Living with the Dead- The Unique Planet Philippines

Manila North Cemetery
Manila, Philippines.
Date of Shoot: September 18, 2007
Photographs by ©BAHAG-Richard Atrero de Guzman BWP
©2007 All rights reserved

The Manila North Cemetery for some people call this place as a home. Over 10,000 filipinos living inside the cemetery.
The Manila North Cemetery (or Cementerio del Norte), which measures 54 hectares, is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila.
The cemetery is owned by the Manila city government and has initiated an expansion program to build more "apartment tombs" and a crematorium.

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• manila
• north
• cemetery
• philippines

[bahag]

hayup ang mga PINOY! mabuhay ang LAHI natin!

[jonteves]

at least the ghosts will be busy scaring someone. imagine if there's no one living there, how boring will it be for the ghosts!

[gerlie131972]

nakakaiyak mahirap man tyo im proud to be pinoy!

[maryjean1255]

kung masaya sya sa pinili nyang buhay....problem pag nagkasakit...sana may konting ipon..

[namezryan]

only if had subtitles

[choyfunky23]

nice man great vid 5 star..... ;)

[galitsatalangka]

these people are from the rural areas looking for greener pasture in the country's capital city, unfortunately, they end up here since they dont have enough money nor job to support their daily needs....

[redsoil5]

onli in da pilipins.Mga walang dangal at pagpapahalaga sa mga yumao na.bakit pinababayaan ng gobierno ito?

[prettyboynelson]

Mabait ang taong ito sa kanyang kapwa.

[elNenio]

most of the time when he was speaking of. "no matter how scary living there he had to live wit it". yes he's homeless and he used to live in the province where he used to be a farmer and fisherman.