MANILA, Philippines - The military is investigating a pre-nuptial photo shoot held at Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio in Fort Bonifacio, an Armed Forces official said Thursday.
The Army's Support Command is looking into the incident, AFP spokesman Commodore Miguel Jose Rodriguez said.
He added that investigators will look into preventing a similar incident from occuring.
Rodriguez said the photo shoot, which has hit the Internet, desecrated the place where soldiers and dignitaries are buried.
"Maybe the couple didn't know that they are actually violating the sacredness of the place," he added.
Rodriguez said soldiers in charge of managing the cemetery could face sanctions.
He said the couple or the people who took the pictures are not the target of the investigation.
"What we are looking at is the management of the Libingan ng mga Bayani, how it happened," he clarified.
"The director probably told them (couple) to embrace the cross and didn't realize that the idea went out of bounds of decency. The problem there is they have transgressed what we call propriety and decency to the mind of the public," Rodroguez said.
The couple has apologized to the public. - with a report from Atom Araullo, ABS-CBN News
The Army's Support Command is looking into the incident, AFP spokesman Commodore Miguel Jose Rodriguez said.
He added that investigators will look into preventing a similar incident from occuring.
Rodriguez said the photo shoot, which has hit the Internet, desecrated the place where soldiers and dignitaries are buried.
"Maybe the couple didn't know that they are actually violating the sacredness of the place," he added.
Rodriguez said soldiers in charge of managing the cemetery could face sanctions.
He said the couple or the people who took the pictures are not the target of the investigation.
"What we are looking at is the management of the Libingan ng mga Bayani, how it happened," he clarified.
"The director probably told them (couple) to embrace the cross and didn't realize that the idea went out of bounds of decency. The problem there is they have transgressed what we call propriety and decency to the mind of the public," Rodroguez said.
The couple has apologized to the public. - with a report from Atom Araullo, ABS-CBN News