#CDNFiestaSeñor2022: From a dancing devotee to the official photographer of the Sinulog Festival

Immae Lachica 01/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Taking photos.  This is how this devotee of the Señor Santo Niño de Cebu shows his love for the Balaang Bata (Holy Child).  Chang Euldan, 30, from Carmen, Cebu is the official photographer of…

Lapu-Lapu police, Pangan-an school get Chinese guild’s donated computers 

Norman V. Mendoza 02/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office and the Pangan-an Elementary School in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City will have new sets of computers. This developed after the Lapu-Lapu City Chinese Guild made good their promise…

IN PHOTOS: Aftermath of Sitio Panagdait fire

Raul Constantine Tabanao 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For six hours, over 500 residents were left homeless and one person, who was believed to be mentally ill, died after a fire suddenly broke in Sitio Panagdait, Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City in the…

Spotted: A cute puppy wearing the famous red and gold ensemble of the Señor

Immae Lachica 01/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Sinulog is indeed for everyone! Including our beloved pets. Roteza Gloria Cantillas, 22, chanced upon a cute puppy outside the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on January 15 during the 5:30 p.m Novena Mass.…

Roads to be closed Sunday for kickoff of 500-day countdown to Holy Child’s quincentennial celebrations

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect road closures along Streets M.C. Briones, Urdaneta, P. Burgos, and D. Jakosalem in Cebu City on Sunday, December 1, 2019, for the countdown of the 500 years celebration of the Señor Santo…

Cebu City gov’t urged: Address garbage collection issue for safety of public celebrating Sinulog

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government should address the issue of garbage collection for the Sinulog activities because this could be a possible security threat to the public. Senior Superintendent Royina Garma, Cebu City Police…

NTC-7 clarifies signal shutoff for Fiesta Señor, Sinulog celebrations

Futch Anthony Inso 01/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas (NTC-7) clarifies that telecommunication companies (Telco’s) will only shutoff several cell sites in Cebu and Bohol and will not totally shutdown their signals on January 19…

300K join annual ‘Walk With Jesus,’  first  Mass to kick off Fiesta Señor

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/10/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sea of candlelight illumined the length of Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City as the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu was brought in a procession on Thursday dawn to mark…

Devotees urged: No selfies, but take photos of Fiesta Señor events

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/09/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — While Augustinian friars from the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño have discouraged the public from taking selfies within the vicinity of the centuries-old church, organizers of the Sinulog Festival, however, are encouraging…

Roble ship to carry image of Señor Sto. Nino during fluvial procession

Morexette B. Erram 01/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A modern fastcraft owned by a Cebu-based private shipping firm will carry the images of Señor Santo Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe in this year’s fluvial parade. MV Super Joy of Roble…

Fiesta Señor notes

JASON BAGUIA 01/23/2018

It was the 20th of January 2018, eve of the Fiesta Señor, Cebu feast for the Child Jesus as king. Three ladies had just finished their second day of selling environment-friendly goods like wallets and delicacies from…

A better Fiesta Señor

Editorial 01/21/2018

Though visited by overcast skies or rain, this year’s Fiesta Señor was successful and showed noticeable improvement on many fronts. Extensive social media use by Basilica Minore del Santo Niño staffers helped ensure that most church-going devotees…

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