Festivals | Cebu Living

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 • Cebu, Philippines

A million people show up for Sinulog solemn procession

By Cebu Network
Published January 22nd, 2008

LOOKING TO THE HEAVENS FOR BLESSING. A child, clutching two Santo Niño images, joins the hundreds of thousands in the Sinulog solemn procession, held a day before the festive grand parade.

Unique, skillful performances win top spots

By Cebu Network
Published January 14th, 2008

SINULOG WINNERS. Mabolo performers show the “intensity and high level of performance” that earned for them the grand prize in Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan elementary division last Sunday.

Suroy-Suroy to Cebu’s northern towns

By Cebu Network
Published September 9th, 2007

In Bantayan island

IN BANTAYAN ISLAND. Suroy-Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade was a three-day tour of 15 towns in northern Cebu.

Suroy-Suroy Sugbo tours 15 northern towns

By Cebu Network
Published August 24th, 2007

Fifteen of Cebu’s northern towns will be the official stops in next week’s Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, a tourism project of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia.
Dubbed the “Northern Escapade,” the tour will run from August 30 to September 1 and will start on Thursday next week with a visit to the town of Consolacion where participants will have [...]

Travel show features top Philippine destinations

By Cebu Network
Published March 21st, 2007

Various tourist destinations from Luzon to Mindanao were featured in the recent 2007 Visayas-Mindanao Travel Show held at the Trade Hall of SM City in Cebu.
Hotels and resorts in Philippine premier tourist spots from the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon to Caraga in Mindanao joined the travel exhibit that ran from March 16 to 18 [...]

Thousands join Sto. Niño procession

By Cebu Network
Published January 21st, 2007

Thousands of devotees joined Saturday’s solemn procession that marked the religious aspect of the feast of the Sto. Niño de Cebu.
The procession started at 2 p.m., with Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal accompanying the image of the Sto. Niño during the walk from the Basilica del Sto. Niño compound through the streets of Plaridel, Magallanes, [...]

Pit Senyor: Cebu dances to the Sinulog

By Cebu Network
Published January 21st, 2007

The Sinulog grand mardi gras is under way and if you’re not in Cebu City, you’re missing an explosion of colors, dances and Sto. Niño devotion. The city center is packed with people: devotees carrying their own Sto. Niño images, tourists lugging around cameras, teeners riddled with henna tattoos and just about every one else.

Zapatera, Camp Lapu-Lapu win Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan

By Cebu Network
Published January 17th, 2007

Performers from the Zapatera Elementary School and Camp Lapu-Lapu National High School romped away with the top prizes in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan held Sunday afternoon at the Cebu City Sports Center.
Both contingents bested nine others in their respective categories and also won the best in costume awards.

Sinulog solemn procession, high mass set on Jan. 20

By Cebu Network
Published January 9th, 2007

The solemn procession and high mass scheduled this year on January 20 is the religious highlight of the Sinulog, Cebu’s celebration of the feast of the Holy Child Jesus.
During the procession, an of the Sto. Niño is brought out of Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and placed on top of a carriage that will [...]

No Inasal Festival in Talisay City this year?

By Cebu Network
Published August 5th, 2006

The Inasal (roasted pig) festival of Talisay City may not be staged this year as Talisay City Mayor Socrates Fernandez called for a full accounting of how government funds and donations were spent for last year’s celebration.