21-gun salute precedes cremation of Isabel Granada’s remains

The Philippine Air Force gave the late actress Isabel Granada a 21-gun salute before her remains were cremated on Sunday, according to a report by Nelson Canlas on 24 Oras.

Granada served as a reservist Airwoman, 2nd Class Sergeant from 2001 to 2003. Her remains were also welcomed home by PAF when they arrived from Doha, Qatar last Thursday.

PAF gave the following statement the same day:

"She spent a year as an active PAF enlisted personnel as part of the PAF Women’s Volleyball team and opted to remain as a reservist where she continued her support by willingly performing, hosting, and lending her celebrity status to draw crowd in PAF events. Her proper demeanor, both as a celebrity and an aviation enthusiast, also contributed to the PAF’s public image by virtue of her reservist status, which she had proudly admitted."

Isabel passed away last Saturday, November 4, in Qatar after being in a coma following a brain aneurysm.

A public wake was held on Friday and Saturday at Santuario de San Jose Parish in East Greenhills, Mandaluyong City. —Rie Takumi/KG, GMA News