Manila Memorial Park – Sucat
The Manila Memorial Park – Sucat (MMP–Sucat) is a cemetery situated along Dr. A. Santos Avenue in Sucat in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.[1]
The Meditation Tower within the cemetery grounds | |
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Established | 1964 |
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Country | Philippines |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Manila Memorial Park, Inc. |
Website | www |
History
The Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque was established in 1964[2] when the city was still a municipality of Rizal province.[3] In August 1985, it became the first cemetery to host a modern crematorium in a memorial park setting,[4] having been established a year after Pope Paul IV lifted the ban on cremation for Catholics.[5] The cemetery became part of a larger network of burial sites of Manila Memorial Park, Inc. with five other cemeteries under the Manila Memorial Park brand opened in other parts of the Philippines.[3]
From December 2016 to August 2017, the Rizal Premier Chapel, a new funeral venue was built.[6] The cemetery hosts a second older chapel.[4]
Notable burials
The Memorial Memorial Park is the site of burial of several Filipino notable individuals which includes politicians, actors, and athletes.[7]
- Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), 11th President of the Philippines
- Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932–1983), Senator of the Philippines
- Narciso Ramos (1900–1986), former Minister of Foreign Affairs and father of former president Fidel V. Ramos
- Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017), Senator of the Philippines and the younger sister of former president Fidel V. Ramos
- Josephine Martinez Ramos (1957–2011), musician, athlete and daughter of former president Fidel V. Ramos
- Sotero Laurel (1918–2009), Senator of the Philippines
- Robert Barbers (1944–2005), Senator of the Philippines
- Leandro Mendoza (1946–2013), former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of the Philippine National Police
- Dulce Saguisag (1943–2007), former Secretary of Social Welfare and Development and husband of former senator Rene Saguisag
- Nereo Andolong (1926–2001), former chairman and general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and president of Philippine Olympic Committee
- Pablo Cuneta (1910–2000), former Mayor of Pasay
- Maria Clara Lobregat (1921–2004), former Mayor of Zamboanga City
- AJ Perez (1993–2011), actor
- Pitoy Moreno (1925–2018), fashion designer
- Jam Sebastian, (1986–2015), actor
- Paquito Diaz (1937–2011), actor and director
- Rico Yan (1975–2002), actor
- Alfie Anido (1959–1981), actor
- Gabriel Elorde (1935–1985), professional boxer
- Arsenio "Dodjie" Laurel (1931–1967), race car driver
- Helen Vela (1946–1992), actress and radio/TV host and news anchor
- Orly Punzalan (1935–2005), radio/TV host and news anchor
- Mariano Contreras (1910–1978), comedian
- Ike Lozada (1940–1995), comedian
- Inday Badiday (1944–2003), radio/TV host and journalist
- Bayani Casimiro, Sr. (1918–1989), dancer and actor
- Dindo Fernando (1940–1987), actor
- Miguel Rodriguez (1961–1997), actor
- Vic Silayan (1929–1987), actor
- Chat Silayan (1959–2006), beauty queen and actress
- Rene Requiestas (1957–1993), actor and comedian
- Tita Muñoz (1927–2009), actress
- Diomedes Maturan (1941–2002), singer
- Fred Panopio (1939–2010), singer
- Teodoro F. Valencia (1913–1987), journalist
- Kerima Polotan Tuvera (1925–2011), journalist
- Eugenio Lopez Jr. (1928–1999), chairman of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
- Maita Gomez (1947–2012), beauty queen and women's rights advocate
- Lauro Vizconde (1938–2016), former Vice-Chairman and founding member of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC)
- Horacio Castillo III (1995–2017), UST law student and victim of hazing
- Alfonso Yuchengco (1923–2017), businessman
References
- "Sucat". Manila Memorial Park. Manila Memorial Park, Inc. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- "Our Heritage and the Departed: A Cemeteries Tour". Presidential Museum & Library. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- "Manila Memorial Park, Inc". Yuchengco Group of Companies. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Highlights and Features". Manila Memorial Park, Inc. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Tan, Nigel; Mora, MG (1 November 2013). "Cemetery trivia: How well do you know our burial grounds?". Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Fabonan, Epi II (1 November 2017). "Manila Memorial Park Sucat opens A-list funeral venue". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Esguerra, Darryl John (1 November 2018). "Known personalities buried at Manila Memorial Park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 April 2019.