Locals who are away and cannot travel home for Undas can still pay their respects to departed loved ones with the aid of their relatives through free internet connection.
On Saturday and Sunday, the local government here will establish wifi connections at the chapels of Cotabato Memorial Park, Kidapawan Memorial Park, Binologan Public Cemetery, Cautivar Private Cemetery, and the former Catholic Cemetery.
This would allow anyone to share live videos of their cemetery visits and keep in touch with relatives and kin who cannot join them.
Aside from the free internet connection, the local government will also offer free haircuts, manicures, pedicures, massage, and ice cream to cemetery visitors.
In anticipation of a humid day, water stations will be set up at the entrance of each cemetery to ensure that visitors are hydrated.
To maintain order, the local police are deploying operatives to patrol around the cemeteries.
Lieutenant Colonel Jose Marie Simangan, the city’s chief of police, said bladed weapons, playing cards, and even a boisterous sound system are prohibited inside the cemetery.