CEBU CITY – An estimated 250,000 devotees joined the “Walk with Mary,” a dawn foot procession, on Friday, January 19, one of the highlights of the 459th Fiesta Señor here. The religious procession started at 2:30 a.m. at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Barangay Guadalupe then proceeded...
CEBU CITY – The Mactan Channel will be closed to vessel traffic for at least six hours to give way to a fluvial procession here on Saturday, January 20. The fluvial procession is part of the major celebration of the 459th Fiesta Señor. Coast Guard Commander Mark Larsen Mariano, deputy commander...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has deployed close to 1,000 personnel to help secure the 459th celebration of Fiesta Señor here. Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo, Viscom commander, said 865 troops will help ensure a safe, orderly, and solemn conduct of the Fiesta Señor...
CEBU CITY – The 459th Fiesta Señor celebration here kicked off on Thursday, January 11, with the Penitential Walk with Jesus, a dawn foot procession, participated in by thousands of devotees. The religious procession started at 4 a.m. at Fuente Osmeña and ended at around 5:30 a.m. at the...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are all set for the 459th Fiesta Señor in this city. POLICE and other uniformed personnel on Wednesday, January 9, attend their send-off ceremony for the upcoming 459th Fiesta Señor in Cebu City. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) More than 5,000 security personnel from...
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...
Leading oil firm Petron Corporation is broadening the retail outlets reach of its new Fiesta Gas 170-gram refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products in the juicy market of Luzon – that was following its successful debut in Cebu and Metro Manila markets. The LPG product’s market expansion...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city celebrated Fiesta Pilar on Thursday, October 12, in honor of Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar or the Our Lady of the Pillar, patron saint here. October 12 was declared a non-working holiday pursuant to Republic Act 7350 to enable residents to celebrate...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Seventy-nine barangays in this city competed in the Fiesta sa Barrio games, one of the core activities in this year’s Higalaay Festival, at the Misamis Oriental Integrated Sports Complex on Tuesday, August 22. TUG-of-War, one of the native games featured in the Fiesta sa...
CAVITE – The municipality of Kawit celebrated its first seafood festival called Caracol de Mariscos on Thursday, July 20, as part of activities for the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. Photo from Municipality of Kawit, Cavite (MANILA BULLETIN) Sporting seafood-inspired costumes, participants...
ILOILO CITY – Two major festivals in Western Visayas emerged victorious in the 2023 Aliwan Fiesta, a competition among the country’s biggest festivals, over the weekend in Pasay City. The Dinagyang Festival here is this year’s champion while Manggahan Festival of the island-province Guimaras...
