Sharing homes with the dead in Manila, the Philippines
By Zhang Yiqian in Manila , Published: 2016-05-19 17:28:45
Children sing karaoke next to a mausoleum.
Editor's Note:
In Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, thousands of residents share homes with the dead. They mostly live in Cementerio del Norte, a 54-hectare public cemetery in the northern part of the city. Most of the people there are vendors or taxi drivers too poor to afford normal housing, that have turned instead to making their homes in the graveyard, rent-free. Photos: Li Hao /GT

Children ride a bicycle in the streets of the cemetery.
A family watches TV next to two coffins in a mausoleum.
A carpenter hard at work beside a coffin.
A man sleeps on a stone coffin during the hottest hours of the day.
A woman takes a nap in the cemetery.
Children swim in a plastic pool in the cemetery.
Children swim in a plastic pool in the cemetery.
A child comes back from the cemetery swimming pool.
A woman sleeps in a hammock.
A woman sleeps in a hammock next to a campaign sign in the cemetery.
Residents of the cemetery play pool.
Children play in a mausoleum-turned-arcade.
A taxi driver stands in front of a two-story mausoleum.
A family watches President-elect Duterte’s speech on TV, surrounded by coffins.
An old lady plays cards on top of a coffin.
Children play in the cemetery.
An old lady plays with a child next to a tombstone.
Children hang out in the cemetery, reclining casually atop coffins.