by Agence France-Presse - Franco Jose C. Baroña - Catherine S. Valente - Red Mendoza - Francisco Tuyay - Philippine News Agency
Nov 02, 2024 12:20 am
(UPDATE) DEVOUT Filipinos clutching candles and flowers poured into cemeteries across the country on Friday to pay tribute to loved ones on All Saints' Day.
Hundreds of thousands flocked to cemeteries in Metro Manila while others waded through floodwaters left by the deadly Tropical Storm Kristine to quietly pray and celebrate what has come to be known as Undas.
SHE AIN’T HEAVY A woman carries a child on her back as she and others wade through floodwaters at the Sta. Ana Parish public cemetery in Bulacan to visit a dearly departed during the annual ‘Undas’ on Nov. 1, 2024. Floods hit several provinces in Luzon after Severe Tropical Storm Kristine dumped heavy rains in the region in late October. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN