Archival says enforcers claim they did not slap, choke vendor

Pia Piquero 01/05/2026

Mayor Nestor Archival on Monday disputed claims that the city's law enforcers used excessive force when they arrested a bottled water vendor at Plaza Sugbo.…

Jun Alcover may tap CHR over viral Plaza Sugbo vendor arrest

Pia Piquero 01/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Councilor Jun Alcover on Saturday said he is considering filing a complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) over the controversial arrest of a bottled water vendor at Plaza Sugbo, pending the…

Archival orders probe into viral arrest of Plaza Sugbo water vendor

Pia Piquero 01/02/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival ordered an internal investigation into city personnel involved in the viral arrest of a bottled water vendor at Plaza Sugbo. While the enforcement actions were anchored on an existing ordinance,…

Fiesta Señor: Vendor of religious icons dismayed over stalls’ relocation

Shannah Rose Pardo 01/11/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the start of the Novena Masses in honor of Santo Niño, many devotees visit various stands along the streets near the Basilica del Santo Niño to buy religious icons like the Santo…

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…

Vendors group oppose plan to ban vehicles at Carbon Night Market

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A vendors group has expressed its opposition to a plan to make the Carbon Night Market in Cebu City vehicle-free. Members of the Carbonhanong Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo, the same group that also…

Mandaue market exec: City to declog drainage, to solve water pooling woes in meat, fish sections

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/31/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Public Market is scheduled to declog its drainage to solve the pooling of water problem at the market’s fish and meat section. Engineer Lope Supo Jr., market’s maintenance head, said…

NMIS-7 confiscates 67 kilos of frozen meat from Talisay City vendors

Doris C. Bongcac 01/18/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Government inspectors confiscated 67 kilos of assorted meat from vendors at the public market in Talisay City for the violation of existing rules on the handling of frozen meat. In its report, the…

‘Chibogan sa B. Rod’ project’s fate depends on DEPW survey — GASA head

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The decision to continue to stop operations or to allow the “Chibogan sa B. Rod” project to open again will depend on the report of the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW)…

Selling of firecrackers in Cebu City is not yet allowed — police

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Selling of firecrackers in Cebu City is still prohibited until the local government unit will give the order to allow the selling these products in Cebu City. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy…

Mandaue City Public Market to go into online selling to help vendors earn more

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/15/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines  — The Mandaue City Public Market is set to venture into online selling to help vendors to earn more. Caesar Mercadal Jr., officer-in-charge of the market, said vendors especially those located on the second…

Carbon Market vendors now ‘cooperative’ with Carbon modernization — Market Authority

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Market Authority finds no more reason to hold consultative meetings or public hearings over the controversial Carbon Market Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) undertaken by the city government and Megawide Construction…

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