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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on cemetery overcrowding.

  1. PHOTOGRAPh by Toto Lozano for DAILY TRIBUNE

    Even the dead need space

    We sit beside tombs for hours during ‘Undas’ and that tradition should remain central in how we design the next generation of cemeteries.

  2. MANILA police screen individuals during nighttime patrols at the Manila North Cemetery on Friday as part of intensified Oplan Galugad operations ahead of Undas 2026.

    Manila North Cemetery inspected ahead of Undas

    Police conducted Oplan Galugad operations at Manila North Cemetery and in Tondo ahead of Undas, checking around 40 individuals inside the cemetery for possible…

  3. Cemetery Early Visit

    Cemetery Early Visit

    A few people were seen visit their departed loved ones early to pay tribute at the Valenzuela Public Cemetery in Karuhatan, Valenzuela City on Monday 27…

  4. Filipinos clean tombs ahead of Undas

    Filipinos clean tombs ahead of Undas

    Caretakers and relatives of the departed begin cleaning, painting, and maintaining graves at the Manila North Cemetery on Saturday, 25 October 2025, a week…

  5. Die hard

    Die hard

    Cemetery overcrowding in England and Spain prompts creative solutions, from ashes-only burials and repurposed allotments to unusual local ordinances banning…

  6. Manila North Cemetery ‘refreshed’

    Manila North Cemetery ‘refreshed’

    The Manila North Cemetery is undergoing a major cleanup and reform as its new management enforces stricter rules, including background checks and ID…