In Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, a family turns All Saints' and All Souls' Days into an opportunity for income, while helping in maintaining a tradition of remembrance
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Sixty-six-year-old Ninfa Sanisit has been doing that at the Kabankalan City Public Cemetery in Negros Occidental. Every November, for over 30 years, she has made tomb cleaning as a source of additional income for her family. Over time, Sanisit gained a loyal client base – each paying her P600 per tomb for cleaning, repainting, and lettering, she added.
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