Crowd control in the parade route and safety of people in the grandstand of the Cebu City Sports Center were among the aspects discussed as law enforcers and other officials assessed their handling of Sinulog 2009.
Overall, however, police officials considered their task of securing the Sinulog a success, and awards and commendations for the concerned [...]

NO reports of major injuries and accidents reached the Department of Health 7 during the Sinulog grand parade.
“Peaceful ra gyud kaayo ang celebrations,” said Department of Health (DOH) 7 Director Dr. Susana Madarieta.
Police also earlier reported that there were no cases of shooting, stabbing, mauling or gang violence that occurred during last Sunday’s 10-hour parade.
The [...]

THE Theft and Robbery Section (TRS) of the Cebu City Police Office noted a drastic decrease in crimes against property in this year’s Sinulog celebration.
Senior Insp. Michael Anthony Bastes, TRS chief, said there was only one case of pickpocketing and a reported carnapping that reached his desk during last Sunday’s Sinulog grand parade.
In 2008, six [...]

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña welcomed revelers from all sectors and religions to yesterday’s Sinulog celebration–except an ally of his archrival who tried to enter the VIP section of the Cebu City Sports Center.
An irate Osmeña told reporters yesterday that Jonah John Rodriguez, an employee of Sun.Star Foundation and a former private secretary of former [...]

By Elisabeth P. Baumgart
NOT minding the thick crowds and the long walk home, 80-year-old Francisco Menguito continues to pay homage to the blessed child Jesus.
He has been doing the same thing every year without any complaints.
“Dili na ma-ihap pila na ka tuig sige ko’g anhi diri. Sukad pagka-bata na nako siguro sige ko’g anhi (I’ve [...]

SHOWING himself to the public for the first time since going to the United States in November for chemotherapy, Mayor Tomas Osmena last night assured Cebuanos he is “getting better” and will back in Cebu City “very soon.”
Addressing the Sinulog crowd at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) grandstand in a teleconference, the mayor [...]

BE prepared to walk distances longer than usual in traveling today, as all roads lead to the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) for the 2009 Sinulog grand parade.
The public is advised to wear comfortable outfits and put on their walking shoes, as roads are closed to motorists and routes are changed to clear the carousel [...]

PROVINCIAL prosecutors come and go but the Sinulog tradition of the office lives on. After 29 years, the staff of the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor still commemorates the Sinulog.
During the fiesta, they pause from their paperwork every 4 p.m. to pray the novena for nine days, which ended last Friday.
They celebrate too. The staff [...]

BAD weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the devotees of the Señor Sto. Niño, as close to 90 vessels have already registered for Saturday’s fluvial procession.
The coming in of new registrants prompted the Cebu Coast Guard (CG), the fluvial’s lead organizer, to extend its registration deadline to 12 noon Friday.
The deadline was set at [...]

HUNDREDS of tourists, mostly balikbayans from the United States, arrived at Mactan-Cebu International Airport yesterday.
Director Patria Aurora Roa of the Department of Tourism 7 said that because they extended assistance to the foreign guests who will attend the Sinulog festivities, there was smooth processing at the Bureau of Immigration for their travel documents, and the [...]