There is so much life in the way Filipinos remember and honor their departed loved ones.
October 31 has been declared a special non-working holiday nationwide to allow those who are going home to the province join their families on All Saints Day, November 1, which is traditionally a special non-working holiday,
Scenes I captured Saturday, Oct. 31, say a lot about Filipinos. At the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, the lines were long and so were the passengers’ patience. You have to give it to Filipinos for being cool and accepting of the inconveniences just to get a ride to be able to join the family in this cherished tradition.
Dangwa Flower Market in Sampaloc, Manila was an explosion of blooms. It was so beautiful.
Manila North Cemetery was, usual, full of people, living up to its reputation of people’s cemetery.
The Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City is stately, as it should be.
Keeping up with the times, we saw a flooded cemetery in Cavite and Halloween-costumed protest actions.
The day before All Saints Day, Ramon Magsaysay awardee Fr. Flavie Villanueva, said mass for the victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s Extrajudicial killings at the Dambana ng Paghilom.
Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.
