Teaser for Sinulog PyroSpectacular 2013

Opening Salvo

CEBU, Philippines - The opening salvo of the religious activities of the Sinulog 2013 is scheduled on Thursday with the first day of the nine-day novena masses and the traditional walk with Jesus at dawn.

Thousands of Catholics and members of the clergy are expected to converge at Fuente Osmeña for the penitential walk to the Basilica del Sto. Niño at 4:30 a.m. on January 10.

The first of the nine-day novena masses will be held at 5:30 a.m. immediately after the penitential walk wherein this year’s Hermano and Hermana Mayores will be installed by Rev. Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA.

This year’s feast of the Sto. Niño has a theme “Journeying Together in Faith with Sto. Niño”.

The traditional nine-day novena masses before the Sinulog will be sponsored by the different government and non-government organizations, schools and universities, praying communities as well as the different parishes in the archdiocese of Cebu.

The following are the daily schedules for the novena mass; 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:00 in the morning, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30 and 7:00 in the afternoon.

The Sinulog Foundation will also open the cultural aspects of the celebration on January 11 at 2:30 p.m. The event will be led by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and the Cebu City Hall officials.

SINULOG REMIX 2013 ^_^

DRIED DANGGIT FISH

 

DRIED DANGGIT FISH 

You are not a Cebuano, when you will not eat this well famed delicacy, the Dried Danggit Fish. Priced at P450 to 500 pesos per kilo, this food is much expensive than the beef and pork. When fried, the crispiness of the taste will be a delight to the one eating it.

Sinulog Festival 2013

The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest, most distinguished and most colorful festivals in the Philippines. The major festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of the whole province of Cebu (since in the Catholic faith Jesus is not a saint, but God). It is fundamentally a dance ritual which remembers the Filipino people's pagan past and their recognition of Christianity.

The festival features some the country's most colorful displays of ceremony and pageantry: participants clothe in bright-colored costumes dance to the rhythm of drums and native gongs. The streets are generally lined with vendors and pedestrians all wanting to witness the street-dancing. Smaller versions of the festival are also held in different parts of the province, also to celebrate and honor the Santo Niño. There is also a Sinulog sa Kabataan, which is performed by the youths of Cebu a week before the Grand Parade.

Recently, the cultural event has been commercialized as a tourist attraction and instead of traditional street-dancing from locals, Sinulog also came to mean a contest highlighting groups from various parts of the country. The Sinulog Contest is traditionally held in the Cebu City Sports Complex, where most of Cebu's major provincial events are held.

The Festival

The celebration traditionally lasts for nine days, ending on the ninth day when the Sinulog Grand Parade reveals. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession, a water-parade, held at dawn from the Mandaue City wharf to Cebu City wharf with the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat decorated with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Christianizing of Cebu follows. In the afternoon, a more formal procession takes place along the major streets of the city, which last for hours due to large crowd participating in the religious event.

On the feast day, at the Basilica, a Pontifical Mass is held, given by the Cardinal with the assistance of several bishops of Cebu. The majority of the city’s population and devotees would flock to the Basilica to attend the mass before heading out to the streets to watch the Parade.

Sinulog 2013 Calendar of Activities

Sinulog 2013 Calendar of Activities

December 01 – January 31, 2013 Sinulog Street Fair Osmeña Blvd.

December 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013
3:30 PM Sinulog 2012 Winning Photo Exibits at the 3rd Level SM City Cebu

December 30, 2012 (Sunday) Sinulog 2013 Fun Run
7:00 A.M Elimination of Sinulog Dance Crew and Musicfest, Cebu City Sports Center

January 5, 2013 (Saturday)
9:00 A.M Elimination of Sinulog Choral Competition, Cebu City Sports Center

January 6-30, 2013 3rd Sinulog Softball Cup in cooperation with Cebu City Sports Commission

January 10, 2013 (Thursday) Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 A.M Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 A.M Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd., Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 20113

January 11, 2013 (Friday) Sinulog 2013 Kick Off

January 11-21, 2013 Sinulog Fiesta (OTOP FAIR) SM Cebu Atrium
10:00 AM Launching for Balik Cebu Booth at Ayala Activity Center
2:30 PM 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
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Street Party Bands

January 12, 2013 (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
6:30 PM Cultural Show by the Dept. Of Education RO VII (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands

January 13, 2013 (Sunday) Sinulog sa Kabataan – Dakbayan
4:00 AM Cebu City 2013 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
6:30 PM Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) by University of San Carlos
7:00 PM Ms. Cebu 2013 Presentation at Ayala Acitivity Center
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands

January 14, 2013 (Monday)
8:00 AM Balik Cebu Airport Welcome
6:30 PM Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) University of Cebu & University of the Visayas
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands

January 15, 2013 (Tuesday)
6:30 PM Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña) Southwestern University, University of San Jose –
Recoletos, Cebu Technological University, University of Southern Philippines
Foundation
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 16, 2013 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Department of Education, Cebu City Division
7:00 PM Ms. Cebu 2013 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente O , Street Party Bands

January 17, 2013 (Thursday)
5:00 PM Balik Cebu Airport Welcome
6:00 AM Ronda Pilipinas
6:30 PM Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Salazar College of Science, Institute of Technology, Asian
College of Technology, Cebu Institute of Technology University, Saint Paul College
Foundation, Inc.
Sinulog Festival Queen Runway Competition and Photoshoot at SM City Cebu
6:00 PM Balik Cebu, Welcome Party at Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol Grand Finals(Fuente Osmeña Circle)
8:00 PM Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands

January 18, 2013 (Friday) Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
6:00 AM Ronda Pilipinas
9:00 AM Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent /Floats / Higante / Puppteers) at Cebu City
Sports Center Gym
6:00 PM Sinulog Dance Crew and Musicfest Grand Finals, Cebu City Sports Center
7:00 PM Sinulog MusicFest Finals at Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM Sinulog Festival Queen 2013, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum

January 19, 2013 (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
9th “THE STREET VIBRATION & BIG BIKE RALLY 2013, by V-max owners Group Inc.,
Cebu Chapter
2:00 PM Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 PM Sinulog Fireworks Competition at SM City Cebu
7:00 PM Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras at Ayala Center Cebu

January 20, 2013 (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
8:00 AM Holy Mass at Cebu City Sports Center
9:00 AM Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña

January 21, 2013 (Monday)
1:00 PM Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center

January 24, 2013
7:00 PM Sinulog Choral Competition Finals at Basilica del Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center

January 25, 2013 (Friday) “HUBO”
4:00 AM “HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño

January 25-27, 2013 1st Sinulog Beach Volleyball Competition at Fort San Pedro in cooperation with Philippine Sports Commission and Cebu City Sports Commission

February 3, 2013 (Saturday)
1:00 PM Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest at SM City Cebu Cinema
Sinulog 2013 Photo Contest Winners Exhibits
6:00 PM Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest Short Film/Video Documentary & Sinulat Awards
Contest at SM City Cebu

Febuary 3-10, 2013 Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ’13″ at SM City Cebu

You can call (032) 254 5010, (032) 253 3700, or (032) 416 4845 or visit www.sinulog.ph for more details about Sinulog 2013.

You can also join and “like” the Official Sinulog Foundation, Inc. Facebook Page for more tidbits and event schedules.

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Reserve your tickets for SINULOG BLASTOFF 2013

It’s not over yet for Rurouni Kenshin, SM Cinema extends screening for Cebu

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HAPPY NEW YEAR CEBU ♪ ♪ ♪

HAPPY NEW YEAR CEBU ♪ ♪ ♪

Monday, December 31, 2012

WEATHER officials warned of slight rains and cold temperature in Metro Cebu on New Year’s Eve tonight as a cold front affects some areas in the extreme northern part of the country.

Officials from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan office advised shoppers and anyone with plans to go walking out on New Year’s Eve to bring with you raincoats and umbrellas, after a tail-end of a cold front was spotted.

While most of the weather disturbances are affecting some Northern Luzon areas like Cagayan Valley, Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and the rest of the country will not be spared from the occasional rain showers and thunderstorms, said Boy Artiaga, Pagasa Mactan weather observer 4.

But Artiaga adds that while the cold front will be bringing rains in Cebu and its neighboring islands, no major weather disturbances were spotted within the country’s territory.

A gale warning has also been issued within the Northern Luzon area, affecting both seaboards.

Pagasa warns of strong gale force winds in the northern seaboards of Northern Luzon, particularly Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan Cagayan and Isabela.

A warning was also issued for the western seaboard of the same area, particularly in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union.

Pagasa warns of rough to very rough sea conditions within the areas mentioned. Small seacraft, particularly small fishing boats, are advised not to venture out into sea while the gale warning remains up.

 

Marco Polo Parkview, its a discovery of a lifetime

Cebu City, Philippines – Federal Land Inc., the real estate arm of Metrobank Group, will soon unveil another tower in the prestigious Nivel Hills in Cebu City. Marco Polo Parkview is the third tower to rise in this well-planned luxury development in the most desirable address in the Gem of the South.

 

With the success of the first two towers – The Residences and Two Residences, Marco Polo Parkview is expected to follow through the momentum afforded to the earlier towers.

Only few steps away from the 5-star Marco Polo Hotel, Marco Polo Parkview is situated at 800 feet above ground giving resident a panoramic vista of the channel or the twinkling cityscape light. It is conveniently located and few minutes away from Cebu’s top destinations such as AsiaTown IT Park, Ayala Center Cebu, Magellan’s Cross, Downtown Cebu, SM City Cebu, Cebu International Airport and Mactan Shrine.

Marco Polo Parkview will feature luxurious hotel-like lobby and five-star amenities. There are over 30 indoor and outdoor amenities set around a natural forest and wide open spaces. Amenities that residents of Marco Polo Parkview will enjoy include swimming pool, basketball and tennis court, mini theater, fitness gym, spa and many more. Selected amenities are designed by The Gettys Group (Chicago) and outdoor landscape features are designed by EA Aurelio Landscape Architects.

Residents are treated like hotel guest as the development will be managed by word-class services of Marco Polo Plaza; privilege include concierge services, valet service, food and beverages signing privileges at hotel outlet, room service, laundry service, apartment cleaning, servicing and maintenance, security services, priority access to swimming pool, gym and wellness zone.

A 2.5% launching discount is offered for first 50 buyers. Choose from wide selection of unit options from 1-bedroom to spacious 4-bedroom units with 36 sq.m. to 187 sq.m. Prices starts at less than P90,000 per sq.m. or P3.6 to P23 million, including RVAT. Six available payment options are being offered starting at only P15,000 per month for 1-bedroom. Discounts of as much 12% for cash buyers is also available.

 

Units at Marco Polo Parkview offers maximum natural light and ventilation with 3.2 meters floor to ceiling height and over 40% glass to concrete ratio.

Marco Polo Parkview features two level of basement parking, a centralized sanitary disposal systems and 4 passenger elevators. Security is a top priority with elevator key card access for resident only, CCTV system, stand-by generator for both common and residential units, automatic fire suppression system, fire detection alarm system and 24-hour security and maintenance personnel.

The Marco Polo Residences is the first of its kind in the Queen City of the South. It is the first high-rise luxury enclave in the area that boasts international quality services of the Marco Polo hotels.

For more information, about Marco Polo Parkview, please call, text, or email:

 

Evelyn P. Maliwat

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Fedsales Marketing Inc.

(A division of Federal Land Inc.)

 

Tel (callers from Philippines): 0922 973-6841; 0906 104-2288

Tel (callers from outside the Philippines): +63 922 973-6841; +63 906 104-2288

Callers from United States and Canada: (646) 657-1965

Email: info@federalcondos.com

Skype: evelyn maliwat | Facetime: +63 906 104-2288

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Cordova Reef Village Resort has an excellent location beside the beach and is ideal for relaxing or beach activities. The hotel provides guests with a variety of outdoor activities, particularly water sports such as snorkeling, jet skiing, kayaking, parasailing, fishing, and open water scuba diving certification. Golfing can also be arranged for guests at a nearby golf course. The hotel can assist guests with airline reservations or reconfirmation, foreign exchange, laundry and dry cleaning, transportation, and medical assistance. The hotel also has massage and aromatherapy services, and life guards overseeing swimmers at the beach and the free form swimming pool. To continue with your reservation, please enter your arrival and departure date into our secure online form. 

Location	Sitio Bantayan Poblacion, Cordova Cebu , 6017 Cebu City

  Contact Info

Phone	(032) 238 1878
Email	cordovareef@gmail.com
Website	http://www.cordovareef.com

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Well, you’ll find quality here. Lantaw is the Cebuano term for “can be seen from a distance” and aside from the fact that the restaurant is actually floating, diners can also enjoy a spectacular view of the hills and city of Cebu in the distance. It is of course open so natural sea breezes will keep you cool while the salt water ‘scent’ acts as a natural prop to this wonderful stage. The menu boasts a number of mouthwatering native dishes but clearly fresh fish is the order of the day.