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narrate the circumstances of the death, thereby easing their pain. Grief is thus made
communal.
Among the artifacts which depict this communal grief is the Manunggul Jar, one
of the burial jars found in the Tabon Caves of Palawan in March 1964. Dating back
to around 710 B.C., the jar has a lid with a sculpture of two men rowing, supposedly
bringing the spirit of the dead to the afterlife. Thus, the jar depicts not only the
indigenous people’s belief in life after death, but also that one is never alone, not
even in death.
In contemporary popular culture, wake and burial rituals and beliefs are
depicted in the feature film Ded na si Lolo (Grandpa Is Dead) directed by Soxy
Topacio in 2009. A comedy, the film was the Philippines’s entry to the 2010 Oscar
Awards in the foreign film category.

Pagbabasa

Read the following news item, and then answer the questions that follow. Before
reading, study the words below:

Napatay Was killed
Ayon According to

Pinaputok Fired

Karaoke

General Santos, Philippines — Isang lalaki ang napatay sa Midnight Blue

Lounge sa General Santos City kahapon, ika-16 ng Abril. Ayon sa mga taong
nakikipagkantahan sa bar, nagsimula ang lahat nang kumanta si Roger
Dimalanta ng kantang “My Way.”

Nagsimulang tumawa ang isang lalaking umiinom ng beer. Nakitawa naman
ang mga kasama niyang ibang lalaki.

Nagalit ang kaibigan ni Roger na si Elvis. Inilabas niya ang baril niya at