List of cemeteries in the Philippines explained

This is a list of cemeteries located in Philippines provinces in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao regions. This list includes classical cemeteries (such as burial caves, burial mounds, limestone tombs, aerial cemeteries, coastal burial lands, and burial trees), colonial cemeteries (such as Spanish-style cemeteries and American-style cemeteries), and modern cemeteries (such as ash cemeteries).

Relevance in Philippine Society

Cemeteries in the Philippines have several relevance in Philippine history and society. Cemeteries were used by Catholic Church in the Philippines to control negative sentiments by threatening not to bury the dissidents' loved ones.^[1] During the All Saints Day, these cemeteries comes to life as visitors clean up and repaint the tombs of their deceased loved ones.^[2] This holiday also becomes a time for family reunions where the favorite dishes of the deceased is served on top of their tombs.^[3]

List of Cemeteries

• Baguio Cemetery, Baguio
• Clark Veterans Cemetery, Clark Freeport Zone^[4]
• Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery, Nagcarlan, Laguna - considered as the only underground cemetery in the Philippines^[5]
• San Joaquin Campo Santo, San Joaquin, Iloilo
• Batanes Boat Tombs
• Limestone tombs of Kamhantik
• Kabayan burial caves and other burial caves in the Cordilleras
• Camiguin sunken cemetery
• Tagalog Burial Trees
• Hanging burial sites of Sagada^[6]
• Familia Luzuriaga Cemetery^[6]
• Paco Park cemetery - considered as the only remaining colonial cemetery in the country^[7]
• Bajau coastal cemetery

See Also

• List of cemeteries in Metro Manila

Notes and References

1. Book: Speer . Robert Elliott . Day . Dwight Huntington . Bovaird . David . Report of Deputation Sent by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in the Summer of 1915 to Visit the Missions in Siam and the Philippine Islands, and on the Way Home to Stop at Some of the Stations in Japan, Korea and China; Presented by Mr. Robert E. Speer, Mr. Dwight H. Day and Dr. David Bovaird . 1916 . Board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. . 275 . 16 February 2024 . en.
2. Book: Ignacio . Melissa Macagba . The Philippines, Roots of My Heritage: A Journey of Discovery by a Pilipina American Teenager . 1977 . Pilipino Development Associates . 102 . 16 February 2024 . en.
3. News: O'Connell . Ronan . All Saints Day: How Filipinos use food to honour the dead in age-old tradition . 16 February 2024 . The National . 1 November 2020 . en.
4. News: Schogol . Jeff . 'Abandoned' Philippines cemetery rankles military vets . 16 February 2024 . USA TODAY . 6 December 2012.
5. News: Cinco . Maricar . Visiting RP’s only underground cemetery . 16 February 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 2 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018165529/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20081102-169788/Visiting-RPs-only-underground-cemetery . 18 October 2014.
6. News: 5 unique resting places for the dead in the Philippines . 16 February 2024 . GMA News Online . 28 October 2022 . en.
7. News: Nakpil . Danielle . LOOK: Organizations, communities unite to preserve Paco Park . 16 February 2024 . RAPPLER . 15 October 2017.