The Temple of Leah in Barangay Busay in Cebu City is currently closed due to problems in permits and a raging family dispute. | Delta Letigio
The BPLO failed to meet the supposed respondent of the show-cause order, A.S. Adarna, who was the second wife of Teodorico Adarna, the man who built the temple for his first wife, Leah. The heirs of Leah Adarna, the muse of the Temple of Leah, claimed ownership of the property and wrote to the Cebu City government to revoke the establishment’s current business permits. | Delta LetigioThe Temple of Leah has been in the center of a family dispute since the death of Teodorico in 2018. His second wife, 35-year-old A.S. Adarna, took over the management of the tourist spot in “principle” as Teodoro’s wife.
Arlene said that now that they have the management of the property again, the family is still discussing if they want to open the temple back to the public. She said they don’t know how A.S. Adarna managed to “trick” the government to issue the permits, but these should not have been issued.