The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and the second city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest city established by the Spaniards in the country.

The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippines and is a significant centre of commerce, trade and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a population of about 798,809 people.

Cebu City is the centre of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, the towns of Balamban and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City and an aquarium attraction are located.


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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Sinulog 2011 Schedule of Activities

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(Fuente Osmena, January 2-31, 2011)

Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2011
Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
December 11, 2010
Sinulog Poster Making Contest @ Emall
December 15, 2010
Sinulog Photo Exhibits @SM City
January 2-30, 2011
1st Sinulog Softball Cup
Janaury 2, 2011 (Sunday)
Sinulog Fun Run
Sinulog Musicfest (Band Competition)
Presentation of contestants and announcement of 6 finalists
Sinulog Best Dance Crew announcement and presentation of 6 finalists

January 06, 2011 (Thursday)
Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM
Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 AM
Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM
Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2011

January 07, 2011 (Friday)
Sinulog 2011 Kick Off

Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, MCIAA
2:00PM
Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
3:00 PM
Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM
Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities
7:30 PM
Ms. Cebu 2011 Presentation, Fuente Osmeña
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Streen Party Bands

January 8, 2011 (Saturday)
Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
8:00 AM
1st Sinulog Football Cup at the USC Talamban Football Field
1:00 PM
Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM
Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM
Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM
Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) DepEd, Cebu Province
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:30 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 9, 2011 (Sunday)
Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan
4:00 AM
Cebu City 2011 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
8:00 AM
1st Sinulog Football Cup at the USC Talamban Football Field
1:00 PM
Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM
Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM
Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM
Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
University of San Carlos
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands

January 10, 2011 (Monday)

6:30 PM
Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
University of Cebu
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 11, 2011 (Tuesday)

6:30 PM
Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña)
University of San Jose-Recoletos and Cebu Institute of Technology
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 12, 2011 (Wednesday)

9:00 AM
Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM
Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
University of Southern Philippines-Foundation and Salazar College of Science and Institute of Technology
7:00 PM
Ms. Cebu 2011 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 13, 2011 (Thursday)

9:00 AM
Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
10 AM – 3:00 PM
Photo Shoot Sinulog Festival Queen , SM City Entertainment Plaza
7:00 PM
Sinulog Festival Queen Parade of Costumes @ SM Northwing Lobby
6:30 PM
Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
Cebu City Division
6:00 PM
Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
8:00 PM
Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 14, 2011 (Friday)
Visual Merchandising Contest
(Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM
Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
7:00 AM
Misa de Translacion (Motorcade)
9:00 AM
Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent /
Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym
6:30 PM
Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) University of San Carlos
7:30 P.M
Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
7:30 P.M
Sinulog Festival Queen 2011, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM
Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM
Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 15, 2011 (Saturday)

6:00 AM
Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
8:00 AM
Vibration and Big Bike Rally by Vmax Owners Group
9:00 AM
Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño
2:00 PM
Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 PM
Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu
7:00 PM
Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM
Gala – Passionata a Cultural Heritage Celebration in Honor of Sto. Niño de Cebu @ SM Cinema I
8:00 PM
Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM
Handumanan Concert, USP-F Theater for the Performing Arts

January 16, 2011 (Sunday)
SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM
Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM
Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM
Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM
Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM
Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña

January 17, 2011 (Monday)

1:00 PM
Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center

January 21, 2011 (Friday)
“HUBO”
4:00 AM
“HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño

January 29, 2011 (Saturday)

1:00 P.M
Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
6:00 P.M
Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu
1st Sinulat Awards, Sinulog Literary Awards for Short Story Writing, Poetry, and Essay Writing @ SM City Cebu

January 31 – Feb. 10, 2011
Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu
For more information: Visit www.Sinulog.ph

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Bakbakan Sa Sinulog 2010

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This January 14, “Bakbakan Sa Sinulog!” is a joint venture between giant communication SMART Sports and TV5 with ALA Promotions to launch its entry to the sports of professional boxing.
The Two Division regoinal champion, WBO and WBA title holder "Milenyo" Milan Meldino  Vs WBC Flyweight Champion "Baby Assassin" Anthony villareal of USA  

Tickets are now on sale and can be secured from the following ticket outlets:

ALA Promotions office-contact number 032-2364611; ALA Gym – Banilad Town Center @ 032-4162011; Island Souvenirs Btq. Ayala (032-2312581); USA Sports Ayala (032-2321854); Bisaya Ispisyal Ayala (032-231-2676) and at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Lobby @ 032-2326888.

Ticket Prices: VIP 1st row with table @ Php 1,500; VIP 2nd row @ Php 1,250; VIP 3rd row @ Php 1,000; Ringside @ Php 500.00; Ballroom @ Php 300.00 and Balcony @ Php 250.00.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Sinulog 2010

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Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the so called vision of the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child), patron Saint of the City of Cebu. It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Cebuano peoples Islamic and pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

The festival features a street parade with participants in bright colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumphets and native gongs. Smaller versions of the festival are held in various parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. There is also a "Sinulog sa Kabataan" performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the parade. Recently, the festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction, with a contest featuring contingents from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is usually held in the Cebu City Sports Complex.












The Sinulog celebration lasts for nine days, culminating on the final day with the Sinulog Grand Parade. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession is held at dawn with an statue of the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat from Mandaue City to Cebu City, decked with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Christianizing (that is, the acceptance of Roman Catholicism) of Cebu is performed. In the afternoon, a more solemn procession takes place along the major streets of the city, which last for hours due to large crowd participating in the event. It is noted that excessive alcohol consumption is commonly observed at this event.

On the feast day at the Basilica del Santo Niño church, a Pontifical Mass is celebrated by the Cardinal with the assistance of several bishops of Cebu. Most devotees go to the Basilica to attend the mass before heading out to the streets to watch the parade.













On April 7 , 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived and planted the cross on the shores of Cebu, claiming the territory for Spain. He presented the image of the child Jesus, the Santo Niño, as baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Rajah Humabon. Hara Amihan was later named, Queen Juana in honor of Juana, mother of Carlos I. Along with the rulers of the island, some 800 natives were also baptized to the Roman Catholic Church. At the moment of receiving the idol, it was said that Queen Juana danced with joy bearing this image of the child Jesus. With the other natives following her example, this moment was regarded as the first Sinulog.

This event is frequently used as basis for most Sinulog dances, which dramatize the coming of the Spaniards and the presentation of the Santo Niño to the Queen. A popular theme among Sinulog dances is Queen Juana holding the Santo Niño in her arms and using it to bless her people who are often afflicted by sickness caused by demons and other evil spirits.









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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Sinulog 2010 List of Activities

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January 5, 2010 – Sinulog Photo Exhibits in Mactan Airport, Ayala, SM City and Emall
January 10, 2010 – Sinulog sa Kabataan—Lalawigan
January 11, 2010 – Sinulog sa Kabataan—Dakbayan

January 12, 2010 – Miss Cebu Coronation Night
January 16, 2010 – Fluvial Procession (AM) Foot Procession (PM)
January 16, 2010 – Sinulog Festival Queen (evening), Cultural Shows, Street Party bands at Fuente Osmeña
                                                     

  January 17, 2010



Sinulog 2010
Schedule of Activities


(Fuente Osmena, January 8-17, 2010)
Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2010

Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
Janaury 3-31, 2010

Sinulog Photo Exhibits featuring 2008 Sinulog Photo
Winners , 2nd level of the Northwing SM City Cebu
Janaury 3-31, 2010

Sto. Niño Exhibits, SM City Cebu Art Center
January 9-19, 2010

Dancing Pilgrims: Sinanduloy of Tangub City
Exhibit of Tangub City dancers from past to present
SM City Cebu
January 07, 2010 (Thursday)

Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM

Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 AM

Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM

Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2010
January 08, 2010 (Friday)

Sinulog 2010 Kick Off

Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, MCIAA
2:00PM

Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
3:00 PM

Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM

Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities
7:30 PM

Ms. Cebu 2010 Presentation, Fuente Osmeña
January 9, 2010 (Saturday)

Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
1:00 PM

Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM

Awarding of Winners
7:30 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) DepEd, Cebu Province
9:30 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 10, 2010 (Sunday)

Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan
4:00 AM

Cebu City 2010 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
1:00 PM

Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM

Awarding of Winners
7:00 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
Southwestern University,
Asian College of Technology,
Salazar College of Science and Institute of Technology
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 11, 2010 (Monday)
7:30 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
Univ. of Southern Philippines Foundation
University of Cebu
9:00 PM


Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 12, 3009 (Tuesday)
7:30 PM

Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña)
University of San Carlos
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 13, 2010 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM

Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
7:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
Abellana National School,
Cebu Doctor’s University,
Cebu State College of Science and Technology,
USJ-R COE Talents Guild
8:00 PM

Ms. Cebu 2010 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
9:00 AM

Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
10 AM – 9:00 PM

Photo Shoot Sinulog Festival Queen , SM City Entertainment Plaza
7:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
University San Jose Recoletos,
Cebu Institute of Technology,
Velez College
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 15, 2010 (Friday)

Visual Merchandising Contest
(Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM

Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
7:00 AM

Misa de Translacion (Motorcade)
7:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
DepEd, Cebu City
7:30 P.M

Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
7:30 P.M

Sinulog Festival Queen 2010, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM

Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 16, 2010 (Saturday)
6:00 AM

Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
9:00 AM

Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño
2:00 PM

Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
6:30 PM

Cultural Shows
7:00 PM

Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM

1st Sinulog Fireworks Competition , fronting SM North Wing
8:00 PM

Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM

Handumanan Concert, USP-F Theater for the Performing Arts
January 17, 2010 (Sunday)

SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM

Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM

Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM

Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM

Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM

Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
January 18, 2010 (Monday)
1:00 PM

Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center
January 22, 2010 (Friday)

“HUBO”
4:00 AM

“HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño

January 29, 2010 (Friday)
6:00 – 8:00 PM

Showing of Sinulog Short Film Festival, SM Cinema 4 January 30, 2010 (Saturday)
1:00 P.M

Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest/Sinulog Short Film Festival
February 1 – Feb. 10, 2010

Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu

For more info visit Sinulog.ph








Sinulog Photo Contest 2010



PRIZES:

 GRAND PRIZE (OVER-ALL BEST PHOTO) – P50,000.00 + TROPHY

 2ND PRIZE (0VER-ALL BEST PHOTO) – P30,000.00 + TROPHY
 3RD PRIZE (0VER-ALL BEST PHOTO) – P20,000.00 + TROPHY
CATEGORY WINNERS
(Sidelights, Higante, Puppeteers, Arch, Contingent, Festival Queen, Religious /

Fluvial)

1st Prize – P 15,000.00
2nd Prize – P10,000.00
3rd Prize – P5,000.00
4th Prize – P3,000.00
5th Prize – P2,000.00
6th-10th – P1,000.00


For more Info visit www.sinulog.ph 

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Official Candidates for Miss Cebu 2010

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These are the lovely candidates for Miss Cebu 2010


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Miss Cebu 2010

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The Miss Cebu pageant is one of the major highlights of the annual Sinulog Festival,
And the search for Miss Cebu 2010 is on.
Just log on to www.cebucitytourism.com or email @ cebucitytourism@yahoo.com.

Guest who will be the next Miss Cebu 2010 this comming January


Qualification for Miss Cebu 2010 are the following:

Single, between the age of 18 and 25 years old
With pleasing personality with a minimum height of 5'3"
Good moral character
At least a graduating High School student
Must be articulate in English and Cebuano
A resident of Cebu for not less than one (1) year
Willing to reign and fulfill pageant obligation for a full team of one (1) year
Must be a Filipino citizen
Must not be a participant/applicant of a beauty search
during the duration of the pageant

for more info just visit www.cebucitytourism.com




Saturday, December 12, 2009

Cebu City

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About Cebu

The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and the second city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest city established by the Spaniards in the country.

The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippines and is a significant centre of commerce, trade and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a population of about 798,809 people.

Cebu City is the centre of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, the towns of Balamban and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City and an aquarium attraction are located.




History of Cebu

In the 16th century, Cebu City was an area part of the Rajahnate of Cebu with an Islamic, Hindu and Animist populations. On April 7, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu. He was welcomed by Rajah Humabon, the King of Cebu, who together with his wife and about 700 native islanders, were baptized by the Spaniards on April 14, 1521. Magellan, however, failed to successfully claim the Philippines for the crown of Spain, having been killed by Datu Lapu-Lapu, a king in Mactan Island on April 27, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan. On April 27, 1565, Spain colonized the area with the arrival of Spanish explorers led by Miguel López de Legazpi, together with Augustinian Friar Andrés de Urdaneta, sailing from Mexico, arrived in Cebu. The Spaniards established settlements, trade flourished and renamed the city on January 1, 1571, from San Miguel (Saint Michael) to Villa del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús (Village of the Most Holy Name of Jesus). During this six year period of exploration and settlements by the Spaniards, Cebu City was the capital of the Spanish East Indies. In 1898, the city was ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War. In 1901, the city was governed by the United States for a brief period, however it attained the status of a charter city in 1936 and was governed independently by Filipino politicians. Following the end of the Japanese occupation in World War II, the city gained independence from colonial rule in 1946 as part of the Republic of the Philippines.




Culture of Cebu

Procession during the Feast Day of the Santo Niño.

Cebu City is a significant cultural centre in the Philippines. The city's most famous landmark is Magellan's Cross. This cross, now housed in a chapel, is reputed to have been planted by Ferdinand Magellan when he arrived in the Philippines in 1521. It was encased in hollow tindalo wood in 1835 upon the order of the Augustinian Bishop Santos Gómez Marañon to prevent devotees from taking it home chip by chip. The same bishop restored the present template or kiosk, located at the present Magallanes street between the City Hall and Colegio del Santo Niño. Revered by Filipinos, the Magellan's Cross is a symbol of Christianity in the Philippines.

A few steps away from the Magellan's Cross is the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño (Church of the Holy Child). This is an Augustinian church elevated to the rank of Basilica in 1965 during the 400th year celebrations of Christianity in the Philippines, held in Cebu. The church, which was the first to be established in the islands, is built of hewn stone and features the country's oldest relic, the figure of the Santo Niño de Cebu (Holy Child of Cebu).

This religious event is celebrated during the island's cultural festivities known as the Sinulog festival. Held every third Sunday of January, it celebrates the festival of the Santo Niño, who was formerly considered to be the patron saint of Cebu. (This patronage was later changed to that of Our Lady of Guadalupe after it was realised that the St. Nino could not be a patron saint because he was an image of the Christ and not a saint.) The Sinulog is a dance ritual of pre-Hispanic indigenous origin. The dancer moves two steps forward and one step backward to the rhythmic sound of drums. This movement resembles somewhat the current (sulog) of the river. Thus, the Cebuanos called it Sinulog.
When the Spaniards arrived in Cebu, the Italian chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta, sailing under convoy with the Magellan expedition, offered a baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Rajah Humabon. She was later named Juana, the figure of the Santo Niño. The natives also honored the Santo Niño de Cebu in their indigenous Sinulog ritual. The Sinulog ritual was preserved but limited to honoring the Santo Niño. Once the Santo Niño church was built in the 16th century, the Christian Malay people started performing the Sinulog ritual in front of the church, the devotees offering candles and indigenous dancers shouting "Viva Pit Señor!" (Hail Mister).

In the 1980s and 2000s, the city authorities of Cebu added the religious feast of Santo Niño de Cebú during the Sinulog Festival to its cultural event.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Mr. Cebu 2009 Winners

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CONGRATULATIONS TO
KRISTOPHER NIMROD CABIGAS

MR. CEBU 2009


JUMAR ANDREW BILOCURA
First Runner-up

SIEGFRED SCHMIDT
Second Runner-up

DON ADLAWAN
Third Runner-up

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Mr. Cebu 2009

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Fifteen Men, One Title. Who will be the next Mr. Cebu?






BCB Productions presents:


Mr. Cebu 2009!
November 28, 2009, 8:00 PM
Pacific Grand Ballroom,
Waterfront Hotel and Casino,
Lahug Cebu City.

Get your tickets now at Club Ultima @ 418.7777 ext. 1903.

Ticket Prices:
P1,000 and P700 (reserved seating)
P500 and P300 (free seating).


 

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