DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The City Government of Davao through the City Economic Enterprises (CEE), on Friday opened the newly rehabilitated Tagakpan Public Cemetery.
Situated on a 2.3-hectare lot, the Tagakpan Public Cemetery is the second rehabilitated public cemetery in Davao City, following the Wireless Public Cemetery. “This is the second rehabilitated public cemetery of Davao City. The first is the Wireless Public Cemetery,” said Joanne Esperancilla, officer in charge of the CEE’s Cemetery Operation.
The cemetery now features 564 units of compartmentalized niches, 560 ossuary units, 174 mass grave niches, a Muslim cemetery, an open space for Muslim burials, a bone depository, public comfort rooms, two administrative buildings, and guard houses. “In our Phase One project, we have completed the concrete fence, concrete roads, and a concrete-lined canal,” Esperancilla added.
Esperancilla explained that the compartmentalized niches come with a six-year contract, subject to renewal. Non-renewal of the contract will result in the remains being moved to the cemetery’s ossuary niches, which are renewable annually, or placed in the cemetery’s bone depository. The fees for a compartmentalized niche range from P6,160 to P8,800.
She emphasized that while residents of Barangay Tagakpan and nearby areas will have the most convenient access to the cemetery and its services, citizens from all over Davao City and beyond are welcome to use the Tagakpan Public Cemetery.
As the facility’s rehabilitation enters its second phase, more compartmentalized niches, ossuary niches, a columbarium with a chapel, a perimeter fence, and entrance/exit gates will be added.
Friday’s opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Sebastian Duterte, Councilor Alberto Ungab, CEE Head Maximo Macalipes Jr., Tagakpan Barangay Captain Joel Juntong, barangay functionaries, and other guests.
The City Government of Davao, through the City Economic Enterprises (CEE), inaugurated the newly rehabilitated Tagakpan Public Cemetery on Friday.
Situated on a 2.3-hectare lot, the Tagakpan Public Cemetery is the second rehabilitated public cemetery in Davao City, following the Wireless Public Cemetery. “This is the second rehabilitated public cemetery of Davao City. The first is the Wireless Public Cemetery,” said Joanne Esperancilla, officer in charge of the CEE’s Cemetery Operation.
The cemetery now features 564 units of compartmentalized niches, 560 ossuary units, 174 mass grave niches, a Muslim cemetery, an open space for Muslim burials, a bone depository, public comfort rooms, two administrative buildings, and guard houses. “In our Phase One project, we have completed the concrete fence, concrete roads, and a concrete-lined canal,” Esperancilla added.
Esperancilla explained that the compartmentalized niches come with a six-year contract, subject to renewal. Non-renewal of the contract will result in the remains being moved to the cemetery’s ossuary niches, which are renewable annually, or placed in the cemetery’s bone depository. The fees for a compartmentalized niche range from P6,160 to P8,800.
She emphasized that while residents of Barangay Tagakpan and nearby areas will have the most convenient access to the cemetery and its services, citizens from all over Davao City and beyond are welcome to use the Tagakpan Public Cemetery.
As the facility’s rehabilitation enters its second phase, more compartmentalized niches, ossuary niches, a columbarium with a chapel, a perimeter fence, and entrance/exit gates will be added.
Friday’s opening ceremony was attended by Mayor Sebastian Duterte, Councilor Alberto Ungab, CEE Head Maximo Macalipes Jr., Tagakpan Barangay Captain Joel Juntong, barangay functionaries, and other guests.- EZC
