BEER sales recorded a five-fold increase during the Sinulog Festival, according to a market study conducted by startup Packworks. This was amid the liquor ban and street parties implemented along the festival route and the premises of the South Road Properties. Sari IQ, the sari-sari store market intelligence platform by Packworks, said the spike in […]
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11th Sinulog Football Cup draws over 160 teams
THE 11th Sinulog Football Cup was held at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex at the South Road Properties from Jan. 21 to 22. Over 160 teams have signed up for the weekend tournament to compete for the top spot in their respective categories. Because of the long hiatus of football tournaments and the decade-long support […]
Espina: Sinulog highlights
The heart and soul of the Sinulog is the Señor Sto. Niño. It is limitless beyond geographical domains. It transcends any personal or social barriers. The Sto. Niño loves and protects the Cebuanos and the rest of the Filipinos. So we hail and utter, “Pit Señor!” I won’t forget my “initial immersion” in the Sinulog. […]
Carcar eyes Cebu City’s Sinulog Festival in 2024
AFTER not joining the Sinulog in Cebu City on Jan. 15, 2023, the contingent from Carcar City in southern Cebu found its glory a week later up north—in the Sinulog sa Carmen. Carcar City bagged the grand prize of the Sinulog-based competition under the open category, a group of competing contingents from outside Carmen. Mayor […]
2023: A turning point for Carmen’s Sinulog?
The Sinulog in Carmen, northern Cebu is not as popular as Cebu City’s Sinulog, which was held at the South Road Properties (SRP) on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. A few days before Cebu City’s Sinulog was staged at the rushed SRP venue, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia decided to pull out 10 contingents from the province citing […]
Rain mars festivities
THE sudden downpour and strong gust of wind temporarily halted the ritual showdown of the Sinulog sa Carmen but festivities continued as weather conditions later improved on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2023. Organizers decided to pause the performances around 3 p.m. for the safety of the dancers. Despite the challenges, the ritual showdown that featured […]
Monograph traces roots of Sinulog dance
For people new to the Queen City of the South, there’s always this question about the festival that everyone has been calling “the grandest and the biggest” in the country. What exactly is Sinulog? I paid yearly visits to the city when I was younger, but never stayed long enough to witness what Sinulog looked […]
7,000 witness ‘undressing’ of Sto. Niño
AROUND 7,000 devotees attended the traditional “Hubo” mass at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The “Hubo” mass, or the annual tradition of the changing of the vestments of the image of the Sto. Niño, signified the end of this year’s Fiesta Señor. Fr. Nelson Zerda, the rector of the […]
Mang Inasal celebrates Sinulog 2023
MANG Inasal, the country’s Grill Expert, joined the Cebuano community in celebrating the 2023 Sinulog Festival. A special Mang Inasal “20 Years Unli-Saya Sabado sa Sinulog 2023” event was held at SM City Cebu featuring local influencers like Bisaya Squad, Proud Bisaya Bai, Bo Labra, and Kim Cuisine. The favored Filipino restaurant also treated 500 […]
5 Cebu City contingents may join Carmen’s Sinulog
CARMEN town will celebrate its 50th Sinulog Festival in honor of the Sto. Niño with 28 contingents from different barangays and other parts of Cebu province expected to participate, including six contingents from Cebu City, according to its tourism officer Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Tobias Maximino Villamor, the town’s tourism officer, named the six Cebu […]
The life, struggles of Lumad Basakanon’s lead dancer
TWO steps forward, one step backward. This movement, which has been heavily associated with the Sinulog dance, has become part of Maria Rosejane Arreza’s life, being the lead dancer of Lumad Basakanon of Barangay Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City. Arreza, 42, has been dancing the Sinulog for 25 years already and serving as the […]
Espinoza: It’s done
The religious celebration of the feast in honor of the Sto. Niño on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 is already over. As usual, it was peaceful and orderly. There were no adverse comments. It was all praises to Cebu’s patron, the Holy Child. Despite the threat to health brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the worshipers’ […]
‘No disqualification’ despite Sinulog contingents’ withdrawal from grand parade
THE withdrawal of a contingent’s participation from the Sinulog Grand Parade will not affect the victory of its festival queen. This was the assurance made by Vince Escario, founding chairman of the Search for the Sinulog Festival Queen, on Friday night, January 13, as Talisay City’s representative, Kiara Liane Wellington, was crowned the Sinulog Festival […]
Mambaling police expect 2M people to witness Sinulog grand parade
AROUND two million people, including local and foreign tourists, are expected to watch the Sinulog grand parade at the South Road Properties (SRP) on Sunday, January 15, 2023. This was said by Major Jonathan Bethoven Taneo, chief of Mambaling Police Station, as the situation has slowly gone back to normal after being hit by the […]
Talisay City beaut crowned Sinulog Festival Queen 2023
By Eiver Ky Villegas, USJ-R Intern TALISAY City representative Kiara Liane Wellington claimed this year’s Miss Sinulog Festival Queen 2023 title during the coronation night at the Cebu City Sports Center on Friday, January 13, 2023. Righ after winning, Wellington shared that she felt “so emotional.” “I just never thought [I would win] I worked […]
Letigio: The meme-worthy muddy Sinulog at SRP
LET’S all be honest, a muddy Sinulog Festival at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 is going to suck. Yet it surprises me that there are still people online who can gaslight themselves into thinking that everything is going to be fun and going to the event will […]
Rama: Sinulog at SRP; Gwen: Withdrawal final
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama stood firm in his decision to hold the Sinulog Festival Grand Parade and Ritual Showdown at the South Road Properties (SRP) on Jan. 15, 2023, prompting Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia to follow through on her word to withdraw the contingents of Cebu Province from the event. In a press conference Friday, […]
NTC oks signal shutdown for Sinulog; Rama says no
CUTTING off mobile network services during the celebration of the Sinulog Festival is “primitive” and will only bring inconvenience to the public. This was the reaction of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a memorandum ordering telecommunication companies (telcos) to suspend telecommunication services on specified hours on Jan. 14 […]
Vendors along Osmeña Blvd. hope business will be brisk with Sinulog Festival’s return
VENDORS along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City hope their sales will improve with the return of the Sinulog Festival, now dubbed the One Cebu Island Sinulog 2023. They’re back at their usual spot outside the Abellana National High School after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Kalooy sa Señor Sto. Niño, karon kay […]
Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu allocate funds for their Sinulog contingents
THE city governments of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu have allocated not less than a million pesos for the funding of their respective official contingents in this year’s Sinulog Festival. About P2 million has been added by the Mandaue City Government to the P600,000 subsidy its contingent has received from the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI), according to […]