Tomorrow, when the nation buries another former president, Fidel V. Ramos, we'll see the same funeral honors and services given to former president Noynoy Aquino in June last year.<br /><br />But there'll be some adjustments to suit the family's requests or because of the nearness of FVR's wake to where he will be buried.<br /><br />Our chief correspondent Pia Hontiveros tells us about how the Armed Forces pays tribute to its former commanders in chief – through full military honors, with clockwork precision, steeped in tradition and symbolism – all contained in a manual that is followed to the letter.
