Colon Street and some of its treasures

Immae Lachica 06/06/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Colon Street is the oldest street in the Philippines and among the busiest one in Cebu City. This street holds some portals to the past that would remind people of today why and how…

Cebu’s ‘human statue’ gets aid from Mandaue City gov’t

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/28/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Marvin Lastimoso will now have to vacate his spot in the middle of a busy crosswalk in Colon Street in Cebu City. Lastimoso, who is known as ‘Blue Man,’ will already start working…

Ramadan Night Market: Experience the best of Muslim culture starting tonight in Colon

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/24/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aside from going on out-of-town trips now that summer is here, Cebuanos will have something more to look forward to, especially this month. This is after the Cebu City government and the…

Colon Night Market closes for now

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s Colon Night Market has officially ended on Monday, January 30. But Maria Pino, head of the city’s Garbo Asenso Sumbanan Alyansa (Gasa) that is behind the night market’s operation, said they…

Colon Night Market returns

Morexette Marie Erram 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After two years, another icon in Cebu City’s vibrant night scene will return. Officials of the Cebu City Government announced on Thursday, September 15 that the Colon Street Night Market will be back.…

Colon Street eyed as pilot area for Cebu City’s traffic discipline zone

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In its bid to replicate efficient traffic management in Singapore, the Cebu City Government plans to implement a traffic discipline zone for public utility vehicles (PUVs) and commuters.  In a report by the…

4 Nigerians nabbed for falsifying gov’t IDs, others docs

Mary Rose Sagarino, Paul Lauro 06/14/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Four Nigerian nationals were arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation Cebu Division Office (NBI CEBDO) for allegedly falsifying government IDs and other documents to be used allegedly for online scams.…

Consumers in Cebu told to avoid buying banned beauty products from China

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumers here are urged to be wary of buying cosmetic products.  Environment watchdog EcoWaste Coalition reported that banned beauty creams remain rampant in Cebu City.  The group, in a statement sent to members…

Man found hanging from a building in Colon remains unidentified

Paul Lauro, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 05/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police and the city’s disaster risk reduction and management office personnel are still clueless as to the cause of death of the still-unidentified man seen hanging from a building in downtown Cebu…

Night market proposal: Only 400 to 500 individuals at a time

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The night market in Colon Street is one step closer to making an official comeback this year. Racquel Arce, the Market Administration overseer, said that the Emergency Operations Center has approved on their…

Will the crowd-drawing Colon night market make a comeback this year?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Christmas night market may be coming back to Colon Street this year. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that in a new directive he will be releasing within the week, he has…

A trip down memory lane: Remembering the Colon Night Market

Immae Lachica 06/07/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— What do you miss most about a trip to downtown Cebu City? Is it the busy streets, the swarm of people you pass by, or the nightly mayhem we are all so excited…

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