Surigao’s Omega de Salonera wins big in Sinulog 2023

Morexette Marie Erram 01/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The contingent from Surigao del Norte province is the biggest winner in this year’s Sinulog Festival. The Omega de Salonera troupe bagged at least three major awards in the Sinulog Festival 2023, including…

Faithfully yours, Señor Santo Niño: A festival queen’s story

Rosalie Abatayo 01/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dancing for Santo Niño is an opportunity but doing it for more than two decades is a blessing. And so is the tale of Maria Rose Jean Peligro-Arraza, a Sinulog dancer of Barangay…

Consolacion vows to return in Sinulog 2021

Rosalie Abatayo 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While they missed the chance to defend their title as Sinulog Free Interpretation champion this year, the municipality of Consolacion vows to make their comeback in the Sinulog stage in 2021. Consolacion Mayor…

Cebu contingents win Sinulog grand parade’s top honors

Marc Eric Cosep 01/20/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Contingents from Cebu province are the grand winners for the Sinulog-based and Free Interpretation Categories of this year’s Ritual Showdown for the Sinulog Grand Parade. Performers and the production team of Tribe…

Christian-Muslim unity dance wins top prize in Sinulog grand parade

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/16/2017

Their portrayal of the Christian-Muslim unity won for the province of Lanao del Norte a back-to-back championship in the Sinulog grand parade. Lanao’s 96 dancers and 200 propsmen impressed judges as they bested 10 other contingents in…

Lanao, Tangub are Sinulog ’17 champs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/15/2017

One defended its crown, another took back what it lost, and still another one got its first championship. Three different stories came out in this year’s Sinulog Grand Parade where the Land of Beauty and Bounty of…

Lanao dancers to show Muslim-Christian unity

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/13/2017

They may not be Christians. But 15-year-old Mohammad Alaiya Bassir and nine other Muslims will help a contingent from Lanao del Norte during the Sinulog Grand Parade on Sunday. “Para namo, dili mo-matter kon Muslim ba or…

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