No repeat performances for winners

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/16/2017

For the first time since the start of the Sinulog Festival more than 30 years ago, winners of the Sinulog Grand Parade were not able to do a repeat performance. Incessant rains which started early yesterday morning…

Sinulog still grandest festival in PH

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/16/2017

Cebu’s Sinulog Festival remains to be the grandest festival in the country. These were the words of the judges of this year’s Sinulog Grand Parade who witnessed and lauded several changes made in the cultural activity. “Every…

Peaceful, orderly

01/16/2017

Long after the smoke had cleared and the last shred of garbage had been picked up from the city streets, there are at least two challenges faced by the city government that it needs to continually resolve…

The Child Jesus and child abuse

Ricky Poca 01/16/2017

A belated Pit Senyor to all the devotees of the Blessed Child Jesus, and I hope all of you including the balikbayans enjoyed/are enjoying your stay here in Cebu. Thank God we had a peaceful grand procession…

Christian-Muslim unity dance wins top prize in Sinulog grand parade

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/16/2017

Their portrayal of the Christian-Muslim unity won for the province of Lanao del Norte a back-to-back championship in the Sinulog grand parade. Lanao’s 96 dancers and 200 propsmen impressed judges as they bested 10 other contingents in…

PRAYER AND DANCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Aileen Garcia-Yap, Cebu Daily News, Dominic D. Yasay, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/16/2017

1.5M devotees, revelers show up for the country’s biggest feast The week-long Sinulog Festival culminated yesterday with a plea for unity among Filipinos from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and dances that did not only venerate the Santo…

Frenzied street partying

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 01/15/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña called in the Marines to help secure Juana Osmeña Street on Sunday after receiving reports that revelers attending a party hosted by a local radio station were again getting too rowdy. The…

Lanao, Tangub are Sinulog ’17 champs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/15/2017

One defended its crown, another took back what it lost, and still another one got its first championship. Three different stories came out in this year’s Sinulog Grand Parade where the Land of Beauty and Bounty of…

Sinulog: An undying dance of praise

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/15/2017

Hundreds gathered inside and outside the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in downtown Cebu City on a starless night on Saturday, clouds hiding the moon from view, only to lift their hands to call out to the…

Dance crew’s three-peat at Sinulog tilt

Morexette Erram 01/15/2017

Despite a change in schedule and personal priorities to attend to, the dance group Don Juan won their third Sinulog Best Dance Crew crown, besting eight other groups to retain the title yesterday. The group received a…

Baby dressed like Sto. Niño draws attention

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2017

A NINE-MONTH old baby dressed up as the Señor Sto. Niño caught the attention of spectators in yesterday’s Sinulog grand parade. Despite the weather, Ashley Nicole Anudling looked comfortable as spectators posed for photos with her along…

No signal, no problem for Sinulog visitors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2017

FIRST time visitors to Cebu City’s Sinulog chose to enjoy yesterday’s grand parade and dance presentation rather than dwell on the inconvenience caused by the tight security and the temporary cell site shutdown. Max Cañada, a 21-year…

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