Living With The Dead In Manila North Cemetery 🇵🇭

Living With The Dead In Manila North Cemetery 🇵🇭

Hello guys! Welcome to Robbie Travels, a new day here in Manila, and today we are here at Manila North Cemetery, where the living live together with the dead. Let’s go, guys. What is happening here, guys? I just arrived here, and it’s like all the firemen are coming through.

As we walk through the Manila Cemetery, we can, of course, see many graves of politicians, artists, former military leaders, and even former presidents like this one for example. Look at this. The tomb of a former president. Who is this President Mads? Ramon Magsaysay. They call him the man of the masses.

So here we have it, the tomb of the former president; he died in 1957, and on the other side, we have his wife. Oh my God, what’s happening over there? Oh yeah, let’s check that one out. They have some parade over there or something like that.

So guys, it seems it wasn’t a parade after all; it’s like a funeral for a firefighter or something like that. It’s really sad, and they had some fire trucks standing up here. You saw the water going up to pay some last respect to these firemen. Yeah, really sad.

Everywhere, you can see these beautiful memorials, like this one here for example. Some have stunning, stunning monuments like this one here, others have beautiful statues. Then you have other ones that are a little bit more sober, like this this one for example. And actually, in many of these mosoleums,

There are actually people living there who take care of the mosoleum and the graves inside. This one is also quite nice, and in exchange for taking care of the mosoleum, they can stay inside and live there. Could you live in a mosoleum, Mads? No, never experience. Yeah.

So where should we go now, Mads? Because this place is huge, isn’t this the biggest cemetery in Manila? Yes. Or even the Philippines. I don’t know. Yeah, this cemetery is actually one of the oldest here in Manila and maybe even the largest as well. It has a space of 54 hectares,

And everywhere you can see these mosoleums, it’s quite impressive. Like over here there was a former mayor of Manila. This one we have here. Wow, it’s beautiful inside. You see? Like over here there’s somebody living here in this mosoleum. Unfortunately nobody’s home.

Yeah, it’s also a really interesting place to learn about the history of the Philippines with so many prominent figures buried here, like, for example, the fourth President of the Philippines Sergio Osmena. And, of course, the king of Philippine movies Fernando Poe, and here they even have like a restaurant

Where you can eat some food. I’m actually quite thirsty to be honest. To be honest, this feels a little bit weird to walk here. Look at these beautiful stained glass windows on this one, and here another shop. Hello. Hello, good morning. Good morning. How are you? I’m fine. That’s good. Germany?

No close close Belgium, just next to Germany. Nice to meet you. Pancho Villa is the main boxing star. You want to fight boxing? Boxing, what? Pancho Villa. Is there boxing here? Here, Pancho Villa. Oh, really? He was a boxer who died. Champion boxing. Oh, okay, okay and you live here? Yeah.

And how long you live here? Five decades. Five decades that’s a long time. Oh okay, but before they don’t live here. Yes. Since when we were children, we were few here. Have you noticed? Sit down. It’s okay, it’s okay, thank you so much. What did you do kuya? Did you clean first?

And then they will pay you. It depends on the agreement, whether it’s quarterly or in a year. Yes, we get compensated quarterly or once a year, and we’re free to live here. So they pay you to take care of it. Yeah, okay, okay. Kuya said you need to learn Filipino,

So that you know how to play Tong-its. You know Tong-its, cards, poker. Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes. We will go now. Bye-bye, take care. See you, bye-bye. Nice to meet you. Thank you for the drinks. Thank you. All the people in the Philippines are always so friendly.

They said that there’s someone who are authorized to live here, But there are some, you know, informal settlers that they call squatters without any permission. They put something on the tomb, and then they can stay there. Oh, okay. And then, if the client sees that,

They feel so embarrassed because they live in dirty places like this. So dirty, and then they don’t give compensation to them. So what they need to do is they need to maintain the cleanliness of the tomb that they stay in,

And then they are authorized to stay as long as they want to stay here. Yeah. So some actually live here illegally, Some. They just break into a tomb and then stay there, while others are authorized to stay here because they need to maintain the tomb. Yeah, in some way,

It’s really interesting to see how people live here on the graveyard. Here, also, people are living. In our province, no one’s staying like this. No? Yeah, the only thing that you will see is someone who is visiting the tomb and cleaning the tomb or the caretaker they called it.

Ah, but not living inside. Not living inside. So is it only here they live inside, or maybe there are other cemeteries where they live inside as well? Yeah, especially here in the city. Yeah, but a lot of them are staying empty too. It’s not like everywhere they’re living, right?

It’s only in a few places they’re actually living. And over here we have it, guys, the tomb of Sergio Osmena, the fourth President of the Philippines, and we already passed this location two or three times, and we never noticed this because it’s quite sober,

Like you can see just this massive tomb and nothing else, no Filipino flag, nothing. just a sober massive tomb, and who is this over here? You cannot even read it anymore. So guys, this is one of the oldest cemeteries here in Metro Manila, and there are more than 1 million people buried here.

This place is huge, and what you also see on these streets here are a lot of dogs and a lot of cats. Hello, sir, what are you playing? Solitaire. Oh yeah, it’s nice. It’s nice. Do you live here? Yeah. This is your house? And how long do you live there? 30 years.

30 years! Oh my god, that’s a long time, and how is it to live there? Is it not scary? No. No? No. No? No ghosts? No ghost. No, no ghost? Ah, okay. I always thought that… Addict. What? There is an addict. Addict. No ghosts but there is an addict. Drug addict. Oh, drug addict.

Oh, there are addicts here. Oh, okay, that’s not good. That’s not good addicts. Don’t be afraid from the ghost. You should be afraid of the drug addicts. Ah, oh really? Okay, okay. So there are no ghosts here but only addicts, and you should not be afraid of ghosts but of the addicts.

Yeah, thank you so much. It’s nice to meet you. Thank you. Have a nice day. So it seems there are no ghosts here, but there are a lot of drug addicts here, and the guy said you should not be afraid of the ghosts, but you should be afraid of the drug addicts.

So yeah, that’s another thing we learned here: no ghosts, only drug addicts. To be honest, guys, this isn’t the safest district to come. I haven’t told you yet, but I’m telling you now, but it’s quite interesting to come here, right, Mads? Yeah, it’s my first time to go here.

Yeah, because she’s always scared too. Don’t go to Tondo; it’s scary there. Don’t go to North Cemetery; it’s scary there, and what do I do? I go anyway. Oh, dangerous! I almost walked into this hole in the ground. Be careful, Mads, from the long grass.

If there are drug addicts, there can be syringes, so be careful. So here it is the memorial of Bautista Nakpil, a Filipino artist, so it seems a lot of Nakpil’s family members are buried here as well. Wow, guys, look at this one. Let’s take a look from a little bit closer.

What is this one? And what I also notice is that everywhere on some graves they leave these cards. I have no idea why, so if you know, leave it in the comments. Mads has just noticed this beautiful, beautiful mausoleum over here.

I have no idea what it is, but look how beautiful it is. Incredible! Look at the details, the vases. Wow! Let’s take a look inside, guys. Quite sober. Hello guys, how are you? This is a beautiful place. Look at this beautiful monument. Mausuleo De Los Veteranos De La Revolucion. Nice. Nice place.

It’s good that you saw it, Mads, because it’s a beautiful place. Yeah, in memory of all the Filipinos who participated in the first war of American civilization. Okay, Mads, thank you. So here we have a military grave of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, as you can see over here.

And just next to the Army we have the Manila police plot, with a lot of police officers buried here, like over here: died in the line of duty. So they’re actually all killed when they were performing their job. See here another grave, another one killed in line of duty. So sad, you know.

Over here, we have a more deserted area of the cemetery. Oh, look, they make… What do they make here? Is it for plants? Oh yeah, it’s a pad then you need to put some flower arrangements. Yes. Oh, it’s nice. Some pottery to put the plants in. Yeah, like, you can see over here.

Some beautiful concrete vases, and then probably they will paint them and then sell them to get some money. More pottery over here. I always love to walk around in these areas where normally no tourists ever come. You know, you can see so many different and interesting things. Hey! Hello, how are you? Hello.

Hello guys! Where do you come from? What? Where do you come from? Belgium. Belgium? Do you know Belgium? Oh, welcome. Oh, thank you, thank you. Nice to meet you all. What are you doing here? Welcome to you. Want a drink? No, no, thank you. Thank you so much.

I don’t drink alcohol, but it’s so nice. It’s so nice. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Beautiful? Yeah, Philippines really nice. I love the Philippines, my second time here already. Beautiful dance? What dance? Beautiful dance. Yeah, you dance? Yeah. Oh, really? Are you going to dance for me? No.

No? Oh, okay okay it would be nice. Next time. Next time you dance for me. No, money to pay. Ah, okay, okay, okay. Okay, it’s nice to meet you, guys. Take care. Bye-bye! Bye-bye! So as I was saying, they’re not used to seeing any tourists here,

And so nice guys, they invited me to drink there with them, but I don’t drink alcohol, so I will not do that, but see the hospitality in the Philippines. It’s amazing. You can play some basketball here, Mads. So here we have it, guys, the tomb of Fernando Poe Jr.,

The king of Philippine movies, and next to him, his wife Susan Roces. It’s actually a huge memorial, but it’s for all his family members. Who we have more here; Let’s check it out. Here, others from the Poe family. Overall, the Manila North Cemetery is a really interesting place to visit,

Especially if you want to learn something about the Philippine history and, of course, pay some respect to some important people that are buried here. It’s a beautiful and peaceful place, even though it’s a cemetery. Yeah, it’s quite interesting. Look at this one, guys. This is really beautiful. Wow!

A pyramid at Manila North Cemetery! Impressive. And over here we have the memorial of Pancho Villa, the first boxing world champion in the Philippines. He was actually quite young. Look. Born in 1901 and passed away in 1925, The first Filipino world champion boxing, buried here in the North Cemetery in Manila.

So here is another tomb of another president of the Philippines, Manuel Roxas, who died on April 15, 1948. So you can see many, many presidents are buried here in Manila North Cemetery, and look at that mausoleum over there. It’s also really beautiful with the angels in front. Look at this one.

You can really see some gorgeous mausoleums here. You can see some mausoleums that are old, that are a little bit destroyed, where people are living inside, and then you can also see some beautiful tombs and, of course, beautiful mausoleums like this one.

Yeah, in some way, it is a beautiful and peaceful place here. So guys, thank you for joining me in this vlog. This short walk around the Manila North Cemetery I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I hope to see you again soon on another adventure. Bye-bye from Robbie, and there is Mads.

Bye from Mads. And actually, this is my last video in the Philippines. So take care, guys. Bye-bye!

Welcome and come along on an unconventional adventure with me as we delve into the heart of Manila North Cemetery, discovering a vibrant tapestry of history, culture, and life among the departed.

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Today I navigate through the narrow pathways, engaging in heartfelt conversations with those who call the cemetery home.

Uncover the intriguing stories of resilience and community that thrive within this unconventional neighborhood.

Our journey takes us to the hallowed grounds where former presidents rest, their legacies echoing through time. We paid homage to the boxing legend Francisco Guilledo, fondly remembered as “Pancho Villa,” and explore the final resting place of the cinematic icon, Fernando Poe Jr., affectionately known as “Da King.”

As we wander through the sacred precincts, we’ll bear witness to the poignant tribute of firefighters bidding farewell to a fallen comrade.

Our steps lead us to the Heroes’ Section, a solemn sanctuary dedicated to the brave firefighters and policemen who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Manila North Cemetery, where every tombstone tells a story, and every corner holds a piece of Filipino history.

Join me on this poignant travel vlog, as we celebrate life, remembrance, and the enduring spirit that lives among the departed.

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Manila North Cemetery Arrival – 00:00
Tomb of Former President / Last Farewell to Fallen Firefighter – 00:59
The Oldest & Largest Cemetery in Manila – 02:40
Living on a Cemetery | Some Even For 5 Decades – 04:28
Do People Live On Other Cemeteries – 09:31
Tomb of Sergio Osmeña – 10:38
Are You Afraid of Ghosts / Addicts – 11:37
Is This Area Safe | Bautista Nakpil Memorial – 12:58
More Beautiful Memorials – 14:13
Armed Forces of The Philippines and Police Graves – 16:07
Making Pottery on a Graveyard | Meeting More Locals – 16:56
Fernando Poe “The King of Philippine Movies” – 19:18
A Pyramid in Manila | Pancho Villa Memorial – 20:34
Manuel Roxas Tomb and Saying Goodbye to The Philippines – 21:41
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