Most of the 200 people who work at the cemetery will earn nothing this year after the city announced its closure for Kalag-kalag. Undas2021
Leah Resurrecion, a 55-year-old grandmother and a full-time vendor at the Carreta Cemetery, is one of hundreds who take care of the tombs of the dead here.For someone who works around the dead, Resurrecion is full of life.
She manages to be cheerful even if this year she knows that she will not earn as much as she used to due to COVID-19 restrictions.VENDOR. Carreta Cemetery vendor Leah Resurrecion, 55, sits outside her closed makeshift stall.Three generations of the Resurrecion family have been earning their living among the dead. These are her sons, daughters, and grandchildren.
Resurrecion, like most of the people who relied on the cemetery to make a living, would often look forward toMost of the 200 people who work at the cemetery will earn nothing this year after the city announced its closure on October 26, unlike in 2020.pandemic,” she said.
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