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LIVING, DEAD - PART 2

Manila North Cemetery Houses More Warm Bodies Than Cold Corpses

PHOTOS AND TEXT BY BAHAG


A typical small mausoleum home inside the Manila North Cemetery. Here a mother stays at home watching TV with her children.



A vacant mausoleum can be a place for relaxation or entertainment. Residents in this area can come to this one and drop five pesos to sing karaoke.



A Filipino custom says that children must carry coffins. It is thought that this will keep the children safe from any ghost or vengeful spirit.


Ricky Bernardino is a 39-year-old manicurist/beautician who lives and works in the cemetery. Rolan Flores, 18, lives with his wife and daughter. His job is to clean and repair the tombs, and, for extra cash, he combs the area for plastics and metals to sell for five pesos a pound.


Maria Wico is a 56-year-old caretaker. She moved to the cemetery when she was 17. Florielyn Flores, an 18-year-old mother and wife of Rolan (above), poses with her 2-year-old son in front of their home.


Sheryl Ann M. Muros volunteers as a schoolteacher. The classes are held inside the veterans’ mausoleum. Catherine de Ocampo is a 17-year-old housewife. She moved to the cemetery last year.


Playing cards or bingo on top of tombs is a favorite pastime.


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Anonymous, on Aug 7, 2008 wrote:
I do like philipins very much they very nice peopple. but some hilipino girl when come to USA they don’t remember where they cme from
Anonymous, on Jul 18, 2008 wrote:
may i know.. why are they prefer to live in the cemetery though there’s many places in the philippines?

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