MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Asia’s Soul Supreme KZ Tandingan and her husband, singer-songwriter TJ Monterde, entertained Mandauehanons ahead of the city’s fiesta celebration on May 8. Both artists gamely spoke in Cebuano as they interacted with fans…
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published in March 2024) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Contrary to popular notion, the town of Bantayan in northern Cebu does not celebrate its fiesta during Holy Week. In fact, both its…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In most localities, fiesta day meant no classes and no work. But not in Minglanilla town in southern Cebu. The local government of Minglanilla announced that there will be no cancellation of classes…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue fiesta 2025 celebration on Thursday night, was marred by a brief disturbance shortly after a concert by the band Spongecola at the Mandaue City Heritage Park. In a video shared by…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Police in Lapu-Lapu City described the duration of the fiesta celebration of the Nuestra Señora Virgen dela Regla as “generally peaceful.” This despite three shootings happened also in that stretch of time for…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and Michael Pitalcoren emerged victorious in the C+ Category of the Lapu-Lapu City Fiesta Lawn Tennis Tournament 2023 that was held on Saturday, November 18. They first…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — After the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and the observance of “Kalag-Kalag,” The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) are now preparing for its security measures for the upcoming fiesta celebration of the…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The clergy from the Nuestra Señora De Regla-Parish National Shrine, in coordination with the Lapu-Lapu City government, have already prepared several activities for the 288th Patronal Fiesta of the image of Nuestra Señora…
Filipinos are “visual” people when it comes to faith and history who like to tell stories by acting them out during festivals. After three years of being in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aliwan Fiesta returned…
Gorechos hailed from Barrio Matabao in Tubigon, Bohol which celebrated its barrio fiesta last May 8. The first habitants in Tubigon settled along the shores of the river. Seasonal overflowing of the river flooded the community and…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Hugpong sa Nagkahiusang Mananayaw that consists of performers from Barangays Canduman, Cubacub, Casili, Pagsabungan, and Tawason won the grand prize in the ritual showdown for this year’s Panagtagbo Festival in Mandaue City. The…
CEBU-Philippines—Several activities are lined up on the weekend in line with the fiesta celebration in Mandaue City on May 8. First up will be the Miss Mandaue coronation night to be held at the Mandaue City Cultural…
