Warshocks, ANS bag titles in Sinulog Football Festival

Glendale G. Rosal 01/29/2017

WARSHOCKS FC and Abellana National School (ANS) pulled off huge upsets in the finals of the 7th Sinulog Football Festival yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center. Warshocks FC defeated the heavily favored and erstwhile unbeaten Sacred…

Songwriting festival for Camomot set

01/29/2017

An original songwriting festival will be held on March 3, 2017 in time for the 103rd birthday of the late Archbishop Teofilo Camomot whose sainthood is being processed by the Archdiocese of Cebu. The activity is spearheaded…

Feria’s feast for the New Year

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 01/27/2017

CHINESE New Year or Spring Festival is a festive occasion that is widely celebrated in the Philippines. The Chinese, after all, have been around long before we were colonized by Spain. Today, Chinese Filipinos or “Tsinoys” are…

‘Hubo’ ritual set tomorrow

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/18/2017

THE 452nd Fiesta Señor celebration officially ends tomorrow with the traditional “Hubo” or the changing of the vestments of the Sto. Niño de Cebu. The ritual will take place during a Mass to be presided by Fr.…

Toledo in the eyes of Juan Climaco, 1886

Jobers R. Bersales 01/18/2017

(Conclusion) Before I proceed to connect with last week’s column again, let me invite everyone to the Book Talk and Signing of “The Feast of the Santo Niño: An Introduction to the History of a Cebuano Devotion”…

Tumulak drafts Sinulog ordinance to formally ban liquor and drunks

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/17/2017

THE city’s warning not to sell liquor along the parade route may need a boost in next year’s Sinulog celebration as violations were found to be rampant this year. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on…

PRAYER AND DANCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Aileen Garcia-Yap, Cebu Daily News, Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/16/2017

1.5M devotees, revelers show up for the country’s biggest feast The week-long Sinulog Festival culminated yesterday with a plea for unity among Filipinos from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and dances that did not only venerate the Santo…

‘I love the excitement, energy’

Ryan Macasero 01/15/2017

Woonki Hwang of South Korea has been to three of the five past Sinulogs. And he won’t stop coming anytime soon. “So many people come to this festival and everybody enjoys it,” he said in a conversation…

16 buses, 100 jeepneys available for Sinulog routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/11/2017

Sixteen buses and 100 passenger jeepneys will service commuters joining next Sunday’s Sinulog Festival, the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Cebu City Traffic Office announced Wednesday. LTFRB Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon said they…

The making of a grand festival

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/09/2017

In a country known throughout the world for its faith and cultural aesthetics, it is only fitting for each year to open with a grand festival that is as stunning and as vibrant as Cebu’s very own…

Festive mood at 2017 Sinulog opening salvo

Nestle L. Semilla 01/07/2017

Festival queen contestants, dancing school contingents lead Sinulog kickoff parade Despite the cloudy skies, the kickoff parade for the Sinulog 2017 proceeded in a festive mood with Sinulog festival queen contestants and 14 Cebu schools in colorful…

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