00:00There is also a continuous flood in Manila North Cemetery
00:02including what is inevitable for those who are living in the province.
00:06And there is also a missing child of the flood.
00:09From Manila North Cemetery, Darlene Khan is in the news.
00:14Darlene?
00:19Pia, this Manila North Cemetery will be closed for more than an hour.
00:23But as you can see here, people are still pouring in.
00:28According to the PNP, more than 300,000 people came here to Manila North
00:33to visit their loved ones.
00:41Almost all day, there was no queue to enter Manila North Cemetery.
00:46There was still no sign of people arriving on All Souls Day.
00:50Because inspections are still tight on the items that will be brought,
00:53many lighters, flammable materials,
00:56vape, e-cigarette, and others.
00:58There is also no queue for free ride inside the cemetery.
01:02These e-vehicles can ride so that they won't have to walk far
01:06to reach their destination.
01:09Still, hundreds of thousands of people came here to Manila North Cemetery
01:12on All Souls Day.
01:13But it is more dangerous than those who came yesterday.
01:17According to those we talked to,
01:19they really avoided the flood of people.
01:21That's why they came here today.
01:23Of all the people,
01:2580-year-old Berna lost her child.
01:29While they were walking yesterday to her son's grave,
01:32she was surprised to see that her son, Joan,
01:3647 years old, had a special condition.
01:39Joan still doesn't have a cell phone, and she doesn't know how to go home alone.
01:42Joan, go home, my child.
01:46I couldn't sleep last night.
01:49I was waiting for you.
01:51Where did you go?
01:54Tell me where you are.
01:56We will follow you.
01:59The police immediately reported the incident.
02:02For those who have information on Joan's whereabouts,
02:05they can contact MPD Hotlines.
02:08Most of the people who came here
02:10had food and other necessities
02:12because they were able to stay for a few hours
02:15at the cemeteries of the deceased.
02:17But there are people like Rosalinda
02:19who doesn't have a place to go to,
02:21that's why they just light a candle
02:23here at the mass grave in the middle of Manila North Cemetery.
02:26The former apartment-style cemeteries are closed here,
02:29but the rent has already been paid
02:31and the children have not returned.
02:33We are sick.
02:35We are crying.
02:37Our parents are with us.
02:39There are also people like Rommel Sabanal
02:41who come here to pray
02:43even though her relatives are in the province of Panakalibing.
02:47My grandparents taught me that
02:50if you can't go home or you are far away,
02:53even at our cemetery,
02:56you can go straight to Malacan Cross.
02:59If you are far away, you can go to Mindanao.
03:01That's why it's important to pray.
03:10Based on the statistics of the Manila LGU,
03:12more people came to Manila North this year,
03:15compared to the previous year.
03:17It's possible because of the extended visiting hours
03:20and the better weather.
03:22That's the latest from Manila North Cemetery,
03:25back to you, Pia.
03:27Thank you very much, Darlene Cai.
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