TINIYAK ni Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna na plantsado na ang lahat sa loob at labas ng Manila North at South cemeteries para sa pagdagsa ng mga dadalaw sa kanilang namayapang kamag-anak sa Undas na nakatakda sa Nov. 1 at 2.

Katunayan, sinabi ng alkalde na noong Oktubre 30, umabot sa 44 metriko toneladang basura ang nahakot sa North Cemetery at 50 metriko tonelada naman ang mga hinakot na basura sa South Cemetery.

“Overnight stays are not allowed in our public cemeteries. We expect many more visitors from October 31 to November 2, and possibly until Sunday, November 3, because of the long holiday weekend and better weather,” pahayag ni Mayor Honey.

“Early visitors were only in the several thousands, totaling not more than 14 thousand, so we expect the visitor tally to match or even exceed last year’s 1.7 million when the Undas holiday is over,” sabi pa niya.

“While we have cleanup measures in place, we still appeal to all cemetery visitors to Clean As You Go so that they do not leave trash at the gravesites and along the pathways within the cemeteries,” paghihimok ng alkalde sa mga bibisita sa puntod ng mga namayapa.

Umapela rin si Lacuna sa mga bibisita na huwag magdala ng mga baril, patalim o anumang matutulis na bagay, inuming nakalalasing at instrumentong lumilikha ng ingay.

“The cemeteries are not places for anyone to bring guns, knives, and icepicks. Only the police are allowed to have firearms on the premises.

If you have personal safety and security concerns, seek the assistance of the police as you enter the cemetery and deposit your weapons with them,” pagdidiin ng alkalde.