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Manila North Cemetery
The Manila North Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio del Norte) is a 54 ha (130 acres) historic cemetery managed by the City of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Metro Manila and is located at the northern fringes of the city. It is bordered by two other historic cemetery, the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery.
Numerous impoverished families notably inhabit some of the mausoleums.
The Manila North Cemetery was formerly part of La Loma Cemetery but was separated as an exclusively Catholic burial ground. The cemetery formerly known as Cementerio del Norte was laid out in 1904.
The cemetery in its entirety was once called Paang Bundok, the area Jose Rizal selected as his final resting place. The current Paang Bundok is now a barangay located before the cemetery grounds.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II the cemetery became the site of atrocities, with accounts that Imperial Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita brutally killed more than 2,000 unarmed noncombatants in the cemetery from October to November 1944.
The cemetery being one of the oldest cemeteries in the metropolis is evident on the different designs of mausoleums that reflect the prevailing architectural style in the Philippines during the period they were constructed. The styles range from simple, plain-painted with a patch of greenery, to very complex designs that contain reliefs that are difficult to carve while also having different colors.
Many people live inside the cemetery with most of them serving as caretakers of the mausoleums where they also stay to survive. When the families or owners of the mausoleums come, especially during and after All Soul's Day, the families transfer to other places. In addition, the informal settlers often serve as informal tour guides, bringing visitors to tombs of famous people and discussing the oral history of the area. Others take advantage of the quantity of visitors during the Allhallowtide holiday, setting up stalls to sell drinks and snacks, and providing visitors other services like renting out their toilets.
Clearing operations made in 2019 destroyed the shanties and other obstructions inside the cemetery, displacing the families who lived in the makeshift homes and in the mausoleums.
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Manila North Cemetery
The Manila North Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio del Norte) is a 54 ha (130 acres) historic cemetery managed by the City of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Metro Manila and is located at the northern fringes of the city. It is bordered by two other historic cemetery, the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery.
Numerous impoverished families notably inhabit some of the mausoleums.
The Manila North Cemetery was formerly part of La Loma Cemetery but was separated as an exclusively Catholic burial ground. The cemetery formerly known as Cementerio del Norte was laid out in 1904.
The cemetery in its entirety was once called Paang Bundok, the area Jose Rizal selected as his final resting place. The current Paang Bundok is now a barangay located before the cemetery grounds.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II the cemetery became the site of atrocities, with accounts that Imperial Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita brutally killed more than 2,000 unarmed noncombatants in the cemetery from October to November 1944.
The cemetery being one of the oldest cemeteries in the metropolis is evident on the different designs of mausoleums that reflect the prevailing architectural style in the Philippines during the period they were constructed. The styles range from simple, plain-painted with a patch of greenery, to very complex designs that contain reliefs that are difficult to carve while also having different colors.
Many people live inside the cemetery with most of them serving as caretakers of the mausoleums where they also stay to survive. When the families or owners of the mausoleums come, especially during and after All Soul's Day, the families transfer to other places. In addition, the informal settlers often serve as informal tour guides, bringing visitors to tombs of famous people and discussing the oral history of the area. Others take advantage of the quantity of visitors during the Allhallowtide holiday, setting up stalls to sell drinks and snacks, and providing visitors other services like renting out their toilets.
Clearing operations made in 2019 destroyed the shanties and other obstructions inside the cemetery, displacing the families who lived in the makeshift homes and in the mausoleums.
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