CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City legislators will revisit the city’s anti-mendicancy ordinance following the controversial arrest of a 68-year-old harmonica player, which exposed tensions between strict law enforcement and calls for compassion toward vulnerable sectors. The…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Street performers in Cebu City may soon be given designated areas to perform as the city government explores a program that would let them earn without violating anti-mendicancy rules. Mayor Nestor Archival said…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — All Ireneo Vidal wanted was to earn enough money to feed his young grandson waiting at home, so he went to busk in the streets, only to get arrested. He did not expect…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has started extending temporary assistance to a 68-year-old harmonica player whose arrest along Colon Street ignited public outrage and intensified scrutiny over how authorities enforce the city’s anti-mendicancy campaign against vulnerable…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival urged non-government organizations (NGOs) and private donors to stop directly giving food or money to street dwellers. The mayor said that such acts would encourage more mendicants to flock to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will launch an investigation into allegations that personnel from the Cebu City Anti-Mendicancy Office (CCAMO) physically abused a 68-year-old man arrested along Colon Street for allegedly violating the city’s anti-mendicancy ordinance.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City government recently rescued 16 individuals as it enforced the Anti-Mendicancy Ordinance, following a coordination meeting to strengthen action against street begging. Among those rescued, eight were recorded at the Mabolo…
