MV ‘Sto. Niño de Cebu’ is official galleon for 2025 Fiesta Señor

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 2025 Fiesta Señor will be one for the books as the first passenger to board the official galleon will be no other than the iconic image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu.…

Cebu City legislators want probe on unregistered motor bancas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The privilege speech of Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, Jr. during the council’s regular session on Jan. 24 led the other legislators to meet with the representatives of Naval Forces Central (Navforcen), Philippine Coast…

Fluvial Procession 2024: 200,000 witness and join the sea ‘parade’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Except for a motor banca that sank along the Mactan Channel, this year’s Fluvial Procession was successful. More than 200,000 watched and joined the seaborne procession of the Sagrada Familia, composed of the…

PHOTOS: Fluvial procession for Fiesta Señor 2024

01/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The fluvial procession of the Sto. Niño together with the images of St. Joseph and the Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Sagrada Familia, was witnessed by thousands of devotees on Saturday morning,…

Motor banca sinks during fluvial procession

Paul Lauro 01/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A motor banca reportedly sank while joining the Fluvial Procession for the 459th Fiesta Señor on Saturday, January 20.  A spectator during Saturday’s fluvial procession captured on video the moment seawaters entered a…

MV Martin 8 is the galleon for fluvial procession 2024

Emmariel Ares 01/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – To provide the official galleon for the 2024 Fiesta Señor Fluvial Procession is an unexpected yet welcomed blessing for the Uy Matiao family. The MV Martin 8 will be carrying the blessed images…

Fiesta Señor Fluvial Procession 2024: Coast Guard grants permit to 183 vessels

Emmariel Ares 01/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  A total of 183 vessels have already registered for the Fiesta Señor fluvial procession 2024 scheduled on Saturday, Jan. 20. The number was based on number of applications received and approved by the…

St. Joseph image to join Sto. Niño, Our Lady of Guadalupe images during fluvial procession

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/16/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — For the first time, the image of St. Joseph will join the images of Sto. Niño and Our lady of Guadalupe during the fluvial procession on January 20, 2024. Police Lieutenant Colonel Franco…

2023 fluvial procession of Nuestra Señora de Regla starts in Cordova Roro Port

Futch Anthony Inso 10/19/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  This year’s fluvial procession of the miraculous image of the Nuestra Señora de la Regla will still begin at the Roro Port in Barangay Poblacion, Cordova. Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan made the…

Coast Guard on fluvial procession 2023: Generally peaceful 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The return of the fluvial procession for this year’s Fiesta Señor was generally peaceful, according to the Coast Guard. The procession started at 6:15 a.m. and ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan…

Thousands attend reenactment of the Christianization of Cebu

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/14/2023

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES—With an overcast sky without rain, thousands of devotees attended the solemn mass at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño after the fluvial procession early Saturday morning, January 14, 2023. The mass was presided by Rev.…

Devotees welcome return of Sto. Niño fluvial procession in Cebu City

Morexette Marie Erram 01/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As early as 5 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, Jocelyn Arches and her two kids rose from their beds to travel to downtown Cebu City. On the sidewalk of Osmeña Boulevard, they…

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