Moderate revelry

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 01/04/2018

The holiday break had afforded this writer the chance to catch up on some online readings, and there are at least two pieces worth mentioning, with one being somewhat relevant in part due to the upcoming Sinulog…

WATCH: Cops ready for New Year’s Eve revelry

Nestle L. Semilla 12/29/2017

Information Officer of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) Supt. Reyman Tolentin discourages the people from lighting firecrackers in residential areas during the revelry. Tolentin said that those who will be caught proliferating or using…

Preparedness for disasters and revelry

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 12/28/2017

Cagayan de Oro City — This writer extends his condolences to the family and relatives of Cebu Daily News columnist Ricky Poca who passed away last Dec. 26. The closest interaction I had with Poca was at…

Sinulog 2015 still draws over 1 millon spectators

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/19/2015

LEYTE, PLACER WIN   Clear skies and crowds that reached over one million  yesterday ensured that the Sinulog Festival was a success. Papal visit activities in Manila didn’t dampen the Cebuanos’ merry-making to celebrate the annual feast…

Sinulog drums, smiles greet balikbayans

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/15/2015

‘I HEAR THE BEAT’ “It’s always that beat that reminds me of home.” Gaudencia Estrada, 73, was all smiles and snapping photos with her daughter at the Mactan Cebu International Airport, where she arrived yesterday morning to…

Weekend of fireworks shows

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/15/2015

Look up at the night sky this weekend and enjoy Sinulog fireworks. Six groups from all over the country will once again compete on Saturday for the Pyrofest competition in front of SM City Cebu Northwing. On…

Pit Señor all over the town

Bencyrus Ellorin, Marian Z. Codilla 01/13/2015

Five days before the fiesta señor, Cebu is all abuzz to celebrate the coming of the Child Jesus. The feast of the Sto. Niño is both a religious fiesta and an important secular celebration to pay homage…

Don Vicente Rama Memorial ES, Apas High take home top plums in Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/12/2015

DANCING TEENS Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School and the Apas National High School were adjudged as this year’s best in the elementary and secondary divisions respectively at yesterday’s Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan competition at the…

Tuburan, Talisay bag top prize

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/11/2015

Male dancers walked on bamboo stilts or “karang”. Smooth moves and a theme that highlighted the abundance of bamboo in their midnorth town, won first prize for Tuburan municipalitiy’s Tinubdan sa Kauswagan Culturang Troupe. This is the…

What do Sinulog judges look for?

Fe Marie Dumaboc 01/11/2015

What will make a school’s contingent win the Sinulog dance competition this weekend? Watch how the presentation stays true to theme of the Sinulog and Fiesta Señor which is  “Sto. Niño, hope of the people”, said choreographer…

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 to spend P9.5M for fiesta

Norman V. Mendoza 03/17/2014

Mandaue City will be spending P9.5 million for this year’s fiesta. The city’s 45th fiesta dubbed as the Mid-Year Cultural Summit kicks off with a motorcade on April 28 and ends on May 30 with the “Gabii…

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