Monday, November 03, 2008 Generally peaceful 'undas', city police say
IT WAS a generally peaceful and solemn commemoration of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day weekend in Davao City as no major untoward incident occurred in any of its 29 cemeteries.
Except for some violators of the no-smoking policy imposed within the city's cemeteries, and the bringing in of some bladed weapons, the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said it has been generally peaceful.
"Some violators of anti-smoking and concealment of bladed weapons were apprehended," Senior Superintendent Ramon Apolinario, city police director, told Sun.Star.
In private cemeteries, the inspection at San Pedro Memorial Park was deemed the most stringent with packs of cigarettes confiscated along with liquor.
At Davao Memorial Park, there was not much inspection although there were some men walking around with lighted cigarettes, but they were very few of them.
The scorching heat of the morning sun prevented the barrage of people in the city's cemeteries during daytime, with traffic continually flowing smoothly throughout.
But as the afternoon wore on, more people arrived.
In Matina, traffic once again petered down when rain poured by dinnertime until way past midnight, forcing those in the cemetery to stay put.
In one of the city's public cemeteries, a portion was seen left in the dark, with only the candles on the tombstones of the dead lighting up the place.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte immediately ordered the installation of lights to allow the public to easily find the graves of their loved ones. (CPM)
