Covering 52 hectares, the Manila North Cemetery contains 2000 residents who live in and among the tombs. With up to 80 funerals taking place each day, many of the residents have found work among the dead - labelled 'tomb keepers'. With a controversial rep

A Home Among the Dead Covering 52 hectares, the Manila North Cemetery contains 2000 residents who live in and among the tombs.

With up to 80 funerals taking place each day, many of the residents have found work and homes among the dead. 

Boy Jose standing in front of his home. Boy has been a tomb keeper since he was 15 years old, after his families home was knocked down to make way for a highway. The tombs relatives have never visited, but he maintains the cleaniliness and repaints it eve

Boy Jose standing in front of his home. Boy has lived and worked in the cemetery since he was 15 years old.

Maria, hired by the relatives of this tomb to look after it. She lives in a neighbouring mausoleum.

Maria, a long term resident and maintenance worker in her home. 

There are multiple shops; laundries and even karaoke parlours. This is one of the laundries in the South East section of the cemetery.

A communal laundry space. 

Rodrigo relaxes in a hammock in his brothers home. 

Daniel and Emilio in their shared home, they are both maintenance workers for the cemetery and have lived here for approx. 10 years. 

'Villanueva' - the garbage tomb.

The Southern rubbish tip.

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