Cebu City and Mandaue City have unveiled security and crowd-management measures for the Kalag-Kalag observance from October 31 to November 2, including liquor bans, entry restrictions, traffic rerouting, and on-site medical and sanitation teams.
In Mandaue, Mayor Jonkie Ouano signed Executive Order (EO) No. 2025-053 on Oct. 30 authorizing public cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbariums to operate 24 hours during the three-day period.
Private cemeteries may extend visiting hours, but interments are suspended until Nov. 3 to ease congestion.
The EO bans the sale, bringing, or consumption of alcohol within cemetery grounds and a 100-meter radius, and prohibits backpacks, jackets, sharp or flammable objects, gambling, videoke, loud music, smoking, and vaping.
Police Assistance Desks will operate in cemeteries with support from the Mandaue City Police Office, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue, and barangay tanods.
A “clean as you go” policy will be enforced, discouraging Styrofoam and requiring waste segregation.
Cebu City has activated a centralized command under EO No. 019, Series of 2025, forming “Task Force Undas 2025” composed of the Cebu City Police Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Cebu City Transportation Office, City Health Department, Bureau of Fire Protection, and other units.
The task force will run visibility patrols, checkpoints, and crowd-control operations around cemeteries and major thoroughfares.
A citywide liquor ban will be in effect from 12:00 a.m. Oct. 31 until 6:00 a.m. Nov. 3. Weapons, explosives, and bladed objects are prohibited, with exemptions limited to uniformed personnel on duty.
The Cebu City Transportation Office will reroute traffic and assign parking and loading zones near cemeteries to prevent gridlock, while the health and environment offices will deploy first-aid stations and oversee garbage collection and sanitation.
Single-use plastics and open burning are discouraged. Prohibited acts include gambling, loud music, unruly behavior, vandalism, and unauthorized vending.
Both local governments urged the public to follow advisories and cooperate with enforcers to ensure a safe and orderly Kalag-Kalag 2025.
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