Manila Memorial Park – Sucat
memorial park in Parañaque, Metro Manila
The Manila Memorial Park – Sucat (MMP–Sucat) is a cemetery situated along Dr. A. Santos Avenue (Sucat Road) in Barangay BF Homes, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
History
The Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque was established in 1964, when the city was still a municipality of Rizal province. In August 1985, it became the first cemetery to host a modern crematorium in a memorial park setting, having been established a year after Pope Paul VI lifted the ban on cremation for Catholics. The cemetery became part of a larger network of burial sites of Manila Memorial Park, Inc. with five other cemeteries under the Manila Memorial Park brand opened in other parts of the Philippines.
From December 2016 to August 2017, the Rizal Premier Chapel, a new funeral venue was built. The cemetery hosts a second older chapel.
The Manila Memorial Park was the plot setting in the drama film Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in 2011.
Notable burials
The Manila Memorial Park is the site of burial of several Filipino notable individuals which includes politicians, actors, and athletes.
“Manila Memorial Park – Sucat” enters the record as memorial park in Parañaque, Metro Manila. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Manila, Memorial and Park can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16575410. Authority coordinates are 14.459, 121.025. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1964, 1985, 2016 and 2017.
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