"Apartment-style" niches like this one at the Barangka Public Cemetery in Marikina City, shown here being painted by cemetery workers, have become the reality for ordinary Filipinos who couldn't afford the more spacious lots inside private memorial parks.
The towering niches, so-called because they resemble apartment blocks, are sure to present a challenge for relatives who will come to pay their respects to their departed loved ones during All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
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