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…

Selling of flowers continues despite pandemic

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Flowers are the natural beauties of the world, a subject of all art forms from paintings to poems. It is also the source of income for over 500 vendors and establishments in Cebu…

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…

Construction giant wants to renovate, restore Compania Maritima, Freedom Park

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Construction and engineering conglomerate Megawide Construction Corporation has submitted an unsolicited proposal before the Cebu City Government for the restoration and renovation of two of the city’s historical sites. Lawyer Floro Casas Jr., Cebu City…

Have you been to Carbon Market?

Fernando Fajardo 10/02/2019

Of course, in Cebu City, everybody does or you are not a Cebuano. Carbon Market or simply “Carbon’ is the oldest and the largest of public markets in the whole of island of Cebu and one of…

The Right Price for an Empty Stomach

Gerard Vincent P. Francisco and Zena V. Magto USJ-R Journalism Interns 09/10/2018

At 3 am, 50-year-old Susan Escarlan arrives at Freedom Park along Magallanes Street as she begins to cook her signature recipes for spicy sisig, hot soup and different kinds of fried viands. This has been her routine…

Freedom Park vendors start cutting prices of flowers, candles

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/01/2017

Wanting to sell all their flowers and candles before they finally head home to mark All Souls’ Day, vendors at the Freedom Park in Cebu City have started to offer their products at discounted prices on Wednesday…

Retail sector cashes in on Valentine’s Day

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/09/2017

WHILE February is generally considered a “slack month” for business, brisk sales are expected days leading up to the occasion most lovers look forward to each year. Robert Go, president of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) in…

Arranged flowers a hit in Carbon market

Nestle L. Semilla 10/31/2016

Aside from single or a dozen flowers, some vendors in Carbon market also sell arranged flowers. More people are buying arranged flowers in a basket than buying singles or dozens of flowers. Flower vendor Jovan Yungco said…

Getting ready for All Souls’ Day

Junjie Mendoza, Tonee Despojo 10/30/2016

Photos by Tonee Despojo and Junjie Mendoza…

Colored candles for All Saints, All Souls’ Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/01/2015

Commemorating the feasts of All Saints and All Souls need not be limited to shades of white and violet. Under a big umbrella that shades her stall in Freedom Park,  Jenesses Caramelo sells multi-color candles. She said…

A mayor’s freedom

Jobers R. Bersales 02/06/2014

The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) is conducting a three-day Museology Training-Workshop  today until Saturday at Museo Sugbo, the Cebu Provincial Museum. It is jointly hosted by NMP, together with the Visayas Association of Museums and…

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