http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/33569 Navotas is a coastal district in the northern part of Manila. People living here lead a very fragile existence. Many have very limited access to jobs and live as street vendors at the markets in Manila. Others become fishermen and work at co-op fishingboats going out from the beach near the cemetery. The crimerate in the area is very high because it is so hard to find jobs that can sustain a livelihood. A large number of families live among the graves of Navotas Public Cemetery. Many have lived there for many years, but they don't know when they will be evicted. The graves in the Philippines are usually mausoleums for the those who can afford it and stacked one-man graves for those who can afford less. If the rent for a grave is not paid the caretaker will remove the remains of the body and sell it to another family. The houses behind Navotas Public Cemetery are build on stilts that go quite far into the water and the houses are only seperated by a narrow walkway, where all daily activities take place. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/46504/amish_final_web_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336626/20100216_manila_navotas_0025_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336626'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336626 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336626 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336626/20100216_manila_navotas_0025_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336626'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336599/20100216_manila_navotas_0109_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336599'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336599 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336599 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336599/20100216_manila_navotas_0109_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336599'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336593/20100216_manila_navotas_0109_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336593'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336593 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:10:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336593 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336593/20100216_manila_navotas_0109_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336593'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336596/20100216_manila_navotas_0154_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336596'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336596 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:11:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336596 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336596/20100216_manila_navotas_0154_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336596'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336602/20100216_manila_navotas_0154_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336602'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336602 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336602 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336602/20100216_manila_navotas_0154_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336602'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336605/20100216_manila_navotas_0164_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336605'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336605 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336605 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336605/20100216_manila_navotas_0164_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336605'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336608/20100216_manila_navotas_0198_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336608'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336608 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336608 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336608/20100216_manila_navotas_0198_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336608'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336611/20100216_manila_navotas_0259_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336611'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336611 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336611 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336611/20100216_manila_navotas_0259_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336611'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336614/20100217_manila_navotas_0359_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336614'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336614 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336614 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336614/20100217_manila_navotas_0359_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336614'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336617/20100217_manila_navotas_0357_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336617'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336617 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336617 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336617/20100217_manila_navotas_0357_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336617'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336620/20100218_manila_navotas_0668_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336620'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336620 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336620 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336620/20100218_manila_navotas_0668_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336620'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336623/20100218_manila_navotas_0804_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336623'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336623 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:32 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336623 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336623/20100218_manila_navotas_0804_small.jpg' /><br />Navotas Cemetery. Manila, Philippines 2010. Urban Poverty. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336623'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336629/20100209_manila_sitio_123_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336629'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336629 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:21:06 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336629 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1336629/20100209_manila_sitio_123_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1336629'>view full-size image</a> Martin Kurt Haglund