Last respects for Cory

UPDATE (7:12 p.m.): Public access gate for Cory public viewing moved to LSGH Gate 4 from Gate 5.

MANILA - Despite intermittent rains, hundreds of mourners on Saturday are lining up at the historic La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) gymnasium to pay their last respects to former President Corazon Aquino.

The remains of Aquino were brought to the LSGH gymnasium in Mandaluyong City Saturday afternoon, where the wake and public viewing is currently taking place.

After Aquino's coffin was placed on the catafalque at the gym's center, a short mass, attended by the deceased's close friends, relatives, and a handful of nuns and priests, was officiated by Bishop Teodoro Bacani.

"Let us go keeping Cory alive in our hearts," Bacani said at the end of the mass.

Yellow confetti showered the coffin as it entered the LSGH gymnasium, being carried by honor guards.

The convoy accompanying her remains arrived at the LSGH at 3:35 p.m.

Aquino's remains, accompanied by relatives and close friends, were carried aboard a black hearse. The convoy left the Heritage Park in Taguig City at around 3:15 p.m.

Aquino's body was brought to the Heritage Park after she died at 3:18 a.m. at the Makati Medical Center. A private mass for the Aquino family was also held at the park.

The public viewing at the LSGH started at 5 p.m. Saturday, and will continue until Monday. The daily viewing schedule will be until 4 a.m., and will then resume on 7 a.m. There will also be a mass at the LSGH at 8 p.m. Saturday.

During the duration of the wake, there will be Catholic Masses daily at 12 noon and 8 p.m.

For those who will go to the LSGH, the line for the public viewing will start and end at the school's Gate 4. The LSGH administration decided to move the public access gate to Gate 4 from Gate 5.

Family members, VIP guests and members of the media will enter and exit at the LSGH Gate 6. LSGH Gate 2 is also a designated entry and exit point for media.

On Tuesday up until Wednesday, a necrological service, an overnight vigil, and a requiem will be held at the Manila Cathedral. The exact times of these activities will be announced later.

On Wednesday, Aquino will be buried at the Manila Memorial Park after a 9 a.m. mass at the cathedral. She will be buried beside her late husband, Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.