No VIP treatment  for prominent Sinulog visitors

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/09/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines —There will be neither a special entrance nor reserved seats for very important persons (VIPs) who wish to witness Sinulog 2019 events. Senior Superintendent Royina Garma, director of the Cebu City Police Office…

SFI readies 7K Sinulog grandstand tickets

Doris C. Bongcac and Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Sinulog 2019 grandstand tickets will already be made available to the public starting on Thursday, January 10. Stephanie Rose Villarica, marketing and promotions head of the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI), said they already…

Organizers to politicians: No campaigning, speeches during Sinulog festival

Doris C. Bongcac 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No speeches please. This was the reminder of Sinulog 2019 organizers to politicians who might wish to join this year’s celebration. Malou Innocando-Tabar, information officer of the Cebu City government, said in today’s…

Still no Sinulog fireworks at the Sto. Niño Basilica this year in favor of donating money to the poor

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In solidarity with the poor, the Augustinian fathers of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu City will not stage any firework display on the eve of the Fiesta Señor, popularly known…

Sinulog darling Tribu Sinanduloy to perform as guest contingent

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Perennial Sinulog winner and crowd darling, Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe from Tangub City, Misamis Occidental will be performing as a guest contingent this year. Councilor Dave Tumulak, chair of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., executive committee,…

No backpacks allowed in Sinulog events

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2019

Senior Superintendent  Royina Garma said backpacks will totally be banned in the venues of Sinulog events, including the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño.…

MCIA expects slight increase in tourist arrivals for Sinulog 2019

Doris C. Bongcac 01/08/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – The management of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is anticipating a four-percent increase in tourist arrival for this year’s Sinulog celebration despite the ongoing renovation of Terminal 1. Neneth Castillon, Terminal…

No large sea vessel allowed in Sinulog Fluvial Procession

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/08/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard in Cebu (PCG-Cebu) said large sea vessels with more than 250 gross tonnage (GT) are barred from participating in the 2019 Sinulog Fluvial Procession on  January 19. This was…

Garma: 200 cops to provide 24/7 security at Sto. Niño Basilica area

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around 200 uniformed police officers from the police offices in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cebu province and the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will be deployed in the…

Sinulog fashion watch: Catriona Gray-inspired ear cuffs

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/08/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Street fashion and paint parties have become part of every reveler’s experience in the biggest event of the year in Cebu—the Sinulog Festival. In less than two weeks, the busy streets of Cebu…

Liloy dancers to rejoin Sinulog Festival grand parade after 6 years

Morexette B. Erram 01/07/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines — An out-of-town contingent for the Sinulog Festival  will make a comeback in this year’s grand parade on January 20. Councilor Dave Tumulak, overall chairperson of the executive committee of the Sinulog…

NTC says only ‘shutoff’ not ‘shutdown’ of mobile, internet signals during Sinulog 2019 events

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will order a “shutoff’”  of cellular sites and not a total shutdown of mobile signals and internet access in Cebu during the holding of major events related to…

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