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A man spends a quiet moment in front of the tomb of his missing loved one at the cemetery of South Manila. INQUIRER.net photo / Daphne Galvez
Police recorded a decreasing number of visitors to the South Manila cemetery as the day progressed on All Saints Day Friday.
Data from the Manila Police District (MPD) showed that a total of 3,950 visitors were inside the cemetery at 4 pm Friday.
According to MPD data, the maximum number of visitors inside the cemetery reached 22,232 people, which was recorded at noon.
The number of visitors has stopped decreasing since then; from 9,211 to 13 hours, 5,298 to 14 hours and 4,348 to 15 hours
The number of confiscated items has not increased since this morning. Three bladed weapons, three flammable items and three other prohibited items were indexed.
The police announced that the cemetery would close at 7 pm
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