Pedro Calungsod

c. 1654 – April 2, 1672
December 4th, 2012

Mayor stresses need to protect Pedro’s temple, environs at SRP

TO PRESERVE the site of the San Pedro Calungsod thanksgiving mass at the South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama directed Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director Ramon Melvin Buenafe to deploy police personnel to guard the templete (small temple) and its surroundings.

Rama said in a news conference yesterday that when he visited the site last Sunday, two days after Calungsod’s national thanksgiving mass, he found that the back gate of the templete was open. Read the rest of this entry

October 24th, 2012

Mass site 70% ready; Calungsod tour starts Friday

CEBU CITY — About P10 million has been spent on preparations for a nationwide celebration in honor of a newly proclaimed Filipino saint, Pedro Calungsod, at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.

The expenses for the site development include grading, backfilling and compacting, said Maria Teresa Mempin, SM City Cebu mall manager and SM Prime Holdings representative. Read the rest of this entry

August 28th, 2012

Work on Pedro’s temple hits snag due to late fund release

THE construction of the templete or small temple at the South Road Properties (SRP) for the thanksgiving mass for the canonization of Pedro Calungsod has experienced delays.

Fr. Raul Gallego, head of the committee on venue that the Archdiocese of Cebu created for Calungsod’s canonization, said work on the small temple is delayed by a week because funds were not released on time. Read the rest of this entry