A makeshift tent serves as a checkpoint inside the Barangka Public Cemetery in Marikina City, where families are starting to gather to pay respects at the graves of their loved ones.
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has encouraged early visits to cemeteries, as all public and private cemeteries in the country will be closed from October 29 to November 2 as part of efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic.