7 tombs dug up at Pasay construction site

MANILA, Philippines - Construction workers got the shock of their lives when they dug up seven tombs at the construction site of a three-story apartment in Pasay City yesterday morning.

Zenaida Anacta, who owns the lot along 16 de Agosto street in Barangay M. Dela Paz, said they have been seeing a “white lady” at her house, which is beside the construction site. She said she bought the lot from a certain Mr. White.

“I was not the only one who sees the white lady. Even my neighbors can vouch for the existence of the white lady, who waves her hands at us every time we see her,” Anacta said.

Anacta said since last June, three groups of construction workers broke off their contract to construct the apartment because they either got sick or figured in accidents while working at the construction site.

She said the group that dug up the seven tombs is the fourth group that undertook the contract.

Some tombs were dated 1910, while one carried the name “Boy Pacing,” who died on Dec. 5, 1940.

Several senior citizens residing in the area said the construction site used to be a cemetery during the Spanish period and the appearance of the ghost is a normal occurrence.

“We have been offering prayers, foods and we also light candles at the said construction site whenever some of our neighbors got sick,” the old residents said.

The contents of the seven tombs will be turned over to the Pasay City government for proper disposal.