CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has created three task groups that will plan the security coverage for the upcoming Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Grand Parade. ABERIN (center). (FB) Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of PRO-7, created the Task Group Security,...
CEBU CITY – Authorities have started mapping out security preparations for next year’s Fiesta Señor, the religious aspect of the Sinulog Festival. CHURCH leaders and officials from various law enforcement agencies discuss preparations for Fiesta Señor in 2024. (Calvin D. Cordova) The...
Study reveals Filipinos’ strong affinity to drinking for socialization during festivities Sari IQ, the sari-sari store market intelligence platform run by startup Packworks, recorded a five-fold increase in beer sales despite the liquor ban at the Sinulog Festival that drew an estimated crowd of...
Beer sales increased five folds during festivities in the Philippines, confirming Filipinos’ strong affinity to drinking during celebrations, according to a market intelligence platform. Sari IQ, the sari-sari store market intelligence platform run by startup Packworks, drew its conclusion from...
THE stage and the grandstand for the Sinulog Festival at the South Road Properties in Cebu City under construction on Jan. 10. (Photo from Cebu City PIO) CEBU CITY – The decision to hold the Sinulog Festival at the South Road Properties (SRP) here on Jan. 15 may have drawn some criticisms but...
GARCIA (FB) CEBU CITY – The Sinulog sa Carmen in Carmen town, northern Cebu should not be treated as a competition of the Sinulog Festival here. Gov. Gwen Garcia pointed this out amid insinuations that the Sinulog sa Carmen is being pitted against the Sinulog Festival. Garcia also clarified that...
THE venue for the ‘Sinulog sa Carmen’ on Sunday, Jan. 22, in Carmen town, northern Cebu. (Photo from the Municipality of Carmen Facebook page) CEBU CITY – The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) said that security measures are in place for the “Sinulog sa Carmen” on Sunday, Jan. 22, in...
CEBU CITY – The Sinulog Festival returned with a bang on Sunday, Jan. 15, as authorities declared its staging a big success despite some jittery moments days before the actual event. THE Omega de Salonera Surigao del Norte performs during the Grand Parade of the Sinulog Festival 2023 on Sunday,...
Over 100 emergency medical services personnel were deployed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to assist the attendees of the Sinulog Festival 2023 in Cebu City. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Seventy-five on-foot patrols, 15 first aid stations with welfare desks, and four ambulances from PRC were...
CEBU CITY -- After a two-year hiatus, the Sinulog Festival is officially back on Sunday, Jan. 15. Thousands of Cebuanos, foreign and out-of-town visitors are expected to flock to the ‘Queen City of the South’ as the Sinulog returns after it was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid-19...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship was used to carry the image of the Child Jesus on Saturday, Jan. 14, as part of the fluvial procession for this year’s celebration of the 458th Fiesta Senor Santo Nino and Sinulog Festival along the Mactan Channel in Cebu. Photo: Basilica Minore del Santo Nino...
Ninety-three attendees of Sinulog Festival 2023 in Cebu have received medical assistance from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) so far. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross As per PRC's update on Friday, Jan. 13, 42 persons had their blood pressure monitored, 46 persons experienced dizziness, abdominal...
