The Barangay Basak San Nicolas contingent performs during the Sinulog Tribu Kabataan 2020. | file photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is set to release the financial assistance to contingents of the Sinulog sa Kabataan 2023, today, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
Quoting City Administrator Suzanne Ardosa, the Cebu City Public Information Office (PIO), in a report, said the financial assistance would be ready on Thursday afternoon.
The city government is expected to provide a subsidy of P800,000 to each of the 17 contingents.
The amount will cover their props and costume expenses.
The Sinulog sa Kabataan is slated on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at the Cebu City Sports Center.
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Some choreographers, earlier, raised budgetary issues, as they no longer had funds to spend for their needs, such as paints for their props and for their travel expenses.
However, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama during a meeting with the Sinulog sa Kabataan choreographers on Wednesday, Jan. 4, assured them that the city was working hard to ensure the success of the One Cebu Sinulog 2023.
“Wala may Sinulog kung wala mo ba, maong salamat kaayo sa inyong abag,” he said.
(There is no Sinulog without you, so thank you for your support.)
Ardosa, for her part, said they understood the concern of the choreographers, but explained to them that there was a certain process that would have to be followed for the releasing of the subsidy.
She, however, assured that they were expediting the process.
Moreover, Elmer “Jojo” Labella, Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) executive director, also agreed to the choreographers’ request that one car follow each contingent during the street parade this coming Sunday, Jan. 8.
“At least man lang ang mga bata dili intawon magbitbit sa tubig. Maong amo gyud ning gihangyo,” said Maximar Custodio, Tribu Mabolokon choreographer.
(At least, the kids would not have to carry their bottles of water. That is one of our requests [to the city government].)
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