Labella thumbs down on night market for 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella disapproved the proposal seeking for the revival of the city’s night market. “I will not agree to the establishment of a night market. There will be no night…

MOD eyes reopening of Cebu City’s night markets

Delta C. Letigio 11/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Market Operations Division (MOD) in Cebu City is now studying the possibility of reopening night markets in the city during the holiday season to provide vendors an opportunity to earn and recover…

With night market closed, vendors allowed to temporarily sell along sidewalks

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The night market in Colon Street here will be closed for a month while the city is in general community quarantine due to the coronavirus.  This will affect at least 100 vendors selling in the…

Vacant lot near SRP eyed for displaced vendors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering a vacant lot near the South Road Properties (SRP) as the relocation area for the ambient vendors in the city.  Jonil Matuguina, City Market Authority head, revealed…

Labella: Night market can operate until end of February then …

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Night Bazaar or more commonly known as the night market is here to stay until the end of February. This was the statement of Mayor Edgardo Labella on Friday afternoon…

Cebu City night market’s fate rests on Labella’s hand

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The last day of the Cebu City Night Bazaar in Colon Street or more commonly known as the night market is on Friday, January 31, 2020. But Mayor Edgardo Labella has yet to…

Night Market days are numbered — Market Authority

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Night Bazaar or more commonly known as the Night Market may last only up to January 31.  Jonil Matuguina, Market Authority head, said they would recommend to the mayor to…

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…

Cebu City’s night market vendors warned: Don’t sell stalls or else …

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Market Authority warned the night market vendors against selling their stalls. Jonil Matuguina, Cebu City Market Authority head, said they had received reports of some vendors selling their stalls to…

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…

Colon street vendors’ Christmas wish: A spot back on the sidewalk 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Trodis Edanio, 66, has been selling gift wrappers and bags every Christmas in the last 30 years. Edanio, who hails from Barangay Tisa, used to sell socks, towels and hair accessories along Colon…

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