Omega de Saloneras, Carcar City to compete in Daegu Powerful Festival in May

Doris C. Bongcac 04/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Less then four months since they won the championship trophy in the Free Interpretation category of Sinulog 2023, the Omega de Saloneras of Bucas Grande Island in Surigao del Norte is now preparing…

Ballesteros to Sinulog 2023 organizers: Continue to raise the standards of the annual festival

Doris C. Bongcac 01/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Organizers of the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City should continue to “raise the standards” of the annual festival “if they want to retain the title as the biggest and grandest festival in the…

Non-stop work at Sinulog 2023 venue at SRP

Doris C. Bongcac 01/14/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Work at the Sinulog 2023 venue at the South Road Properties (SRP) continued even during the wee hours. Filling materials were poured to cover the muddy parts of the venue located just in…

Sinulog through the years

Doris C. Bongcac 01/10/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — There is now an ongoing discussion as to whether to push through with the use of the South Road Properties (SRP) as the venue for this year’s Sinulog grand parade and ritual showdown.…

#CDNFiestaSeñor2022: Keeping the faith alive

Doris C. Bongcac 01/12/2022

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Ricky Ballestros and members of his family used to attend daily novena Masses at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño. But when the pandemic started in 2020, they shifted to attending online…

Ballesteros: Heat, crowd control major concerns if there’s street dancing

Mars G. Alison 01/05/2021

Former SFI executive director Ricky Ballesteros | CDN file TALISAY CITY, Cebu – Crowd control, and the heat will be the biggest problems should Sinulog 2021 organizers push through with their plan to hold a street dance…

Milo runner injured after getting hit by “drunk” driver

Glendale G. Rosal 10/14/2018

  Hazel Conde, the runner who got hit by a Toyota sedan, is already in stable condition, according to Ricky Ballesteros, the organizer of the Cebu leg of the 42nd National Milo Marathon. Conde is currently confined…

Grand Finals of National Milo Marathon to showcase Cebu’s cultural, heritage sites

Glendale G. Rosal 07/13/2017

Organizers of the National Milo Marathon officially launched the 41st edition of the prestigious footrace Thursday at the I’M Hotel in Makati City. There will be 15 regional legs spread across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao for this…

Milo names Ballesteros best organizer anew

Calvin D. Cordova 03/04/2017

Ricky Ballesteros once again stood out in the Milo Annual Recognition Night as he bagged not one but two awards on Friday night at the Legend Villa Hotel in Mandaluyong City. Aside from the two awards, Ballesteros…

A ‘short and sweet’ Sinulog parade

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/14/2017

Organizers said today’s Sinulog Grand Parade “will be short and sweet” for contingents and spectators alike. Ricky Ballesteros, executive director of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., said 107 contingents signed up for this year’s grand parade, 23 of…

Oops! 2017 Sinulog Festival Queen pageant emcees did a Steve Harvey

Morexette Erram 01/13/2017

The emcees in the 2017 Sinulog Festival Queen pageant did a Steve Harvey. It felt like a Miss Universe moment following a mix-up in the announcement of winners when emcees Vince Escario and 2014 Miss Earth Jamie…

Sinulog activities to continue, rain or shine

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/07/2017

RAIN gear is in order in the coming days as a low pressure area (LPA) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) yesterday, and could develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours. “This tropical…

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