Robredo wants to replicate Abalos鈥� award-winning cemetery project in Naga
Former Vice President Leni Robredo on March 7, 2025 visited and lauded the Garden of Life, an award-winning public cemetery project spearheaded by senatorial candidate Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. during his tenure as mayor of Mandaluyong City.
Former Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded the Garden of Life, an award-winning public cemetery project spearheaded by senatorial candidate Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. during his tenure as mayor of Mandaluyong City.
During a visit to the facility, Robredo praised the initiative for providing a dignified and well-maintained final resting place for the community’s departed.
She said it can serve as a model for other cities striving to improve public cemetery conditions.
Former Vice President Leni Robredo on March 7, 2025 visited and lauded the Garden of Life, an award-winning public cemetery project spearheaded by senatorial candidate Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. during his tenure as mayor of Mandaluyong City.
On Facebook, Robredo said the lessons she and her team learned about the Garden of Life would serve as an inspiration in providing better services for the people of Naga City where she is running for mayor.
“Maraming salamat, Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos, Councilor Charisse Marie Abalos-Vargas, and LGU Mandaluyong, sa mainit na pagtanggap sa amin sa inyong lungsod. Maraming aral ang napulot namin sa pagbisita sa Garden of Life,” Robredo’s Facebook post reads.
(Thank you very much, Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos, Councilor Charisse Marie Abalos-Vargas, and the LGU of Mandaluyong, for your warm welcome to your city. We have learned many valuable lessons from our visit to the Garden of Life.)
The Garden of Life is an award-winning public cemetery project spearheaded by senatorial candidate Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. during his tenure as mayor of Mandaluyong City.
“Isang malaking inspirasyon para sa amin ang inyong ginawa at hangad namin na makagawa din sa Naga ng isang public cemetery na magbibigay ng dangal sa mga namamaalam naming mga kababayan,” she added.
(Your efforts are a great inspiration to us, and we also aspire to establish a public cemetery in Naga that will provide dignity to our fellow citizens as they bid their final farewell.)
Robredo and her team were welcomed by Mandaluyong City Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos, Councilor Charisse Marie Abalos-Vargas and other local government officials on March 7.
The Garden of Life is one of the many multi-awarded projects and programs initiated by Abalos during his stint as mayor of Mandaluyong City.
Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr., former secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, said the dire conditions of public cemeteries prompted him to launch the Garden of Life project.
Abalos, former secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, said the dire conditions of public cemeteries prompted him to launch the Garden of Life project.
The initiative, designed to offer a clean, organized, and dignified space for the deceased, later earned a prestigious Galing Pook Award for its innovation and impact.
To date, the project has benefited 16,800 individuals, ensuring that families—regardless of financial means—have access to a proper burial site for their loved ones.
