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…

Protesters in Cebu end rally by throwing tomatoes at Duterte posters

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Instead of ripping posters of President Rodrigo Duterte, protesters in Cebu City threw tomatoes on them to conclude a rally which they organized to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the EDSA People…

Matuguina orders 5 vendors suspended from Cebu City’s night market

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They learned their lessons the hard way. The Cebu City Market Authority has ordered the suspension of at least five sidewalks vendors who were found to have sold their assigned stalls at the…

Labella orders probe on vendors selling night market stalls to private individuals

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered an investigation into the alleged selling of night market stalls to private individuals. Labella said that this was an insult to the city government for exerting…

Continuation of Colon Night Market to be assessed in February 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Colon Street night market in Cebu City may not last that long. This was the pronouncement of Jonil Mantugina, the head of the Cebu City Market Authority, on December 5, 2019, three days…

Labella: City Hall to allow, regulate sidewalk vending

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Displaced sidewalk vendors will soon be allowed to return to their vending areas along Colon Street and Osmeña Boulevard, but with some restrictions. “Sabotan natog tarong ha? Pagamyan lang nato. Iregulate lang nato,” Mayor…

DILG Usec Densing: So far so good for Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The cleanliness and orderliness of downtown Cebu City sidewalks impressed Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III. “So far I am impressed specifically here in the Osmeña Boulevard and Colon Street because…

Labella unaffected by vendors protest; to continue implementation of no sidewalk vending policy

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Not on the sidewalks. Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella said he will stand by his decision to no longer allow vendors to sell on the sidewalks even if they hold series of protests against…

Clearing operations open more spaces for pedestrians on downtown Cebu’s sidewalks

Gerard Vincent Francisco 08/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The sidewalks of downtown Cebu, especially on Colon Street, used to be site of a busy battle between pedestrians and street vendors. Whatever narrow space was available near ageing buildings was occupied by vendors on…

PROBE: Only 100 vendors will be allowed on the sidewalks of Colon Street

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Clearing operations implemented by Cebu City’s Public Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team on downtown Cebu City has managed to reduce the number of street vendors selling in the area from around…

Cebu City Police launches ‘Dancing Cop’ project 

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/15/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) introduced an interesting way in cheering up the motoring public.  On Monday morning, July 15, 2019, the CCPO Traffic Police Group (TPG) launched the “Dancing Cop” project in a…

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