The Manila Memorial Park is the first in the Philippines to have a modern crematorium. Cremation was banned by the Catholic Church until 1963, when Pope Paul IV lifted the ban.

In Parañaque, around 100,000 people visited the Manila Memorial Park yesterday and another 100,000 are expected to visit today. City police chief Col. Reycon Garduque said the figure is more than ...

Manila Memorial Park. October 29 to 30 ... and fix the tombs and graves of their loved ones until 5 pm on October 30. ... Imam Moh Kusin Memorial Park, and Aglipay Cemetery. October 29 to November ...

It also recorded 20,200 visitors at the La Loma Catholic cemetery as of 1 p.m., 76,300 at the Manila South Cemetery and 6,050 at the Chinese Cemetery as of 3 p.m. Manila Memorial Park in ...

These days, cemetery dwellers typically eke out a living carving headstones, digging graves or sweeping tombs. Work done on each tomb can earn them on average about 50 pesos (US$0.85) a month, or ...

Bandojo begins his day at 7 a.m. by washing and cleaning tombs, as well as feeding the animals in the cemetery. He rides his bike to work every day, covering a distance of 10 kilometers from Antipolo.

Manila North Cemetery At the Manila North Cemetery, police have recorded an estimated 20,000 visitors as early as 7 a.m., according to Ivan Mayrina's reported on Unang Balita. On Thursday, around ...