Mayor Rama mulls “Gabii sa Kagikan,” a heritage tour of city’s old cemeteries

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is planning to launch a heritage walk to some of Cebu City’s old and historic cemeteries, which he called “Gabii sa Kagikan.” In his message after the regular…

Lapu police intensify preparations for Kalag-Kalag 2022

Futch Anthony Inso 10/20/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) has intensified its preparation for the upcoming observance of All Saints and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2, respectively. P/Col. Elmer Lim, OIC director of…

Lapu-Lapu mayor: Rules for cemetery visitation to be announced after IATF issues guidelines

Futch Anthony Inso 10/13/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will still wait for the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the visitation of cemeteries during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on…

FACES OF CEBU: Roy Liloan and Teodorico Bilao, gravediggers

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Roy and Rico are the names one will hear often being recommended to clients who seek services of gravediggers. Both are gravediggers, or locally called “sepultureros,” of the Carreta Cathedral Cemetery located along…

Cebu City police anticipate influx of cemetery visitors this week

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office anticipates an influx of individuals in the coming All Saints and All Souls Days as they observed minimal cemetery visitors for the past first week.  Police Lieutenant Colonel…

Humay-humay cemetery in Lapu-Lapu to be closed on Nov. 1 and 2

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines– The Humay-humay Public Cemetery in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City, will temporarily be closed during the observance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2. This was revealed by Fr.…

Cemetery in A. Lopez, Cebu City closed due to illegal exhumations

Dyrecka Letigio 08/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Families of deceased individuals have been illegally exhuming bodies in a cemetery along A. Lopez Steet in Cebu City prompting the city government to close down the cemetery. Councilor David Tumulak said that…

Humay-Humay public cemetery in Lapu-Lapu reopened

Futch Anthony Inso 07/30/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Nuestra Señora de Regla Parish National Shrine in Lapu-lapu City has already reopened the Humay-humay Public Cemetery in Barangay Gun-ob since Monday, July 26, 2021. This was confirmed by Fr. Reynante Joseph…

Humay-Humay cemetery logs 8.5K visitors from Oct. 15 to 26

Futch Anthony Inso 10/28/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, CEBU, Philippines — The biggest cemetery in Lapu-Lapu City — Humay-Humay Public Cemetery in Barangay Gun-ob —  has already recorded 8,500 visitors since the start of the cemetery visits last October 15 until October 26.…

Humay-Humay cemetery ready to accept visitors starting Oct. 15

Futch Anthony Inso 10/15/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Humay-Humay Public Cemetery in barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City is already prepared to accept visitors starting tomorrow, October 15, to October 28 and November 5 to 15. This is in lieu of the…

Consolacion sets cemetery visiting days per barangay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Consolacion in northern Cebu has designated cemetery visitation schedules for residents in each barangay beginning Thursday, October 15, ahead of the observance of the All Souls’ Day amid the pandemic.…

Cebu City to appeal DOH decision on Sapangdaku cemetery

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will attempt to appeal the decision of the Department of Health (DOH) over their refusal to provide the necessary permits for the cemetery in Barangay Sapangdaku for the Coronavirus…

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