CEBU CITY – More than five million people came to witness the Sinulog Grand Parade here on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Cebu City Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office said the number of revelers peaked at 5.2 million late afternoon with spectators crowding the city’s major thoroughfares for...
BACOLOD CITY – MassKara Festival dancers performed during the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City on Sunday, Jan. 18. Dancers from Barangay Tangub, champion of last year 's MassKara Festival, performed during a parade at Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City and at the Cebu City Sports Complex....
CEBU CITY – All is set for the Sinulog Grand Parade on Sunday, Jan. 18, but some are questioning if pushing through with the grand celebration is appropriate when some families are grieving following the deadly trash slide in a mountain barangay here. Reacting to some comments on social media,...
CEBU CITY – A liquor ban will be imposed a day before and during the Sinulog Grand Parade here. Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival issued Executive Order (EO) No. 051 imposing a liquor ban within the 300-meter radius of the Sinulog Grand Parade routes. Under the EO, a liquor ban will be imposed from...
CEBU CITY – Authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the peaceful conduct of major activities in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) announced that a gun ban will be enforced for the 461st Fiesta Señor, Sinulog Grand Parade, and ASEAN Summit. While the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three-hundred personnel from the Police Regional Office-8 were deployed to reinforce PRO-7 in securing the 461st fiesta celebration of Señor Santo Niño and the Sinulog Festival 2026 in Cebu. A send-off ceremony was held at the PRO-8 Grandstand in Palo, Leyte on Tuesday, Jan. 13....
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) deployed 150 policemen to Cebu City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to augment security for the Sinulog Festival. They are composed of 100 personnel from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and 50 from the Siquijor Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) seized shabu valued at P8.8 million for distribution at the Sinulog Festival in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental after arresting two high-value drug personalities in a buy-bust operation in this highly urbanized city on...
Sinulog season kicks into high gear as AweSM Cebu 2026 takes over SM City Cebu, SM Seaside, and SM J Mall, delivering curated experiences that grow in energy, scale, and excitement as the festivities unfold. Designed for families, foodies, creatives, and fans, the three malls’ celebration...
CEBU CITY – Security forces are all set for the upcoming 641st Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Grand Parade. More than 6,500 personnel for various law enforcement agencies – the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Coast Guard,...
CEBU CITY – This city has been placed on heightened alert as the Sinulog 2026 is just two weeks away. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the executive committee of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., said the city is on blue alert status, which means government agencies are on heightened...
CEBU CITY – Stricter rules will be enforced in next year’s Sinulog, one of the country’s grandest cultural festivals. The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) said that unlike in previous editions in which the festival lasted until the wee hours of the night, the Sinulog 2026 is being targeted to...
