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OLD TRADITION. A boy in front of the Kapalong Public Cemetery in Davao del Norte blows a pot filled with wood and paper to create smoke that serve as "palina" or incense. In Filipino tradition, incense is used to cast out evil influences after a person visits the cemetery. (Robbie Joy Salveron / davaotoday.com)

OLD TRADITION

A boy in front of the Kapalong Public Cemetery in Davao del Norte blows a pot filled with wood and paper to create smoke that serve as "palina" or incense. In Filipino tradition, incense is used to cast out evil influences after a person visits the cemetery. (Robby Joy Salveron / davaotoday.com)

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BIKING COPS. Police officials from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 conduct a surprise inspection in Davao City cemeteries on Tuesday, October 31. The Philippine National Police beefs up security measures for the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. This photo shows Police Regional Office 11 Director Senior Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan (right) leading the inspection. (Photo courtesy of Philippine National Police PRO 11)

BIKING COPS

Police officials from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 conduct a surprise inspection in Davao City cemeteries on Tuesday, October 31. (Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office 11)

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OLD STROLLER. Senior citizen Daria Te, 70, recycles her grandchild's old stroller which she turns into a makeshift mobile store to sell chips and bottled drinks at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Ecoland, Davao City. On Sunday, October 29, she takes the opportunity to earn P50 to P100 as passengers flock the terminal for the observance of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Te's earnings finances the needs of her six grandchildren and her medication. (Kenneth Paul Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

OLD STROLLER

Senior citizen Daria Te, 70, recycles her grandchild's old stroller which she turns into a makeshift mobile store to sell chips and bottled drinks at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Ecoland, Davao City. On Sunday, October 29, she takes the opportunity to earn P50 to P100 as passengers flock the terminal for the observance of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Te's earnings finances the needs of her six grandchildren and her medication. (Kenneth Paul Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

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MORE BUSES. South-bound buses fill a street near the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Ecoland on Saturday, October 28 as a man bikes freely on the other lane. The heavy traffic is caused by the influx of passengers as they go home to their respective provinces to observe All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. (Kenneth Paul Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

MORE BUSES

South-bound buses fill a street near the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Ecoland on Saturday, October 28 as a man bikes freely on the other lane. The heavy traffic is caused by the influx of passengers as they go home to their respective provinces to observe All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. (Kenneth Paul Senarillos / davaotoday.com)

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LANZONES FESTIVAL

To celebrate the abundance of the tropical fruit lanzones, which is found all over the province of Camiguin and is distinctively sweet due to the island's volcanic soil, the Lanzones Festival is held every last week of October by the provincial and municipal governments. (More...) (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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