Cause-oriented groups call on government to protect sovereignty

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cause-oriented groups gathered at the famous Colon Street here on Friday morning, July 12, 2019, to join the nationwide protest of the 3rd anniversary of Philippines’ victory in the arbitration case against China. The groups, composed…

Labella on temporary suspension of night market: We want to ensure a better collection system

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The streets in downtown Cebu City will be empty of street vendors and bazaars starting Friday night, July 5, 2019, as Mayor Edgardo Labella temporarily suspended the operations of the night market until further notice.…

Night market in downtown Cebu City temporarily suspended 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Public Restoration, Order, and Beautification (Probe) team temporarily suspended the night market operations around Barangay Ermita, including in Colon Street, here. According to Racquel Arce, head of the Probe team, Mayor Edgardo…

Arce to sidewalk vendors: Not on city streets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City streets are not for vendors. Racquel Arce, head of the Prevention Restoration Orderly Beautification and Enhancement (Probe), said they will continue to intensify their campaign against street vending and anything that…

A playful prenup shoot in Cebu’s Carbon market and Colon street

Immae Lachica 06/18/2019

Cebu City, Philippines— Charles Cañada and Juvale Embradora’s prenuptial photo shoot embrace the daily life activities happening in two of Cebu’s iconic landmarks: Colon Street and the Carbon Public Market. On June 5, the couple brought along…

College student talks of parents’ struggles on FB

Korinna Lucero 12/27/2018

Leslie Laputan could not be any prouder of her parents Vivian, 56, and Vener, 58. The 20-year-old college student spoke on her Facebook page of how her parents, who work as jewelry cleaners on the sidewalks of…

Ukay-ukay stall damaged by fire in Colon Street

Benjie B. Talisic 02/24/2018

A fire alarm, which raised to second alarm, was responded by the Cebu City Fire Department in Colon Street, Barangay Kalubihan, Cebu City past 4 a.m., Saturday. The fire damaged the stall owned by Sarah Magsingit, who…

Cebu to hold a rally for Kian

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/20/2017

“WHAT happened to Kian Lloyd delos Santos may very well happen in Cebu.” With this worry, militant groups and concerned citizens in Cebu will be holding an indignation protest today over the death of Delos Santos, a…

Militants protest SC ruling on martial law declaration

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2017

WAVING traditional red flags and laying black cardboard coffins on Colon Street, some 20 members of the militant group Anakbayan staged a rally yesterday morning to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of…

Calamity resilient

Editorial 02/17/2017

Last week’s earthquake that rocked Surigao is yet another reminder of the necessity to build better homes and buildings in the country if only to rebuild faster and protect one’s families from harm. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake did…

COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/21/2017

All it took was a computer and a printer in an internet café. Voilà! Fake peso bills were made. Unfortunately for the fake bill maker, policemen got him and seized from him P24,000 worth of fake bills…

Woman dies after being run over by wing van in Colon street

Margarette Managaytay 12/27/2016

A 53-year-old woman died on the spot after she was run over by a ten-wheeler delivery van of a mall in Colon Street corner Leon Kilat Street, Cebu City at around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday. The victim…

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