Adlaw sa mga Patay (All souls day)

November 1st, 2004

Was at Calamba (day) cemetery for photo ops. Already, people were streaming in, just like in most cemeteries in the country, to honor the dead. Its still chaotic, with some people still cleaning their kins’ grave, some cutting grass, some doing electrical wirings to light when night came while others were already lighting candles and chanting prayers.

1900H together with my younger brother and cousins, we went to the Talisay cemetery where our departed kin are buried. Entering, you are greeted with the beautiful sight of hundreds and hundreds of candles lighted atop graves. People chatting, laughing, eating, playing cards, praying, singing.

Calamba cemetery