REMEMBERING A cemetery in Pasay City on Monday receives visitors paying respects to their departed relatives. Public cemeteries and private memorial gardens all over the country will be closed during the traditional 鈥淯ndas鈥� (All Saints鈥� Day and All Souls鈥� Day) to avoid mass gatherings and as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. 鈥擬ARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� All cemeteries in the country will be closed from October 29 to November 2, 2021, to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission during 鈥淯ndas,鈥� (All Souls鈥� Day) Interior Secretary Eduardo A帽o said Wednesday.
In a briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte aired on Wednesday early morning, A帽o said the government鈥檚 pandemic task force has passed a resolution that issued guidelines for the celebration of this year鈥檚 鈥淯ndas鈥� amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the public may visit cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria before October 29 or after November 2.
Visitors must be limited to 10 persons per group, and the venue must only allow 30% capacity.
However, A帽o said this can be raised to 50% if the local government unit authorizes it.
Visitors must strictly abide by minimum public health standards to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
This will be enforced by the Philippine National Police, local government units, down to the barangay officers, A帽o added.
He said LGUs must also pass ordinances or executive orders to implement measures during Undas. #\