NOT SO INNOCENT. The Ear again received reports of gambling in a barangay in Cebu City. The usual tigbakay or cockfight has now been replaced by volleyball. Gamblers from neighboring barangays would flock to the basketball/volleyball court of this urban barangay as evidenced by the numerous motorcycles parked near the court. The Ear informer said heavy betting goes on during these volleyball games, ranging from a few hundreds to thousands of pesos. A barangay resident who regularly bets on these games usually lose or win up to P5,000 per volleyball game. The informer said, “Kung tan-awon nimo, morag ordinaryo lang nga lingaw-lingaw. Gaduwa ra kunuhay sila’g volleyball pero dagko kaayo ang pusta aning mga duwaa.”
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WHEN WILL IT END?. Many are asking when the Colon night market would end. They are complaining that with the night market, jeepneys are rerouted and not allowed to enter Colon.
A woman who owns a carenderia is complaining that she has to walk to and from the supermarket to get to the jeepney stop.
NOT SO INNOCENT. The Ear again received reports of gambling in a barangay in Cebu City. The usual tigbakay or cockfight has now been replaced by volleyball. Gamblers from neighboring barangays would flock to the basketball/volleyball court of this urban barangay as evidenced by the numerous motorcycles parked near the court. The Ear informer said heavy betting goes on during these volleyball games, ranging from a few hundreds to thousands of pesos. A barangay resident who regularly bets on these games usually lose or win up to P5,000 per volleyball game. The informer said, “Kung tan-awon nimo, morag ordinaryo lang nga lingaw-lingaw. Gaduwa ra kunuhay sila’g volleyball pero dagko kaayo ang pusta aning mga duwaa.”
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WHEN WILL IT END?. Many are asking when the Colon night market would end. They are complaining that with the night market, jeepneys are rerouted and not allowed to enter Colon.
A woman who owns a carenderia is complaining that she has to walk to and from the supermarket to get to the jeepney stop.
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