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CREATION OF MUSLIM CEMETERIES GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

The House Committee on Muslim Affairs chaired by Lanao del Norte Representative Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo adopted the substitute bill to House Bills 2587 and 3755, seeking to establish a Muslim Filipino cemetery in every city and municipality with a significant number of Muslim population. The bills are authored by Lanao del Sur Representatives Zia Alonto […]

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NABUNTURAN CLOSES CEMETERIES ON ‘UNDAS’ – AMATONG

Nabunturan town in Davao de Oro ordered the closure of all public and private cemeteries and memorial parks for visitors from October 29 to November 4. Mayor Chelita Amatong signed Executive Order (EO) No. 49, saying residents should follow the schedule of visitation, the use of the StaySafe App, and the Undas Pass in visiting […]

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PANGASINAN CEMETERIES CLOSED ON ‘UNDAS’ — ESPINO

The provincial government is set to close more cemeteries and memorial parks in Pangasinan from October 29 to November 2 to prevent crowd gathering come All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the province increased in the past few days.  In a virtual Kapihan sa Ilocos forum […]

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CEBU CITY CEMETERIES CLOSED ON ‘UNDAS’– LABELLA

All cemeteries in Cebu City are closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to prevent the public from gathering during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or “Undas” that may led to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella signed Executive Order 092 recently, temporarily closing the city’s private and public cemeteries, […]

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LESS TRASH COLLECTED IN CEMETERIES THIS YEAR – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported collecting less trash in cemeteries from this year’s commemoration of “Undas” or All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day as compared to last year. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said the total volume of garbage collected by their personnel from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2019, reached 47.65 tons […]