Sinulog ritual showdown in new normal: Performers should dance 6 feet apart

Doris C. Bongcac 01/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Performers in this year’s Sinulog ritual showdown will have to dance at least six feet apart.   And while they try to remember their dance steps, performers will also have to remember the…

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…

Labella supports Sinulog activities unless IATF says otherwise

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has expressed support for the upcoming Sinulog 2021 activities, which will be mostly virtual except for the grand parade of January 17, 2020. However, Labella said that he…

Rama to IATF: Help us make Sinulog successful

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will be formally appealing to the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to allow the Sinulog grand parade to continue at the South Road Properties (SRP). In a press…

Sinulog 2021 to feature ‘modified’ street dancing at SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A modified street dancing will push through for the Sinulog festival this year amid calls for the cancellation of such activities due to health concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a press conference…

Face masks a must for Sinulog 2021 ritual showdown participants – former SFI chief

Doris C. Bongcac 01/05/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Since the Sinulog 2021 ritual showdown is being done in the new normal, participants in the event scheduled on January 17 should wear face masks all throughout their performance. Ricky Ballesteros, former executive…

Rama: We will not cancel Sinulog 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Organizers of this year’s Sinulog Festival will not back down amid recommendations from police officials to cancel the event entirely.  Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama on Monday, January 4, said they had…

PRO-7 thumbs down hosting of Sinulog 2021 Festival

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) discouraged organizers of the Sinulog Festival 2021 to proceed with their planned activities, even if most of these will be held virtually. Read: Sinulog 2021…

Palma to faithful: Have faith that 2021 will bring more blessings

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Faith will bring blessings in 2021. This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma in his homily on the New Year’s Eve Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on December 31, 2020,…

Palma prods Cebuanos to obey health guidelines for a safe Sinulog 2021

Futch Anthony Inso 12/31/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is encouraging Cebuanos to obey the guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID), the local government unit, and the church…

PRO-7 plans to augment Cebu’s forces for Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is planning to augment the police forces in Metro Cebu for Sinulog 2021. Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo, director of the PRO-7, said in a…

As Sinulog 2021 goes online, SFI seeks other forms of sponsorships

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI) will be having a tougher time earning from the Sinulog Festival next year as everything shifts to going virtual. The SFI usually funds its operation through sponsors and tickets sold…

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