Sunday, January 16, 2005 (Philippines)

The Sandiego dancers give the Pilgrim Center’s crowd a sneak peek at the pageantry that will be on display in today’s Sinulog grand parade. A total of 46 dancing contingents are competing, 18 of them from out-of-town. (Sun.star Cebu photo/Alex Badayos) Sold-out tickets, fully booked hotels and revelers filling the streets sealed off to vehicles, and all dancing contingents ready. These signs showed that as of lunchtime yesterday, this year’s silver anniversary celebration of the Sinulog festival was on its way to bring, in the organizers’ words, “a two thumbs up sign” for Cebu City. [full story]