At least 25K visitors arrive at Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque for Undas 2024

Around 25,000 visitors arrived at the Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque City as of  Friday noon amid the observance of this year’s Undas. 

Mary Ann Arriola, Loyola Memorial Park manager, said 20,000 to 25,000 individuals have visited the cemetery as of 12 noon. 

“Inaasahan namin na ngayon kasi medyo maganda ang panahon natin kaya inaasahan namin na dodoble ang volume natin. Siguro aabot ng 50,000 to 100,000  sa loob ng park,” Arriola told Super Radyo dzBB. 

(We’re expecting the number of visitors to reach 50,000 to 100,000 because of good weather.)

Some contrabands including vapes and cigarettes were confiscated from visitors. according to Arriola. She said police are patrolling the cemetery grounds for security. 

Meanwhile, the park management warned the public against unscrupulous individuals posing as caretakers for a fee. 

“Sa mga kliyente namin sa loob ng park maging alisto tayo dahil may mga lumilibot na nagpapanggap na caretaker at naninigil ng pera…’Yung mga caretaker namin ang nagmemaintain ng lupa dito,” said Arriola.

(We are warning the public against those posing as caretakers and asking for payment. We have our own caretakers who maintain the lots here.) —Sundy Locus/AOL, GMA Integrated News