All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day were not only meant to pay homage to departed loved ones.
Devotees have also taken advantage of the day to lay candles at the foot of a Pieta statue, with Mama Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ.
Photo taken 01 November 2019 at La Loma North Cemetery in Quezon City by indefatigable CNS chief photographer Benjie Cuaresma. (BC/IAMIGO/CNS)