NLEX patrol crews manage traffic at Balintawak during Undas The high growth of radio frequency identification (RFID) use combined with traffic management operations eased the usual surge of "Undas" holiday-goers throughout the NLEX-SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5 LINK, and CALAX system, the Metro Pacific...
Giselle Sanchez There is no denying the perception that music is truly a universal language, something that is perpetual and immortal. But aside from that, it can also be used to honor the lives and give tribute to those we love. And yes, even departed loved ones and their memories. That explains...
Deaths during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are "very difficult and very painful" because people are unable to say goodbye, a parish priest said on Monday, Nov. 1. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "The pandemic changed our lives in so many ways, the experiences of death during the...
President Duterte urged Filipinos to pray for each other as the country continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as Filipino Catholics commemorate the Undas season or the All Saints Day...
Three Requiem Masses (mass for the souls of the departed) will be offered Tuesday, November 2, for the holy souls in purgatory: One for the celebrant, one for the departed, and one for the Holy Father, Pope Francis. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to tradition, the Office of the Dead will...
Even with the closure of cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria to the public from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Saturday, Oct. 30 that it will still be deploying medical teams during Undas. PRC deployment (PH Red Cross) The PRC Safety Services which is the...
Every year for a decade, artist Jae Valencia pays tribute to his father by painting his tomb with the things that are relevant or reminiscent of him. (Photo from Jae Valencia) Valencia said his father died of a heart attack in 2008 due to smoking and drinking. He added that his father was also a...
Personnel from the Muntinlupa police, together with an augmentation group from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), are now deployed in different public and private cemeteries in the city to implement the ban on visits by the public during...
Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), tasked all chiefs of police and unit commanders Friday, Oct. 29, to ensure the deployment of a sufficient number of personnel to terminals and ports to secure the anticipated public exodus to the provinces for All Saints’ Day...
The Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) is all set for “Undas 2021” with more than 636 police officers and 706 force multipliers deployed in Police Assistance Desks (PADs), Motorist Assistance Desks (MADs), and Traffic Assistance Desks (TADs) in strategic areas such as cemeteries, bus...
On November 2, we celebrate All Soul’s Day or Undas, a holiday dedicated to remembering our departed loved ones. In the Philippines, it is also a time for families to come together and pay respects to their dead. During this day, many people flock to cemeteries to visit the graves of those they...
Ahead of the observation of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 1 and 2, the four-day closure of all cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria nationwide beginning Friday, Oct. 29, did not sit well with some stakeholders who branded it as "incomprehensible." DILG Sec. Eduardo Año (Photo...
