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Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts Volume 3, Number 39 November 2 - 8, 2003 Quezon City, Philippines |
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Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts Volume 3, Number 39 November 2 - 8, 2003 Quezon City, Philippines |
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Post-All Saints’ Day Photo Essay
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two-part photo essay deals with the issues of inequality and poverty. The first part shows how inequality persists even after
death. The second part shows how poverty pushes people to be “creative” and
live on the dead. TEXT
AND PHOTOS BY ROWENA CARRANZA All
Saints’ Day is, for Filipinos, time to honor the dead. But for some of them,
it is also time to earn money. Poverty apparently helps to sharpen creativity
and resourcefulness as the following cases show.
MAKING A LIVING ON THE DEAD. Tony Aquino has been tending memorial lots in Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque for 30 years now. He earns P1,200 per grave and boasts of handling more than 50 graves. He is able to get his fees from erring customers every Nov. 1 when they come to visit their dead family members. Part I: Unequal, Dead or Alive Bulatlat.com We want to know what you think of this article.
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