First aid stations for Sinulog revelers

PR 01/14/2016

SMART Communications and the Philippine Red Cross – Cebu chapter have partnered anew to offer first-aid services to attendees of Sinulog 2016. The first aid stations, to be manned by Smart employees, will be positioned along the…

Tour packages prepared for Sinulog, IEC tourists

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/14/2016

More than 30 tour operators have been accredited to offer tour packages to visitors expected to arrive for the Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC). Rowena Lu Y. Montecillo, Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director,…

Balikbayans ready for Sinulog

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/14/2016

After experiencing the warm Sinulog welcome at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, balikbayans and local tourists, who arrived yesterday, are looking forward to experience the Sinulog festivities in Cebu. Mildred Bongato, a 69-year-old nurse from San Francisco, USA,…

LED TV walls to showcase Sinulog

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/14/2016

Giant LED television screens installed on the stage will light up the Sinulog Grand Parade showdown at the Cebu City Sports Center’s grandstand area this coming Sunday. “This is the first time that we are being more…

Subangdaku folk disappointed with Traslacion route change

Nestle L. Semilla 01/14/2016

RESIDENTS of barangay Subangdaku were disappointed after learning that the Sto. Niño image won’t pass by their barangay in today’s Traslacion. For the past years, the Traslacion route has passed by barangay Mabolo, Cebu City toward barangay…

Miss Cebu takes after beauty queen mom

Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/14/2016

Being called your daughter’s sister is the ultimate compliment to every mother. But to Miss Cebu 2016 Gabriele “Raine” A. Baljak, it’s the other way around. When people tell her that she looks like her mother Miss…

TV host, DJ wins Miss Cebu crown

Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/14/2016

TV HOST and DJ Gabriele Raine Baljak was   crowned  Miss Cebu 2016 last night and will be the face of Cebu’s new brand “Cebu, Where the Heart Sings.” A first-timer in beauty pageants, the Croatian-Cebuana was an…

History buff pays forward through free heritage tours

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2016

Eight-year-old Bryl Jan Yucaran was strolling with his mother, Magdalena, in downtown Cebu City when something caught his attention: a pamphlet on the history of the Basilica del Sto. Niño. He begged his mother to buy him…

Devotee City opens on Friday for at least 3,000 transients

Marc Eric Cosep 01/14/2016

THE Devotee City  for transients will open this Friday near the Compania Maritima to accommodate an expected  3,000 visitors from towns  and cities outside Cebu City and province. A total of 120 container  vans stacked one on…

‘Leave home at least two hours early’

Marc Eric Cosep, Nestle L. Semilla 01/14/2016

TRAFFIC agencies in Cebu City and Mandaue City advised commuters and motorists to leave home at least two hours early for today’s Walk with Mary and Friday’s Traslacion motorcade. Fuente Osmeña Rotunda  up to downtown Cebu City…

Strut in Sinulog style

Edward James Castro 01/13/2016

ARE you style ready for the biggest festival in the Philippines? If not, eyes here. How does one go about putting together the perfect Sinulog ensemble? Here’s a simple formula: Comfortable closed shoes (i.e. sneakers or booties)…

Grandma thanks Sto. Niño for grandson’s return

Carmel Loise Matus 01/13/2016

Patricia Celadania has been traveling for a total of 28 km daily since January 7 just to attend the novena Masses every afternoon at the Basilica del Santo Niño. Patricia, 54, didn’t mind the long trip from…

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