#CDNFiestaSeñor2022: Gwen to continue Sinulog dance, prays for Cebu’s recovery, protection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia will continue her tradition of dancing the Sinulog this year.  Garcia, during a press interview on Tuesday, January 11, announced that she will be doing the Sinulog dance along…

#CDNFiestaSenor2022: Venerating the Holy Child Then & Now 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Due to the prevailing threats of COVID-19, this 2022, the celebration of the Fiesta Señor, will once again, be held virtually.  It’s the second straight year where throngs of the crowd are absent…

#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…

#CDNFiestaSeñor2022: Basilica vendors’ answered prayers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Fiesta Señor celebration this 2022 may be the most quiet that it had been in the past decades as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has restricted the movement of people. For the first…

Makeshift altars beside streets discouraged — Ligan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Makeshift altars displayed beside streets, especially those obstructing roadways, are discouraged as this could invite crowd influx. This was what Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, appeals to the…

Security measures for Jan 15 Fiesta Señor motorcade readied — CCPO chief

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —If there’s anything that today’s dry run for the grand mobile procession scheduled on January 15, 2022, revealed, it is the readiness of the police to secure the event as well as the entire…

What to expect in the virtual Sinulog this Jan. 16?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The virtual Sinulog Festival on January 16, 2022, will take on a similar form as it did last year, an eight-hour whole day event featuring nostalgia. Mayor Michael Rama said that the city…

Virtual Sinulog will be a fundraiser for typhoon victims

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It will be another simple celebration for the Sinulog 2022 this year as the city government has decided to tone down the festivities following the devastation of Typhoon Odette and the looming threat…

CCPO exec bares initial security plans for Sinulog 2022 procession

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police deployment for Sinulog 2022 procession will be focused outside the parishes. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said that the procession would…

Rama: Sinulog celebration this 2022 will continue

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As far as Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is concerned, the celebration of the Sinulog Festival will push through this 2022.  Rama made this announcement when asked during a press conference on Monday,…

Cebu City cops expect more drugs during Christmas, New Year, and Sinulog 2022

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City policemen are expecting a deluge of illegal drugs in Cebu City, especially during Christmas, New Year, and Sinulog 2022. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the Cebu…

Hosting of physical activities will depend on city’s vaccination turnout — Rama

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has already started preparations for Sinulog 2022. Mayor Michael Rama said they already had a convergence meeting on Sunday, December 5, to discuss their plans for next year’s festival.…

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