Carcar’s Kabkaban contingent to compete in S. Korea festival

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Kabkaban Festival contingent from Carcar City, southern Cebu is now in South Korea to compete in an international dance festival. The Capitol announced that they had extended financial support to the performers…

Carcar keeps Pasigarbo champ title 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Carcar City retained its title as the champion of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival as it was hailed as this year’s big winner. The city’s contingent which showcased their Kabkaban Festival bagged the…

Carcar City’s Mia Loureen Tamayo is Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2022 Festival Queen

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After two years of waiting for a new Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Queen, the crown would eventually remain with Carcar City. Mia Loureen Tamayo of the famed Kabakaban Festival bested 39 other queens,…

Carcar lays down rules for celebrating city’s fiesta

Futch Anthony Inso 11/22/2020

CARCAR CITY, Philippines — The City Government of Carcar in the southern part of Cebu will allow devotees from other local government units (LGUs), who will be visiting the city during the fiesta celebration of its patron…

Gwen on Pasigarbo sa Sugbo: We have a show that makes us proud to be Cebuanos

Rosalie Abatayo 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Not even the downpour could dampen the spirits of the 15 winners of Pasigarbo sa Sugbo during their repeat performances on Monday, August 26. The five winners of Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Street Dancing…

Pasigarbo 2019 one of the most grand, competitive in terms of production

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This year’s Pasigarbo sa Sugbo has “surpassed all records” of the Festival of Festivals since its conception in 2008. Victor Hao Cuenco, the lead organizer for Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2019, said this year’s…

Finesse of performers, clarity of story are keys to Carcar’s success in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/26/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—The goal was to make everyone appreciate the beauty of dance.  The mission was successful when the Kabkaban Festival of Carcar City delivered a flawless performance during the ritual showdown of Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2019…

Marla Alforque: The queen is a public school teacher  

Michelle Joy Padayhag, Photos by Gerard Francisco and Enrique Bejar 08/24/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines –  With just days before the candidates of the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Queen 2019 were to be presented, Marla Alforque was convinced to join as the lead dancer of Kabkaban Festival of her…

KABKABAN FESTIVAL: Culinary-themed show wows Carcar

Nestle L. Semilla 11/24/2015

A woman stirred a cauldron as she proudly declared that all residents of Carcar City are good cooks. She listed ingredients of the menudo or meat stew she was making as performers went on stage with large…

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