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00:00We are still here at Manila North Cemetery, one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the country.
00:08In fact, more than a million people are buried here at Manila North Cemetery,
00:17including former presidents, artists, and other personalities.
00:23And because this is one of the largest cemeteries,
00:25it is expected that 500,000 people will visit this cemetery today.
00:33As you can see, at the main entrance, where I am standing right now,
00:36in front of the Blumentritt road, there are railings.
00:40This has been done for years,
00:43so that if there is a big flood or a big quake,
00:48our countrymen can still enter the cemetery safely
00:52and inspect them one by one.
00:54As you can see, in this lane, there are priority lanes,
00:57and there are also non-carrying items.
01:00So they will enter here, while the other regular people,
01:03who are not included in the priority lane,
01:05such as PWD, senior citizens, and Buntis,
01:08they are in the other lanes.
01:10So now, if later we expect the flood of our countrymen,
01:15they will enter through these railings.
01:18And of course, there are a lot of police to inspect their belongings
01:23to make sure that the non-carrying items will be confiscated.
01:27So for now, do we already have confiscated items, sir?
01:30Or are these just lighters?
01:33Lighters and alcohol are prohibited,
01:36as well as things that are slippery.
01:40It seems to us that our countrymen already know what are prohibited,
01:45because only a few will be confiscated.
01:46But later, we will find out if they already know
01:50that when people arrive,
01:52almost nothing will be confiscated from them.
01:55So at this point, we will talk to the Director of Manila North Cemetery,
02:00who is Ma'am Rochelle Castaneda.
02:02Good morning, Ma'am Maris.
02:03Good morning to you, Ma'am.
02:04Good morning, Ma'am Maris.
02:05Alright, so just like the initial information,
02:09we are still expecting 500,000 to arrive today.
02:13And tomorrow, how many are we expecting?
02:17Or has it changed?
02:18We are not expecting 1,000,000 today,
02:21because we have been here for half a day already.
02:23But tomorrow, we will have 1,000,000.
02:26Half a day for the work?
02:27Yes, for the work.
02:28For those who will enter the office.
02:29So tomorrow is November 1,
02:32and that is the day that people are really coming in.
02:36Maybe tomorrow, we are expecting 1,000,000.
02:391,000,000.
02:40Yes.
02:40So, how are our reminders?
02:43Do's and don'ts inside the cemetery when they arrive here?
02:47It is still the same as last year.
02:50They are not allowed to bring their personal knives,
02:56Swiss knives,
02:57sharp objects like guns,
02:59deck cards, bingo cards,
03:01Bluetooth speakers,
03:02and drinks that can make you drunk.
03:05We also added that they are not allowed to bring their pets.
03:10Yes.
03:12Even if they are allowed to bring their pets,
03:17they are still not allowed to bring their pets.
03:20There are children,
03:21we have children who are brought by our countrymen,
03:24who are often missing.
03:26What are the services that we provide
03:28so that they can be easily found?
03:30What will you do if there are children who are missing?
03:32Where will they go?
03:33Here inside Manila's North Cemetery,
03:37we remind the parents
03:40that as much as possible,
03:41they should enter the entrance area.
03:43It is here in our Manila Social Welfare Desk
03:48if we can register the children.
03:51If we register the children,
03:54they will have name taggings
03:56that are written there,
03:58even the contact numbers of the parents.
04:00Aside from that,
04:01in case of loss,
04:03they can listen.
04:04We have a PA system here
04:06where we announce the child's name.
04:09Aside from our contact numbers,
04:12we tell them that they can bring their children
04:15to our office.
04:17Are there still cases of missing children?
04:21Children who are not found?
04:23What do you do there?
04:24Actually, it is common.
04:25They are not missing.
04:28They just cannot remember where they went.
04:32That is why our office is open
04:34for those who are looking for them.
04:36We have employees
04:38who can bring their children there.
04:41Alright, ma'am.
04:42Let us remind our countrymen
04:44who visit Manila North Cemetery
04:46the additional services
04:48that Manila North Cemetery provides
04:50to make it better,
04:52to make their visit here
04:54more comfortable
04:56to those who love their lives.
04:57Maybe,
04:59what has been added now
05:02is that we have road closures.
05:05For these road closures,
05:07our Mayor, Honey Lacuna,
05:09made it possible for free e-trikes
05:12to be provided to designated parking areas
05:15to go to Manila North Cemetery.
05:18You can also enter here
05:20for senior citizens,
05:21PWD, and pregnant women,
05:23aside from mothers
05:25who have young children.
05:27We have 40 e-trikes here
05:29that you can ride.
05:30This is free
05:31inside Manila North Cemetery.
05:35Alright.
05:36Thank you very much,
05:37Ma'am Rosal Casaneda
05:38and the Director of Manila North Cemetery
05:40for the information you gave us.
05:42Good luck to all of you
05:43so that our countrymen
05:44can visit Manila North Cemetery
05:46more comfortably.
05:47Let's go back to the studio.