With the immense popularity of cremation, a lot of people have concluded that Manila’s three cemeteries—the North Cemetery, the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery—no longer have plots for more dead bodies. In an interview with philstar.com, however, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim was quick to clarify that there are actually still enough burial plots for even more corpses.
“There are several areas in the cemeteries for all those who want their love ones to be buried. But cremation is a choice of the families, and not because of an alleged lack of cemeteries,” he said. “Many are opting to have their loved ones cremated.”
This isn’t the only piece of good news from Lim. He added that they also have the “womb to tomb” program, which offers free burial and free cremation for poor Manila residents.
