Labella wants Sinulog to end by 7 p.m.

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the number of contingents for the Sinulog festival to be limited to only 30 so the grand mardi gras parade can end by 7 p.m. In a…

Gwen to dance with Alcoy’s Siloy Festival dancers in Sinulog 2020

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will be back on the Sinulog stage this January 19, 2020. The 64-year-old governor, this time, chose to make her comeback at the Sinulog ritual showdown with the dancers from…

Drugs and violence: 20 stories of crimes, tragedy in 2019

Dennis Singson 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the year 2019 drew to a close, CDN Digital looks back at the top 20 crimes and stories involving police in Cebu for the year. Cebuanos always open the year with revelry…

Vice Mayor Rama: Having a signal shutdown in Sinulog is ‘jurassic,’ ‘primitive’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philipines — Instead of settling for a signal shutdown as a security measure for the activities in Sinulog 2020, Vice Mayor Michael Rama has called on the police to find or devise better ways to…

Maines assures CCPO leadership change won’t affect Sinulog preparation

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Geovanie Maines, the outgoing officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), assured that the appointment of the new city police chief won’t affect their security preparations for the Sinulog…

Sinulog sa Palaboy: A bid to preserve the Sinulog traditional dance

Rosalie Abatayo 12/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog Festival grand parade day, for 11-year-old Daisy Sarigumba, is but a normal Sunday in January where she would play outside their house in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. For the first time,…

DPS to tap barangays for garbage collection for Sinulog 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letgio 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) said that they would need the help of the barangays to clean up after the Sinulog festival on January 2020. Engineer Joel Biton, the head…

Gwen: Let the LGU decide if students will be sent for Sinulog, Pasigarbo

Rosalie Abatayo 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Allowing students to participate in socio-cultural events like Sinulog and Pasigarbo sa Sugbo should be upon the discretion of their respective local government units, who will be funding their participation. This is the…

Sinulog grand mardi gras route checked; minor repairs needed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog grand mardi gras route needs only a few fixing for it to be ready for the festival on January 19, 2020. This was the assessment of Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak,…

Sinulog Foundation Inc. no show for City Council Citizen’s Hour

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI) did not show up during the Citizen’s Hour of the City Council on December 18, 2019.  The SFI was supposed to face the City Council to discuss the…

School heads reminded: Don’t let students skip classes to practice Sinulog dance routines

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Students should not sacrifice their classes to practice for the upcoming Sinulog 2020 Grand Parade competition.” Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepED-7), gave this reminder to heads and teachers,…

Cebu City’s P10.4 billion budget awaits council approval

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Less than a month until the new year, the Cebu City Council is yet to approve the 2020 budget proposed by Mayor Edgardo Labella. Councilor Raymond Garcia, majority floor leader, said the budget…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.