MANILA-Devout Filipinos clutching candles and flowers poured into cemeteries across the heavily Catholic Philippines on Nov 1 to pay tribute to loved ones on All Saints’ Day. Hundreds of thousands flocked to sprawling graveyards in the capital Manila, while others waded through floodwaters left by a deadly tropical storm to quietly pray and celebrate the lives of departed relatives.At Manila North Cemetery, 64-year-old Virginia Flores lit candles in front of her grandmother’s “ apartment ”, the
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2024-11-01 00:00:00.0