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Eon Sanchez, ABS-CBN News

Eon Sanchez

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<p>MANILA — More than 320,000 people visited Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on Saturday, exceeding the cemetery’s projected turnout for All Saints’ Day.</p><p>An estimated 320,256 visitors came to pay respects to their departed loved ones, according to park management, surpassing the expected 300,000 visitors for the annual observance.</p><p>Until late evening, families carrying flowers, candles, and food offerings filled the vast grounds of the park.</p><p>The usually quiet resting place turned into a scene of reunion and remembrance, with laughter, prayers, and music blending under tents and makeshift shelters.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1984650845733208276&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-11-01T23%3A45%3A05.019081%3A2b579c2b-f9fc-4bef-8afa-20c78d6f4fb9%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b38fd1175097b0a7e075cfbf746ff2c7abfbdef3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:486px;height:660px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1984650845733208276"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Among those who chose to spend the night at the cemetery was Richard Geronimo, from Baclaran, who visited his late parents and grandparents, accompanied by his family.</p><p>For them, All Saints’ Day is not only a religious tradition but also a yearly family gathering.</p><p>“Para naman mapuntahan namin yung mga yumao namin. Maalala namin sila sa ganitong pagkakataon,&quot; he said.</p><p>(So we can visit our departed, so we can remember them in these times)</p><p>Among the loved ones he remembers are his niece, who died two years ago.</p><p>&quot;Napakasakit kasi hindi siya namatay sa sakit o aksidente,&quot; he said.</p><p>(It is really painful because she did not die from illness or in an accident)</p><p>He shared that his family sets up tents, brings food, and even installs a small portable toilet to make their overnight stay comfortable.</p><p>Despite the surge in visitors, the day remained largely peaceful and orderly, Parañaque police said. Security personnel and first-aid teams were deployed throughout the cemetery to assist visitors.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/1/visitors-at-manila-memorial-park-pay-respects-to-prominent-figures-1509"><strong>READ: Visitors at Manila Memorial Park pay respects to prominent figures<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Wala tayong reported na any incident, maliban doon sa mga nawawalang bata, which [is] na-recover naman na at nabalik sa kanilang mga pamilya,&quot; said Police Lt. Waren Vicente of the Parañaque police.</p><p>(There were no reported incidents except for a child who was reported missing but who has been found)</p><p>The cemetery will remain open 24 hours on Sunday, November 2, in observance of All Souls’ Day, and until 6 p.m. Monday, November 3.</p>

<p>More than 320,000 people visited Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on Saturday, exceeding the cemetery’s projected turnout for All Saints’ Day.</p>

More than 320,000 people visited Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on Saturday, exceeding the cemetery’s projected turnout for All Saints’ Day.

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More than projected: More than 320,000 flock to Manila Memorial Park on All Saints' Day

Eon Sanchez,

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Published Nov 02, 2025 09:05 AM PHT

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