THE Cebu City Council deferred the release of the P14.5-million financial assistance to the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) that covers the expenses for this year’s Sinulog celebration. This, after Councilor Margarita “Margot” Osmeña pointed out the restrictions of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the giving of cash aid to non-government organizations (NGO). Under COA [...]

SINULOG 2011 was the 10th year Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama served as the overall chairman, albeit, the first time as mayor. He said he does not wish to hog the chairmanship and, in fact, offered it to Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young, but the latter declined. Young did not disclose his reason for doing [...]

CEBU CITY — A late start stretched the parade until 9 p.m. and heavy rains soaked dancers and left puddles, but these failed to keep some 3.5 million revelers from joining Sunday’s Sinulog festivities. President Benigno Aquino III, on his first Sinulog, commended organizers and participants for the “distinctly Cebuano” festival. Greet your friends and [...]

CEBU CITY — Amid the revelry, pickpockets did their thing, some children were separated from their parents, a foreigner was injured and a fire ate up a house in Mambaling. Pickpockets victimized two priests concelebrating mass with Archbishop Jose Palma in the Basilica del Sto. Niño Sunday morning. Greet your friends and families this Sinulog [...]

CEBU CITY — A heavy rain and flash floods during the foot procession Saturday afternoon tested the resiliency of the people’s devotion to the Señor Sto. Niño. At least one million people, according to a top police official’s estimate, didn’t let the rain keep them away. Greet your friends and families this Sinulog season. Sun.Star [...]

PIT Senyor, Vegas, Oregon and California! Even in the land of milk and honey, the third Sunday of January is marked red by Cebuanos making a living there. Although nothing compares to watching the Sinulog Grand Parade live on home soil, having the image of the Santo Niño within reach, dancing to the Sinulog beat [...]

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma will meet with church leaders to get updates on the state of the archdiocese. In his first press conference yesterday, he said he will meet with the Archi-diocese’s Board of Consultors and the Presbyteral Council. Palma said in the next few days he expects to meet with members of faith communities [...]

ARCHBISHOP Jose Palma sat on the bishop’s seat and received the staff from Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu Ricardo Cardinal Vidal in a three-hour canonical installation ceremony held at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral yesterday. Palma, in his speech, described himself as a “barangay bishop,” who was uprooted and brought to metropolitan Cebu. “Cebu, no doubt, is [...]

THE Cebu Provincial Government has agreed to open an access road near the Fuente Osmeña rotunda during the Sinulog weekend to decongest traffic in the area. To beef up security forces, members of Akrho and Tau Gamma will help maintain peace and order during the Sinulog grand parade on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Cebu Provincial Bus [...]

CEBU CITY — To secure the public during the Sinulog, about 12,000 personnel from the police and military will be deployed. Chief Supt. Ager Ontog, director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) in Central Visayas, said it will be quite a challenge for them to maintain peace and order in the festivities that are expected [...]