Cremation on the rise

Holy Gardens Memorial Park - A Special Place for Remembering Loved Ones

From Philstar

Officers of two leading and oldest memorial parks in the country sees growing trend in cremation as the preferred way to go.  6 out of 10 deceased now prefer the cremation way, instead of the usual/traditional burial.  The primary reason is that it is cheap.  Direct cremation is the cheapest form of memorialization.   Costs can be kept well below P20t vs. P50t with casket, wake, and 5 year lease in municipal or Catholic cemeteries.

Most funeral parlors now have crematorium.  They are quick and fast and cheap;  use two burners and diesel and are clean burning and non polluting.

Holy Gardens Memorial Park have one such machine as early as 2008 and offered one of the cheapest at 18t/remains.  We look forward to having one in La Union, Pangasinan, and Calamba Holy Gardens.

From Paulo Alcazaren - Improvement on All Saints Day Celebration

Holy Gardens Memorial Park - A Special Place for Remembering Loved Ones

Paolo Alcazaren suggests better ways of celebrating All Saints Day: (We just recently saw the nightmare and headaches that went with this last Nov. l.)

l.  Terminal facilities at Naia for train, bus, and airlines;   this would solve congestions for buses and roads leading to cemeteries;

2.  Muti level body crypts cemeteries.  They now have this a La Loma.   A certain well known architect and I are planning for this in Bicutan to help solve congestion.  A high rise cemetery

His article is at Lifestyle section of Philstar Section D-1