Loyola Memorial Park – Marikina
The Loyola Memorial Park is a cemetery and columbarium in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Established | 1964 |
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Country | Philippines |
Coordinates | 14.63833°N 121.08639°E |
Owned by | Group Developers, Inc. |
Size | 38,000 m2 (410,000 sq ft) |
No. of graves | 60,000 (2019) |
Find a Grave | Loyola Memorial Park – Marikina |
Background
The Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina is a cemetery and columbarium was established in 1964. It was developed by Group Developers, Inc.[1] The company operates a second Loyola Memorial Park in Sucat, Parañaque.[2] The Marikina park covers an area of 38,000 square meters (410,000 sq ft) with 60,000 burials as of 2019.[3]
Monuments and memorials
The Loyola Memorial Park hosts the Last Supper of Jesus Christ monument which marks the complex's columbarium. The Bulaklak ng Pakikiramay(Flowers of Condolences) is an area within the park which is dedicated to Marikina City Police officers who have died.[4]
Notable burials and internments
- Fernando Amorsolo (1892–1972), National Artist of the Philippines[4]
- Nida Blanca (1936–2001), actress[5]
- Julie Vega (1968–1985), actress[5]
- Francis Magalona (1964–2009), rapper[5]
- Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016), former Senator, and politician. She was buried next to her son Alexander Santiago.
- German Moreno (1933–2016), Master Showman host, talent, actor
- Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016), former Senator, lawyer and politician
- Jay Ilagan (1953–1992), actor
- Johnny Delgado (1948–2009), Veteran actor, comedian and writer
- Nita Javier (1932–2012), actress
- César Ramírez (1956–2005), actor, comedian, production coordinator
- Von Serna (1939–1994), film actor
- Cecille Iñigo, also known as Dabiana (1952–2005), actress-comedian
- Luz Fernandez (1935–2022), film, theater, television and radio actress of DZRH
- Amalia Fuentes (1940–2019), actress and movie queen
- Arvin "Tado" Jimenez (1974–2014), comedian, actor, radio personality, businessman
- Jovy Marcelo (1965–1992), filipino race car driver
- Amado Cortez (1927–2003), film actor
- Gloria Sevilla (1932–2022), film actress
- Nikka Alejar (1975–2017), tv and radio host
- Joey Gosiengfiao (1941–2007), movie director, producer and writer
- Eddie del Mar (1919–1986), Actor, screenwriter, director, filmmaker
- Karina Constantino David (1946–2009), chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines
- Pilar Manalo Danao (1914-1987), First Head Choir Director of Iglesia ni Cristo and made It's Hymnal for Congregational Singing during Worship Services. Buried along with her Family Members aside from Felix Manalo who is Buried in Old Central Complex in San Juan
Incidents
On February 8, 2011, Loyola Memorial Park was the site of the suicide[6] of General Angelo Reyes, who served as Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff and later as secretary of National Defense, DILG, DENR, and Department of Energy. Fronting his parents' graves, the retired general and politician shot himself with a .45 caliber pistol and slumped on his mother's marker; he was rushed to Quirino Memorial Medical Center and was declared dead on arrival. The incident happened in the midst of corruption investigations against Reyes on account of the "monetary gift scheme" (known in the Filipino language as "pabaon") in the Armed Forces wherein he received a cash gift, known as send-off money, amounting to PHP50 million, which was said to have been acquired through malpractices. A groundskeeper employed by the cemetery was on a morning shift that day, working as a gardener when he witnessed the incident; he later testified that he overheard Reyes' last words, "I'm Sorry", before the gunfire.
References
- "Loyola Memorial Parks – Marikina". Group Developers, Incorporated. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- Limos, Faye Almazan (November 1, 2019). "Getting ready for the inevitable". Manila Times. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- "Mga dadalaw sa Loyola Memorial Park ngayong araw, inaasahang aabot sa 100K". RMN Networks (in Filipino). October 31, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 1, 2018). "Amorsolo statue, other landmarks at Loyola Memorial Park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 2, 2018). "Fans remember Loyola Memorial Park celebs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- Angelo Reyes commits suicide – Inquiter.net, Philippine News for Filipinos Archived November 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Inquirer.net. Retrieved on 2011-02-08.