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Cemetery Attractions In Philippines

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The Philippines , officially the Republic of the Philippines , is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indone...
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Cemetery Attractions In Philippines

  • 1. The Hanging Coffins Of Sagada Sagada
    During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos had already believed in a concept of life after death. This belief in an afterlife prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs and beliefs to somehow honor the dead through rituals. Due to different cultures from different part of the Philippines many different burial practices have also emerged from the different tribes. For example, The Manobos had to bury their dead in trees, the Ifugaos had to seat their corpse on a chari before it was brought to a cave and buried elsewhere. These funeral practices and cultural beliefs are myths created by these indigenous people to try make sense of the world that they are living in as a way to compensate for their lack of understanding.The present day Filipinos had retained the belief of life aft...
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  • 3. Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Laguna Province
    Nagcarlan, officially the Municipality of Nagcarlan, , is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 63,057 people.It is 16 kilometres northeast of San Pablo City, or 103 kilometres south of Manila. The town is home to the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery, one of the most important cemeteries in the Philippines which has been declared as an Important Cultural Property for its outstanding value to the nation.
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  • 4. Heroes Cemetery Taguig City
    Heroes' Cemetery, officially known as Libingan ng mga Bayani , is a national cemetery within Fort Bonifacio in Western Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. First established in May 1947 as a fitting resting place for Filipino military personnel from privates to generals who served during World War II, it eventually became designated as the official place of burial for deceased Philippine presidents, national heroes, patriots, National Artists and National Scientists. Among those buried in the cemetery are Filipino soldiers who died during the Philippine Campaign and the Liberation of the Philippines in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Among the Filipino leaders and dignitaries buried there are Presidents Elpidio Quirino, Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Macapagal; former Vice President ...
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  • 5. Clark Veterans Cemetery Pampanga Province
    SM City Clark is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is located along M.A. Roxas Avenue in Clark Freeport, Angeles City in Pampanga, Philippines. It is the second SM supermall in the province of Pampanga after SM City Pampanga in City of San Fernando and Mexico, Pampanga and SM San Fernando Downtown in the downtown area of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
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  • 7. Manila South Cemetery Makati
    The Manila South Cemetery is a cemetery in Metro Manila. It is an exclave of San Andres, Manila surrounded by land under the jurisdiction of the city of Makati.
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  • 8. Tayabas Cemetery Chapel Tayabas City
    Tayabas, officially the City of Tayabas, , or simply known as Tayabas City, is a 6th class city in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 99,779 people.It is known for lambanog and sweet food/delicacies, as well as tourism resorts. Tayabas is also known as the City of Festivals because of its colorful festivals. The city is famous for resorts, heritage houses, historical landmarks, more than 20 Spanish stone bridges with under-carvings from Filipino ancestors, nationally important archaic stone crosses from the 16th century which is believed to be homes of nature spirits, rest and recreation destination, and festivities. It is the former capital of the Province of Tayabas, now Aurora and Quezon. The prevalent architectural sites of the cit...
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  • 11. Oslob Cemetery Oslob
    Oslob, officially the Municipality of Oslob, , is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,893 people.Oslob is bordered to the north by the town of Boljoon, to the west are the towns of Ginatilan And Samboan, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Santander.
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  • 12. Chinese Cemetery Manila
    The Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period. The cemetery was witness to many executions during World War II. Among them were Girl Scouts organizer Josefa Llanes Escoda, Filipino Brigadier General and hero during World War II and Boy Scouts of the Philippines charter member Vicente Lim, literary geniuses Rafael Roces and Manuel Arguilla, star athlete-turned-guerrilla spy Virgilio Lobregat, and Chinese Consul General Yang Guangsheng. Apolinario Mabini was also buried in the cemetery before his remains were transferred to Batangas, Volunteer Fire Fighters Bing Lim Co.
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  • 13. Manila North Cemetery Manila
    The Manila North Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The cemetery is owned by the City of Manila, the national capital, and is one of the largest in the metropolis at 54 hectares. It is located alongside Andrés Bonifacio Avenue, bordering it are two other important cemeteries: the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery. Numerous impoverished families notably inhabit some of the mausoleums.
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  • 14. Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Taguig City
    Taguig, officially the City of Taguig, , or simply known as Taguig City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 804,915 people.It is located in the south-eastern portion of Metro Manila. From being a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center. The local government of Taguig currently administers Bonifacio Global City, which is considered as one of Metro Manila's central business districts alongside Makati CBD and Ortigas Center. Other future developments in the city include Arca South Ayala Land's 70-hectare business and lifestyle district, and Laguna de Bay Lakeshore Development along the Bulacan–Rizal–Manila–Cavite ...
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