Vendors urged not to overprice candles for Kalag-Kalag

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here said on Tuesday, October 31, that they had a suggested retail price (SRP) of candles for the All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day on…

Kalag-Kalag 2023: Flower, candle vendors prepare for influx of buyers

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Candle and flower vendors here are preparing to have more customers in the following days for the All Souls Day and All Saints Day this year. There are over 50 stalls that are…

New ‘Merlion’ orchid discovered in Singapore

Reuters 06/14/2023

SINGAPORE – One of Singapore’s most recognizable icons, the Merlion can be found depicted on many things – from T-shirts and mugs to fridge magnets and plush toys. Now, the mythical mermaid-lion hybrid has also had a…

Flashback: ‘Bahay na Pula’

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 03/17/2023

In the news again are clamors for the belated compensation and apologies due to Filipino comfort women/sex slaves, now aging and fewer in number, who suffered at the hands of the Japanese military in World War II.…

Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossoms

Agence France Presse 03/15/2023

TOKYO — Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the country’s meteorologists have…

Love and flowers: A peek at a vendor’s life of selling flowers

CDN Digital 02/13/2023

CONSOLACION Cebu — It was late in the afternoon and Amparo Ochia meticulously unfolds the bills she earned amid the bustling churchgoers. Feeling contented for a while, she snaps back into reality, hides the thin wad of…

Flowers, basket, furniture vendors to stay in Freedom Park as new market constructions start

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Flowers, native crafts, and furniture vendors in Freedom Park no longer have to worry that they will be transferred to the interim market while the new Carbon Market is being constructed. Market Operations…

Over 700 Carbon vendors get stall certificate

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first phase of the Carbon Market modernization is right on track with Megawide Construction Corp. releasing the first looks on the new stalls for Unit II. Louis Ferrer, the Executive Director for…

Noynoy Aquino’s supporters in Cebu mourn his death with candles, prayers and yellow ribbons

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Ahon Laylayan Koalisyon (ALK) Sugbo, a group of supporters of the late former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, gathered and lighted candles and hang yellow ribbons on Saturday afternoon, June…

Cement as a gift for Valentine’s Day? Read on #CDNDValentines2021

Immae Lachica 02/14/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lavish gifts are everywhere this Valentine’s Day and that’s no surprise. That’s why partners from all around the world try and make it more unique every year. And here in Central Visayas, this…

Valentine’s Day in Freedom Park: Wilting income for flower vendors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A few days before Valentine’s Day, Freedom Park, which formed part of Cebu City’s Carbon Public Market, looks like it is closely returning to its pre-pandemic scene. But behind the colorful flowers arranged…

Vendors in Freedom Park: Please buy our flowers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vendors at the Freedom Park are urging the public to buy their flowers despite the closure of the cemeteries starting October 29 to November 3, 2020. Deling Navarro, 55, a resident of Barangay…

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