Thirteen candidates vie for Sinulog 2017 Festival Queen crown

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/06/2017

Thirteen lead dancers from different contingents will vie this year’s Search for Sinulog Festival Queen. The candidates for the Search for Sinulog Festival Queen 2017 are Ivy Tapic of the municipality of Asturias, Ceydney Go Basalo of…

SINULOG SECURITY

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 01/03/2017

Police and military personnel are amping up security for Santo Niño devotees and Sinulog revelers to avoid a repeat of a bombing incident which happened in Cebu’s neighboring province of Leyte during a fiesta in Hilongos town.…

Provincial Capitol: Of fresh mandates and new chapters

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/02/2017

(Part 1) In true Cebuano fashion, the year 2016 kicked off with the Sinulog festivities; but for the Cebu provincial government, last year’s events had a different twist in light of Cebu’s hosting of the 51st International…

Sinulog warning: Drunk men who create trouble face arrest

Inna Mejia 12/16/2016

Drinking establishments also warned against holding parties Persons engaging in violent acts especially those who are drunk during the Sinulog Festival will be arrested by police and will be sheltered inside the prison vans. Cebu City Disaster…

Exec says Miss U activities prove Cebu safe

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2016

THE fact that Miss Universe organizers pushed through with its activities in southern Cebu despite a travel advisory issued last month shows how safe the area really is, a tourism official said. “US advisory or no advisory,…

Argao food fest this weekend

PR 11/30/2016

The Municipality of Argao will host a two-day food festival this weekend, Dec .3 and 4, at the town’s Cabecera or the church-rectory, municipal building, plaza complex. Dubbed as, “Eats Meets West,” the event sponsored by the…

Hundreds join Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 11/18/2016

Hundreds of individuals from the 15 barangays in Lapu-Lapu City participated in the 15th Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu street dancing competition and featured the products and other establishments that are known in their respective area yesterday afternoon. The…

Eagles bag 5th straight title

Rabboni Centino Borbon 11/12/2016

The Alabang Eagles proved too hot to handle for their opponents in the 9th Annual International Cebu 10’s Rugby Festival as they snatched their fifth title yesterday at the rain-soaked Cebu International School football pitch in Barangay…

A tempered Sinulog celebration

Stephen D. Capillas 08/11/2016

I don’t know if it was this year or last year when a female netizen, a Balikbayan I think, posted a complaint on her Facebook page about the traffic congestion caused by one of the Sinulog events,…

Bo’s Coffee celebrates Philippine coffee with a festival in Cebu

07/15/2016

AS PART of the coffee belt, that small portion between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Philippines is one of the very few countries who can grow all four varieties of coffee beans: liberica, excelsia, robusta…

Int’l travel festival to bring in more tourism players, consumers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/28/2016

AN UPCOMING international travel festival is expected to bring in more tourism stakeholders, tourists, and tourism revenues to Cebu and the country. “We are happy to note that our visitor rate has grown steadily and that we…

Kadaugan sa Mactan starts

Norman V. Mendoza 04/22/2016

THE annual Kadaugan sa Mactan festival started last night with a three-day street party and two separate concerts. Frank Brazil, chief of City Traffic Management System (CTMS), said no street will be closed for the Kadaugan Street…

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