Officials inspect Sinulog parade route

Inna Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 12/18/2016

Officials of the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI), the police and staff of the Cebu City mayor’s office held a walk-through inspection along the Sinulog Grand Parade route yesterday, barely a month before the event. SFI Executive Director…

Sinulog warning: Drunk men who create trouble face arrest

Inna Mejia 12/16/2016

Drinking establishments also warned against holding parties Persons engaging in violent acts especially those who are drunk during the Sinulog Festival will be arrested by police and will be sheltered inside the prison vans. Cebu City Disaster…

Safer, cleaner seas for the Sinulog Festival’s fluvial procession

Rabboni Centino Borbon 12/16/2016

The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) and the Philippine Coast Guard in Cebu are eyeing for a cleaner sea and a more organized staging of the fluvial procession, a highlight in the celebration of the annual Sinulog Festival…

Sinulog warning: ‘Drink at your own risk’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/15/2016

REVELERS caught drinking liquor or alcoholic drinks along the streets during next year’s Sinulog Grand Parade will be arrested. This is the stern warning of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who vowed to implement certain measures that…

Enough rooms for pageant visitors — Lapu-Lapu official

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/13/2016

  AS Lapu-Lapu City hosts the Miss Universe swimsuit competition on January 17 next year, a local tourism official assured that they would have enough rooms to accommodate the influx of visitors then. Hembler Mendoza, the city’s…

Visual spectacle for next year’s Sinulog

John Carlo Villaruel 12/12/2016

A MORE visually stunning presentation is in store for those who will watch the Sinulog presentation at the Cebu City Sports Center in January next year. Sinulog Foundation executive director Ricky Ballesteros said construction of the stage…

Two streets reserved for night market

Inna Mejia 12/06/2016

TWO one-way streets in downtown Cebu City will accommodate the 469 vendors who will sell their products in the annual Night Market scheduled next week. Genevieve Alcoseba, chief of Cebu City Hall’s Division for the Welfare of…

LTFRB to grant temporary authority for transport network vehicles services

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/05/2016

The regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) is reviewing pending transport network vehicles services (TNVS) applications for the issuance of provisional authority (PAs) for the Christmas to Sinulog period. Regional LTFRB Director…

CHOOSE PHILIPPINES 2016: Cebu bags 3 tourism awards

12/02/2016

The province of Cebu bagged the most number of trophies in the first Choose Philippines Award 2016 held at the ABS-CBN Dolphy Theatre on Thursday night, with the Sinulog festival named as Best Festival in the country,…

20 finalists for youth and barangay dance contests

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

Twenty finalists will vie for three titles in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan and Sinulog sa Barangay in the 2017 Sinulog Festival that organizers hope will bring to the audiences, as well as the judges, fresh…

Firecracker ban

Editorial 11/27/2016

There’s some good news and bad news for firecracker manufacturers whose products may have provided some joy to revelers during Christmas and New Year as well as fiesta celebrations but had also caused accidental, unwanted injuries and…

Police mapping plans to secure Miss U event, Asean, Sinulog

Dominic D. Yasay 11/10/2016

The Police Regional Office said they are now finalizing security plans for the Miss Universe swimsuit presentation in a Lapu-Lapu City hotel and the Asean summit in January and March next year respectively. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon…

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.