MANILA, Philippines — The water reaches past the ankles, swallowing the narrow paths between tombs at the Hagonoy Catholic Cemetery in Bulacan. Into it, families step carefully in rubber boots, carrying candles and flowers for loved ones they have come to remember. It is a scene far removed from the Undas gatherings residents once knew — when relatives spread carpets beside graves, shared meals and stayed until dusk. For the past three years, persistent flooding has reshaped that tradition, turning an annual reunion into a difficult journey through floodwaters. Drowned Undas tradition From the City of Malolos, Bulacan, Tefani Esguerra, 58, […]...

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