Filipinos visiting graves across Manila on All Saints’ Day (“Undas”) draw large crowds, with multiple outlets citing figures at the city’s Manila North Cemetery and reporting broader totals for North and South cemeteries. Coverage focuses on attendance levels as the day progresses and compares them with recent movement earlier in the weekend.
Philstar reports very high Manila North activity, including a figure of 976,200 visitors recorded as of 3 p.m. GMA News says more than half a million people visited Manila North Cemetery on Sunday. Inquirer similarly points to expectations of more than one million visitors, quoting Manila North Cemetery Director Daniel Tan about the likelihood of more arrivals on the day after lower numbers the previous day. Another Philstar item reports at least 110,000 visitors for Manila’s North and South Cemeteries “yesterday,” indicating smaller totals depending on timing.
While all stories deal with the same holiday visits, the numbers differ likely because outlets report different time markers (“as of 3 p.m.” versus daily counts) or different scopes (North cemetery alone versus North and South combined).
