Cebu contingents win Sinulog grand parade’s top honors

Marc Eric Cosep 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Contingents from Cebu province are the grand winners for the Sinulog-based and Free Interpretation Categories of this year’s Ritual Showdown for the Sinulog Grand Parade. Performers and the production team of Tribe…

A faith stronger than storm: 2.5 million people celebrated Fiesta Señor, Sinulog

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Not even the threat of a storm could stop the  multitude of devotees from filling up the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño on Sunday, the day the Catholic world celebrated Fiesta…

Sinulog crowd surge causes slight commotion in uptown Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—A slight commotion was reported past noon along a parade route of the Sinulog grand parade in the afternoon of Sunday, January 20,  when a huge wave of crowd surged close to the rope…

Police nab man selling fake Sinulog grand parade tickets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —A man selling fake identification cards (ID) and complimentary tickets to watch the final presentation of the Sinulog grand parade seated on the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) grandstand was nabbed at the entrance…

Police have got the groove, too; dance in the Sinulog dance parade for the first time

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The police do not only provide security for the Sinulog grand parade, they can also dance to the beat. The team Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) opened the Sinulog grand parade with their…

Sinulog ‘generally peaceful’ despite heavy crowd, slow moving dance parade

01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, the director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that despite the slow movement of the Sinulog grand parade, the situation has been generally peaceful. Sinas said…

Tribu Mabolokon’s ‘grateful hearts’ to perform in Sinulog Grand Parade 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tribu Mabolokon of Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City will compete in today’s Sinulog Grand Parade with 400 performers armed with fervent hearts and at least three months of preparations to dance in offering to…

Garma: cops on crowd control duty got blisters holding on to ropes; need gloves

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are not enough gloves. Senior Superintendent Royina Garma, director of the Cebu City Police Office, said that they spent a part of the P400,000 cash aid from the Cebu city government to…

Sinulog Festival 2019 grand parade: 2 million out in Cebu City streets despite rain

Doris C. Bongcac 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY — It started to rain at noontime today while hundreds of thousands of spectators were already out on the streets to watch the Sinulog grand parade. But the rain did not stop the crowd…

Osmeña declares Sinulog Grand Parade open; thanks Sto. Niño for ‘good weather’

Marc Cosep 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY — After thanking the Señor Sto.  Niño for good weather, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña officially declared the Sinulog 2019 grand parade open. Osmeña also commended the Sinulog staff and volunteers for making this…

Archbishop Palma: Never lose hope

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY — You are not alone. This was the message conveyed by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as Cebuanos celebrated the feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu on Sunday. Amid obstacles and problems, the 68-year-old…

Akrho, Tau Gamma join Guadalupe’s Banauan Cultural Group as propsmen 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Choreographer Cliff Yunson Racuya was pleasantly surprised when members of the Alpha Kappa Rho (Akrho) and Tau Gamma Phi (Tau Gamma) approached him and expressed interest to join Barangay Guadalupe’s Banauan Cultural Group.…

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