JDV LAID TO REST AT LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYANI

Former House Speaker and Manila Bulletin columnist Jose de Venecia Jr. was laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig on Wednesday, February 18.

- By JONATHAN HICAP

Rep. Gina de Venecia leads the interment rites for her husband, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig on Feb. 18. (Screenshot from her Facebook video)

His final resting place is beside the tombs of former presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Elpidio Quirino.

De Venecia, who passed away on February 10 at the age of 89, holds the distinction of being the first House Speaker interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

A funeral mass was held at the Heritage Memorial Park chapels in Taguig before the burial.