Making Space in the Cemetery: Encroachment and Expansion in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines

• Main Author: Reyes, Carl Russel R.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: cemeteries; cemetery dwellers; informal settlements; Manila; urban informality
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol11/iss1/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/socialtransformations/article/1167/viewcontent/2_20STJGS_2011.1_20Article_Reyes.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Although the cemetery is considered as an enclosed space with limited potential for expansion, dwelling has occurred in the Manila North Cemetery (MNC) for decades. This paper examines how its dwellers secure access and sustain life in the cemetery, despite periodic clearing operations by the govern...