Bodies Stored in Abandoned basement

Alajas Et. Al

SUMMARY

City Councillor David Tumulak stated on Wednesday, July 28 that at least six cemeteries in

Cebu City have reached or are about to reach their maximum capacity. Tumulak provided

Rappler with a list of a large number of cemeteries and said: "This started in July, when he

began to notice an abnormal increase in the number of tombs." According to the list, 5

cemeteries no longer have chambers and niches, namely: Cemetery Pardo Roman Catholic

Church, Calamba Cemetery, Queen City Memorial Garden, and Municipal and Veterans

Cemeteries at A. Lopez Street. "Wala na jud I can use the nga funeral home to guide the

cemetery," Queen City administrator said Memorial Garden Cemetery, Dam Delantar,

confirmed the Tumulak list in a telephone interview with Rappler. (we no longer provide

chambers in the cemetery) Carreta Cemetery, the sixth cemetery on the Tumulak list, it has

only 4 niches until Monday, July 26. councillors said that the death toll in Cebu City increased

in July. "We require doctors from the municipal health department to conduct a thorough

investigation and extract more information to find out the motive or cause of death," he said. At

the same time, the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) Corpse Section has noticed an

increase in the death toll and has been monitoring funeral homes and cemeteries since the

beginning of the pandemic. “As of July 27, we have 64 death certificates that need to be

verified whether they are related to COVID19,” said Dr. Alice Aycardo, head of the CCHD

Corpse Department. According to Aycardo, the cemetery continues to await the excavation of

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long-term remains, while arranging for more corpses to be buried. Aycardo also confirmed that

the death toll increased from June to July. “We confirmed in June that there were 554 deaths

of nga misan pana (to be subtracted) and the number of deaths from COVID. In July, ang na

verify na was 557 nga misan pa sad ug (we have verified 557, which must also subtract) The

number of deaths related to COVID19, "he said. Data from the Central Visayas Ministry of

Health (DOH7) showed that From June 1 to June 30, 11 people died of coronavirus in Cebu

City. From July 1 to July 28, there were 32 people. At the time of writing this report, the

department head claimed that CCHD had met with the administrators of the city's funeral home

and cemetery in mountainous Barangay to propose further solutions to the growing number of

graves. "Lang jud ta is closely monitored (this is really close monitoring)," he said. Although it

is still uncertain whether these deaths are related to COVID19, data from the Central Visayas

Ministry of Health (DOH7) shows that from July 1 to July 28, 32 people died from coronavirus

in Cebu City. "One of the solutions we are considering is to call the cemetery manager to find

out if it is possible to make additional niches. If they can invest, or not, how can the city assist

them," Tumulak added. At the time of writing, Tumulak said the city government also sent a

team to inspect the cemetery at Duoshan Village in Cebu City to check if new cemeteries are

available. "We will also work with the national government to help us find places where we can

establish dignified cemeteries, not only for COVID19-related deaths, but also for others

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PARAPHRASE

City Councillor Dave Tumulak said in a radio interview that three funeral homes in Cebu City

used an abandoned building as a corpse storage area. Tumulak said that on Sunday, August

17, 2021, he was told that the body was abnormally present in an abandoned building in

Barangay, Mambalim. He stated that he immediately coordinated with the Mambalin Police

Department and searched the reported building. Preliminary investigation revealed that there

were 85 bodies in the building at the time of inspection. Tumulak said that the three funeral

homes were required to hold a meeting on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Cebu City Acting Health

Director Jeffrey Ibones stated that they will still verify if the body's storage is legal. It is

unknown if all the bodies in the area are Covid19 patients.

“As of July 27, we have 64 death certificates that need to be verified whether they are related

to COVID19,” said Dr. Alice Aycardo,

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Article used: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1904308

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