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Pinoys troop to the cemeteries today, Nov. 1, to celebrate All Saints’ Day, that Mexicans call Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The Spaniards ruled Las Islas Filipinas through Mexico (pronounced Mehiko), their main colony in the Americas, by way of the Galleon Trade. That’s the reason Filipinos and Mexicans share some Castilian traits, including indolence. Anyway, why remember our dearly departed only on one particular day of the year, when they should be remembered at all times the whole year round? They may not be with us in physical form because they’re already in another dimension, bu…