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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Photos by Tonee Despojo and Junjie Mendoza…
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…
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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