist because of all of you.
) De Leon, who is Aunor’s son with Drama King Christopher de Leon, emphasized that despite the struggles of their family, their mom would be happy to see them together, drawing strength from one another. “Kaming mga anak niya sa halip ng madaming pinagdaanan sa buhay, sa halip ay nandito pa rin kami magkakasama dahil ‘yun ang ginusto ng aming ina. Naging malapit kami sa Diyos dahil sa aming ina.
Marami siyang natulungan. Marami siyang binigyan ng inspiration at nakakasama tayo ngayon sa huling araw niya. Ayun lang po ang gusto kong sabihin.
Maraming maraming salamat po,” he concluded as he received a hug from his sister Lotlot. (We, her children, despite going through a lot in life, we are still here together because that’s what our mother wanted. We became close to God because of our mother.
She helped a lot. She gave us a lot of inspiration and we are with her today on her last day. That’s all I want to say.
Thank you very much.) During the funeral rites, Aunor was honored with a 21-gun salute, flag-folding ceremony, and the final sounding of “Taps,” a patriotic ceremonial tube played during military funerals. Aside from the family, Iza Calzado, Imelda Papin, Nadia Montenegro, Robin Padilla, Philip Salvador, Bong Go, and National Artists Ricky Lee were among those who attended the state funeral to pay their final respects to the late superstar.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared April 22, a national day of mourning for Aunor. The president and First Lady previously visited the last day of the wake on Monday, ahead of the artist’s burial.
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