Performing before Pope Francis

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carine M. Asutilla 12/11/2014

Famed Cebu dance  troupe  to join  papal mass, teach ‘sinulog’ steps The renowned Sandiego Dance Troupe of Cebu will perform the Sinulog during the Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis at Manila’s Rizal Park, popularly known…

Dancers, floats join Lapu-Lapu festival

Norman V. Mendoza 11/20/2014

A parade of floats, street dancers and queenly beauties filled the main streets  of  Lapu-Lapu City yesterday for the city’s  14th Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu Festival. Heavy traffic was experienced in roads  in the Poblacion and Hoops Dome…

Cordova residents show resilience through dance during Dinagat festival

Norman V. Mendoza 08/11/2014

Thousands of Cordova residents yesterday celebrated the town’s 14th Dinagat Festival at the newly built tourism center in barangay Day-as. Contingents from the San Roque Child Development School (Montessori), Cordova Central School, Cordova National High School, Benthel…

Mandaue street dancing rolls out

05/04/2014

Thousands of spectators yesterday filled a main street in Mandaue City to watch street dancing by six contingents in Spanish-period costumes for the  Panagtagbo Festival. Dancers performed to lively, pre-taped music as the parade occupied A.C. Cortes…

Basakanons want to join Aliwan

Edison Delos Angeles 03/16/2014

Lumad Basakanon, the champion in the Sinulog 2014’s Free Interpretation category, wants to make a comeback in the Aliwan Festival which is slated from April 24 to 26 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex…

Consolacion, Tayud schools win Sarok fest

Norman V. Mendoza 02/16/2014

Dancers in colorful costumes from Consolacion’s 21 barangays converged for the Sarok Festival, an event highlighting the town’s 94th founding anniversary last Friday. The Consolacion National High School is the festival’s first-prize winner in the high school…

Capitol to reward Tuburan, winning province contingents

Peter L. Romanillos 01/21/2014

Contingents from the cities and towns of Cebu province that won in various competitions during this year’s Sinulog festival will be given rewards by the provincial government. “No exact figure yet but I promised  Mayor (Democrito) Diamante…

Star power in Sinulog

Christine Estrella, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/20/2014

Celebrities from tinseltown added glitz to the Sinulog as talents from the country’s rival broadcast networks joined the festivities yesterday. Fans shrieked – with some even blocking the way of the floats – while others whipped out…

No more dancing Gwen this Sinulog

Doris C. Bongcac, Marian Z. Codilla 01/17/2014

While she won’t dance in this year’s Sinulog Grand Parade, former Cebu governor and now Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu’s 3rd district said she will join the fluvial procession this year. “These past few days, a number…

Making clothes ‘fit for a king’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/14/2014

Sally Surabilla usually has sleepless nights at this time of the year. As head of the embroidery department of the Asilo de la Milagrosa in Cebu City, Surabilla and two female workers were assigned to put together…

Revive event’s roots, tradition, Sinulog father says

Doris C. Bongcac 01/14/2014

Less flash, more substance. So said David “Boy” Odilao who asked organizers of the annual Sinulog Grand Parade to do away with flashy props and costumes he said tends to sistract from the event’s original purpose which…

How to stay safe and still have fun while celebrating Sinulog

01/13/2014

Sinulog week is here and many of us will be joining religious rituals and revelry. We’ll be dashing around Cebu City, eating on the run, and will often find ourselves amidst large crowds. Expectedly, aside from our…

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