Kaplag reenactment to be ‘dramatic theater’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/16/2015

A cast of 300 will reenact the ”Kaplag” or historic recovery of the Sto. Niño in the ruins of a pre-Hispanic village in a production covering three locations in Cebu City on Monday. “We made it a…

Keeping the best of Sinulog 2015 for last

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/21/2015

Out-of-town dancers glowed in the dark; congressman asks organizers to level the playing field When out-of-town dance contingents performed toward the end of the Sinulog 2015, it was already nightfall. Twinkling LED lights, an innovation in the…

Huge crowd overwhelms city police, volunteers

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon 01/20/2015

Crowd control was far from perfect during the Sinulog Grand Parade, as the number of spectators rose and spilled over the carousel route, barangay Tinago chairman Joel Garganera said yesterday. “We managed the crowd in the morning…

Sinulog 2015 still draws over 1 millon spectators

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2015

LEYTE, PLACER WIN   Clear skies and crowds that reached over one million  yesterday ensured that the Sinulog Festival was a success. Papal visit activities in Manila didn’t dampen the Cebuanos’ merry-making to celebrate the annual feast…

Sinug sa Casa Gorordo to proceed despite museum’s temporary closure

01/16/2015

In keeping with the traditions of the Gorordo family and the Parian area, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) will continue with the annual “Sinug sa Casa Gorordo” even when the museum is closed for upgrading. Casa…

Sinulog drums, smiles greet balikbayans

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/15/2015

‘I HEAR THE BEAT’ “It’s always that beat that reminds me of home.” Gaudencia Estrada, 73, was all smiles and snapping photos with her daughter at the Mactan Cebu International Airport, where she arrived yesterday morning to…

Weekend of fireworks shows

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/15/2015

Look up at the night sky this weekend and enjoy Sinulog fireworks. Six groups from all over the country will once again compete on Saturday for the Pyrofest competition in front of SM City Cebu Northwing. On…

Pit Señor all over the town

Bencyrus Ellorin, Marian Z. Codilla 01/13/2015

Five days before the fiesta señor, Cebu is all abuzz to celebrate the coming of the Child Jesus. The feast of the Sto. Niño is both a religious fiesta and an important secular celebration to pay homage…

Don Vicente Rama Memorial ES, Apas High take home top plums in Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/12/2015

DANCING TEENS Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School and the Apas National High School were adjudged as this year’s best in the elementary and secondary divisions respectively at yesterday’s Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan competition at the…

What do Sinulog judges look for?

Fe Marie Dumaboc 01/11/2015

What will make a school’s contingent win the Sinulog dance competition this weekend? Watch how the presentation stays true to theme of the Sinulog and Fiesta Señor which is  “Sto. Niño, hope of the people”, said choreographer…

Dawn procession in honor of Sto. Niño breaks 2014 crowd record

01/09/2015

NO FIREWORKS, MORE PRAYERS   Alone on her wheelchair, 56-year-old candle vendor Wilma Estenzo, slowly rolled herself down Osmeña Boulevard  to join yesterday’s dawn procession in Cebu City. She lost her right leg in a road accident…

‘We are ready if Pope visits’

Chito O. Aragon, Melissa Q. Cabahug 01/08/2015

Sinulog organizers have plan B; Festival launch set on Friday   We already have a Plan B in case the pope would change his mind and drop by Cebu.” Ricky Ballesteros, Sinulog Foundation Inc. executive director, said…

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