LIVING WITH THE DEAD: NAVOTAS CEMETARY

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Keep quit, I'm sleeping...

Manila's poor have sought refuge in some public cemeteries around the capital, with poverty driving them to live with the dead. Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines is a such a poverty-stricken place; people live in an 'apartment-style cemetary', and trust me, you won't find a penthouse anywhere!

People in this predominantly Catholic country in Asia flock to cemeteries and memorial parks every November 1st to honor the departed, commonly known as All Saints' Day. Millions of commuters visit cemeteries and families in their home provinces on this day, certainly disturbing the cemetary's permanent residents.

See also:
THE COFFINS OF SAGADA
Wādī al-Salām: THE VALLEY OF PEACE