CCPO chief to station commanders: Start target hardening amid upcoming Christmas, Sinulog events

Mae Fhel Gom-os 11/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top official of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said he already instructed all the station commanders to start target hardening amid the upcoming big events such as Christmas and Sinulog Festival.…

Cebu City now has less than 200 COVID-19 active cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is seeing further improvements in its COVID-19 situation as the Christmas season draws near. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) revealed in their latest data that there are only 190 active cases…

Cebu City’s COVID daily positivity rate drops to 1.35%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s COVID-19 daily positivity rate dropped to 1.35 percent on October 21, 2021, the lowest it has ever reached this year. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC, revealed…

Rama: We will find a way to release prizes to Sinulog winners

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama wrapped up his meeting with the winners of the Sinulog 2021 contests who are still waiting for the prizes five months after the events with a promise…

Sinulog winners prizes delayed due to COA issues — Casas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog contest winners this year have been clamoring for their prizes for almost five months now but the Cebu City government has yet to settle the issue regarding the festival’s allocation. Recently,…

Sinulog Queen handler asking for promised subsidy 3 months after competition

Immae Lachica 04/17/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Three months after the Sinulog 2021 festivities, handlers and talents from the Sinulog Festival Queen competition are still waiting for their prizes and incentives. The prizes were promised to be given a week…

Bogo holds virtual inter-cluster Sinulog showdown

Futch Anthony Inso 02/01/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—To honor the miraculous image of the Sr. Sto. Niño, the Bogo City Government held on Sunday, January 31, 2021, a virtual “Sinulog sa Dakbayan 2021 Inter-Cluster Showdown.” Bogo City Vice-mayor Mayel Martinez said that…

What Sinulog 2021 was missing

Immae Lachica 01/23/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A week after what could have been the busiest weekend in Cebu due to the Sinulog festivities, Cebu faced one of the major changes that the pandemic brought to all our tables.…

Cases lodged vs restobar caught holding Sinulog live-band

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on Thursday, January 21, announced that they had filed formal cases against three individuals for holding a Sinulog live-band in Cebu I.T. Park in Barangay Apas, and…

Talks for Sinulog contingents to dance during Quincentennial anniversary ongoing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Discussions about allowing the Sinulog contingents to perform during the Quincentennial Anniversary of the Arrival of Christianity is ongoing. Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said the Sinulog organizers have been reaching out…

Sto. Niño vendors to return to original stalls on Jan. 20

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 01/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vendors of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño who have been transferred to the Compania Maritima for the Sinulog season can now go back to their original stalls. According to Councilor Philip…

Sto. Nino and the religiosity of Filipino seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/19/2021

Viva Sto. Nino! The Sto. Niño is venerated all over the country with annual festivals celebrated every last two weekends of January through special masses, dances and processions attracting millions of devotees and tourists. The main religious festivals…

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