Cemeteries in Masantol town still flooded

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Residents in this town may have to light candles for their departed loved ones from afar as most of the cemeteries here remained underwater during the observation of All Saint's Day today.Mayor Jose Antonio Bustos said the public cemeteries and some of the private memorial parks in town are still flooded due to the rains in the past months.

'For the mean time po, nagpatambak po muna ako from my personal funds para mapuntahan pa rin ng ating mga kababayan ang mga yumao po nilang mahal sa buhay,' the mayor added.Bustos said that some tombs are submerged, making them inaccessible.The official urged the people to light candles and say a prayer for their departed loved ones in their respective homes instead. Bustos reminded the residents of the ongoing liquor ban and the prohibition of deadly weapons inside memorial parks.

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