Visitors offer prayers as they honor the memory of their loved ones a day ahead of All Saints' Day at the Manila North Cemetery on October 31, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173042105852320241031-undas-north-cemetery-JC-9246.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday urged Filipinos to &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">remember those who paved the way for our present prosperity&quot; as the country <span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">commemorates All Saints&#x27; Day and All Souls&#x27; Day.</span></span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday urged Filipinos to &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">remember those who paved the way for our present prosperity&quot; as the country <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">commemorates All Saints&#x27; Day and All Souls&#x27; Day.</span></span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/31/filipinos-visiting-loved-ones-graves-hope-to-preserve-tradition-1722">• Filipinos visiting loved ones&#x27; graves hope to preserve tradition</a></span></span></div><p>In his Undas message, Marcos said the occasion is an &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">opportune moment to fortify our bond for the betterment of our spiritual life, not only with the divine but also with one another.&quot;</span></p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Let us spend this time with our families and loved ones to visit their resting places, offer our heartfelt prayers for them, and express deep gratitude for their impact on our lives,&quot; the President said.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/31/alleged-ejk-victims-remembered-on-eve-of-all-saints-day-1852">• Alleged EJK victims remembered on eve of All Saints’ Day</a></span></div><p>He said this <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">day of memorial should &quot;rekindle us to be better persons, better Filipinos, and better stewards of our beloved nation.&quot;</span></p><p>Thousands of Filipinos went back to their hometowns this week to celebrate the twin holidays with their families and vote for the village and youth elections.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lXaX48hZbD4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. urged Filipinos to "remember those who paved the way for our present prosperity" as the country commemorates All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. urged Filipinos to "remember those who paved the way for our present prosperity" as the country commemorates All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

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Marcos to Filipinos: May 'Undas' rekindle us to be better persons

Marcos to Filipinos: May 'Undas' rekindle us to be better persons

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