Forest Lake, the largest memorial care brand in the Philippines, is holding an online memorial festival titled "Music and Memories: A Celebration of Life Through Music" on Nov. 1 to give its dear lot owners and Filipinos the opportunity to honor the lives of their late loved ones from home. “We...
Cemeteries, columbaria and memorial parks in Metro Manila are compliant with health protocols set by the national government as the observance of the All Souls' Day nears, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) observed Tuesday, Oct. 26. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said all cemeteries...
The government's pandemic task force announced that public and private cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbariums in the entire country will be closed from October 29 to November 2 to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 41159 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President-elect Bishop Pablo Virgilio David appealed on Friday, Oct. 22, to allow relatives of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims to visit their graves during All Saints Day and All Souls Day. (Unsplash) In a Facebook post, David asked city...
The Muntinlupa City Council on Monday passed an ordinance banning visits to cemeteries on All Saints’ Day or “Undas.” Under the ordinance, visits to cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria in Muntinlupa are banned from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 and violations will be penalized. Everest Hills...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III issued an executive order banning visits to all cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria in the municipality on “Undas” (All Saints’ Day) due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Pateros cemetery in 2019 (Pateros municipal...
Filipinos and their deep-rooted tradition of remembering departed loved ones The Philippines is perhaps one of many countries in the world with deep-rooted traditions that involve the family. Be it the Lenten and Easter season, Christmas and New Year, or important occasions like birthdays and...
