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By Elisabeth P. Baumgart
WHEN the gates of the Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center opened at dawn yesterday, a throng of devotees rushed in for the best spot from where to watch the traditional ‘Hubo’ mass, or the changing of the Sto. Niño’s garments.
In his homily, Fr. Ian-Narcissus Openia described it as a blessing from God that [...]

SLEEPLESS nights and cramming paid off for the grand prize winners in the Sinulog 2009 grand parade last Sunday.
Buyogan choreographer Victor Cuenco said that when he was told the contingent will use bees as part of the concept, he got so excited with the possibilities he spent many nights without sleep just to come up [...]

CEBU CITY — About 2.1 million people watched the Sinulog 2009 grand parade at the Cebu City Sports Center grandstand and along the 5.1-kilometer parade route, police said.
Given the size of the crowd, they were relieved there were no reported cases of shooting, stabbing, mauling or gang violence that marred the 10-hour parade.
And with so [...]

THE 2009 Sinulog grand parade became a first-time participant’s triumph and another contingent’s chance to regain what it lost.
Tangub City, Misamis Occidental’s Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe promised to bounce back after failing to capture its fourth straight Sinulog-based crown last year.
Yesterday, it did not only take the grand prize in the category, it also copped its [...]

AN estimated 1.2 million to 1.5 million joined the solemn procession in honor of the Sto. Niño, but except for a brief stampede outside the Basilica’s gates, no disruptions marred the ritual.
The crowd was so huge that the lead pack already arrived back in the basilica before those in the tail end could even start [...]

Thousands showed up for the fluvial procession of the Senior Santo Niño icon from Ouano wharf in Mandaue City to Pier 1 in Cebu City Saturday.
Devotees came in boats or watched from the sidelines — atop the first Mandaue-Mactan bridge,  on shorelines, from the ports in Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, and Cebu cities, and along the Niño’s [...]

TWO days before the dancers go out to the streets, Sinulog organizers reminded them that Sinulog is a prayer in dance, and that they should respect the image of the Sto. Niño when they perform, and not treat it as mere props.
The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) gave their final briefing to the contingents yesterday, as [...]

IT WAS, indeed, saving the best for last.
Nineteen-year-old Kris Tiffany M. Janson was crowned Miss Cebu 2009 at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, last night. She was the last of the 12 candidates who vied for title.
Janson impressed the jurors with her stage presence and her answer to the final question: As [...]

Below are photos of the images of Sto. Nino being displayed at the Art Center of SM City Cebu. The exhibit started last January 11 and will end on February 1. The center is open during mall hours. There’s no entrance fee. All you have to do is register. You are also allowed to take [...]

THE advance party of the Tribu Sinanduloy of Tangub City, Misamis Occidental arrived in Cebu City yesterday bringing with them huge steel props and a promise of something new in the contingent’s performance this Sunday.
“Everything is new, the performance will be new. We have new props, new costumes, and new choreography. Even the entire flow [...]