Read more about the article SECURITY IN CEMETERY
Members of Task Force Davao and the Philippine National Police beef up the security outside Mintal Public Cemetery in Tugbok District, Davao City on Monday, Oct. 31. The police also put up an assistance desk along the road. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

SECURITY IN CEMETERY

Members of Task Force Davao and the Philippine National Police beef up the security outside Mintal Public Cemetery in Tugbok District, Davao City on Monday, Oct. 31. The police also put up an assistance desk along the road. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article PEACH TOMB FOR DAUGHTER
Rodrigo Valles preps up his daughter's tomb painting it peach inside the Mintal Public Cemetery before All Saints' Day. Valles said he makes it appoint to change the color of his daughter's tomb every year. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

PEACH TOMB FOR DAUGHTER

Rodrigo Valles preps up his daughter's tomb painting it peach inside the Mintal Public Cemetery before All Saints' Day. Valles said he makes it appoint to change the color of his daughter's tomb every year. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article ALTERNATIVE TO USING BRUSH
Instead of using paintbrush, highschool student Marky, repaints a gravestone with a coin covered in cloth inside the Mintal Public Cemetery. He said it is easier than using a paintbrush. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

ALTERNATIVE TO USING BRUSH

Instead of using paintbrush, highschool student Marky, repaints a gravestone with a coin covered in cloth inside the Mintal Public Cemetery. He said it is easier than using a paintbrush. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Undas: When painting tombs becomes a thriving job for children
High school student Marky, repaints a tomb inside the Mintal Public Cemetery on Monday, Oct. 31 as his pastime during semestral break. Marky gets P30 for repainting tombs.

Undas: When painting tombs becomes a thriving job for children

“I do this as a pastime because I have nothing to do at home, so I started going with my friends.”

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Read more about the article MAN REPAINTS FAMILY’S TOMB
Roberto Longlong's yearly practice during Undas, or All Saints' Day is to repaint the tombs of his departed father and grandparents at the Mintal Public Cemetery. (Zea C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

MAN REPAINTS FAMILY’S TOMB

Roberto Longlong's yearly practice during Undas, or All Saints' Day is to repaint the tombs of his departed father and grandparents at the Mintal Public Cemetery. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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