IN PHOTOS: In a bid to modernize Cebu City's oldest public market, stalls in Carbon market demolished

CLEARING operations go on at Freedom Park in Carbon Public Market, Cebu City on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, amid the modernization of the city’s oldest public market.

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The Cebu City Government ordered the closure of the market in Freedom Park pursuant to Market Authority Resolution 17-2022 and directed consumers to head for the Interim Market instead.

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