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May 27, 2016
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combat-related activities;
g.) Former members of the AFP who laterally entered or joined the
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police
(PNP);
h.) Veterans of Philippine Revolution of 1890, World War I, World War
II, and recognized guerillas;
i.) Government dignitaries, statesmen, national artist and other
deceased persons whose interment and re-interment has been
approved by the Commander-in-Chief, Congress or the Secretary of
National Defense, and
j.) Former Presidents, Secretaries of Defense, dignitaries, statesmen,
national artists, widows of former Presidents, Secretaries of National
Defense and Chief of Staff.
The same AFP regulation also prescribes who are not qualified to be
interred in LNMB. They are personnel who were dishonorably
separated/ reverted/ discharged from the service; and personnel who
were convicted by final judgment of an offense involving moral
turpitude.
At present, the allocated number of grave sites or plots for the
Presidents or Commander-in-Chief is 46; 94 plots for Secretaries of
National Defense, government dignitaries and statesmen; 133 for the
AFP Chiefs of Staff; 118 for Medal for Valor awardees; 183 for other
generals and flag officers; 5,334 for World War II veterans; and 1,375
for national artists/scientists. The rest of the grave sites are allocated for
the active, retired AFP personnel and veterans.
Currently, there are more or less 49,000 buried in the 103-hectare
LNMB.
The Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) Number 04 of the Philippine
Army enumerates the guidelines and procedures on the arrangement
and conduct of funeral services for deceased Filipino war veterans,
Philippine Army retirees, reserve officers in active and inactive status
and reservists who are under Call-to-Active Duty (CAD) status.
The following govern the composition of funeral escorts to be given to
those who will be buried in LNMB (local commanders may vary the
composition as maybe appropriate to suit local situations):