No signal interruption for Fiesta Señor 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the first time in three years, there will be no signal interruption in Cebu City during the celebration of Fiesta Señor this year. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), in a press…

Delegation from Wonju in South Korea to skip Sinulog 2021

Doris C. Bongcac 01/07/2021

Mandaue City, Cebu–A delegation from the Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival in South Korea that has been sending performers to Cebu City in the last three years has opted to skip this year’s festival because of the pandemic.…

Talisay backs out from Sinulog 2021

Doris Bongcac and Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Talisay City government will no longer be sending an entry to this year’s Sinulog ritual showdown. Mayor Gerard Anthony Gullas made the announcement in a late night post on his official Facebook…

Only local contingents sign up for Sinulog ritual showdown

Doris C. Bongcac 01/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Spectators may only see local contingents compete in this year’s Sinulog ritual showdown, should it be allowed to continue as scheduled on January 17, 2021. A list of contingents obtained by CDN Digital…

Lack of coordination puts Sinulog 2021 in limbo

01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The seeming lack of coordination between the Sinulog 2021 organizers and the Interagency Task Force (IATF) represented by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Cebu City has put the festival in limbo. The…

Doctors group in Cebu opposes Sinulog 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of doctors in Cebu expressed opposition to the holding of the Sinulog Festival 2021 and other related activities. Cebu Medical Society Inc., in a statement issued on Wednesday, January 6, said…

EOC recommends pre-filmed performances for Sinulog grand parade

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is recommending a pre-filmed performance for the Sinulog grand parade instead of a live street dancing. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC, said that…

Cebu City government prepares buses, washing areas for Fiesta Señor devotees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has prepared buses for devotees attending the Fiesta Señor 2021 novena masses at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño from January 8 to 16, 2021. The buses will ferry…

RIATF-7 yet to convene for fate of Sinulog 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas’ task force against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has yet to convene to decide the fate of the Sinulog Festival 2021. Lawyer Ian Kenneth Lucero, officer-in-charge of the Department of Interior and…

Cebu City barangays told to put up LED screens for Fiesta Señor streaming

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered all barangay chiefs to use their open spaces such as sports complexes or arenas to put up LED screens for the streaming of the Fiesta Señor…

Participant of Sinulog 2021 contingent shows COVID-like symptoms 

Delta Letigio 01/06/2021

Cebu City, Philippines—The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) here said that a participant of one of the local contingents for the Sinulog 2021 grand parade has developed COVID-like symptoms.  The EOC said the said participant has been swabbed…

CCPO to Cebu City gov’t: Seek IATF approval on Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Police officials are urging the Cebu City government to seek the approval of the Interagency Task Force (IATF) before pushing through with the planned Sinulog street dancing and ritual showdown on January 17. Police…

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