The official website of St. Peter states that e-Burol and e-Libing allows videos of a deceased person's wake and interment to be uploaded online on their website so that they be accessed by their relatives and friends who are unable to attend the said events in person due to physical distance or other reasons. It is obvious then that the target market of these services would be Filipinos outside the country (legally or otherwise).
At first, I found it funny and quite outrageous. However, as I pondered on it longer, I thought that, with the current advances in communication and technology, it is actually practical to just say our goodbyes online. The e-Burol and e-Libing are bound to attract Filipinos who wish to save time, effort...
gas.
While they are innovative and brilliant ideas, some people might still be wary of availing them. After all, the consoling presence of a loved one will definitely have a hard time passing through the impersonal channels of the web.
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Now, the next question would be: What's next? e-Binyag or e-Kasal? :P
With almost everything going online, I won't be really surprised that, someday, people will be just as big as the people Wall-E saw in space.
