Sinulog Festival 2013 winners

It’s the final week of the Sinulog Festival 2013 and various activities are already ongoing leading to the climax on January 20th.

Sinulog Festival is an annual festival held every third week of January in Cebu city in honor Senor Santo Nino.

Every year, millions of devotees and tourits flock to Cebu to Pay homage to the Infant Jesus and watch the colorful street dancing competition.

Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe. Photo courtesy of Bernie Arellano

Here are the winners in some of the activities for this year’s Sinulog festival 2013:

SINULOG FESTIVAL 2013 GRAND PARADE WINNERS:

Sinulog-Based Category:
5th Place: Apas National High School
4th Place: Talisay City Central School
3rd Place: Placer Masbate
2nd Place: Carcar City Division
CHAMPION: Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe – Tangub City

Best in Costume: Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe – Tangub City
Best in Musicality: Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe – Tangub City

Best in Streetdance WINNER: Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe – Tangub City
2nd Place: Carcar City Division
3rd Place: Lumad Basakanon

Free Interpretation Category:

5th Place: Lanao del Norte
4th Place: Talamban National High School
3rd Place: Tribu Himag- Ulaw, Placer Masbate
2nd Place: Lumad Basakanon, basak San Nicolas, Cebu City
CHAMPION: Tribu Lingganay, alang-alang Leyte

Best in Musicality: Lumad Basakanon
Best in Costume: Lumad Basakanon

SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA DAKBAYAN WINNERS:

Elementary:
Best in Costume: Cebu City Central School
Best in Musicality: Mabolo Elementary School

5th: Basak Community School
4th: Regino Mercado Elementary School
3rd: Cebu City Central School
2nd: Guadalupe Elementary School
CHAMPION: Tribu Mabolokon, Mabolo Elementary School

Secondary:

Best in Costume: Apas National High School
Best in Musicality: Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial National High School

5th: Talamban National High School
4th: Abellana National School
3rd: Zapatera National High School
2nd: Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial National High School
CHAMPION: Apas National High School

SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA LALAWIGAN 2013 WINNERS:
Elementary:
Best in Costume: Talisay City Central School
Best in Musicality Talisay City Central School

5th: Naga Central Elementary School
4th: Gregoria Milan Memorial Elementary School
3rd: Pundok sa Nagkahiusang Danaoanon, Danao City
2nd: Pajo Elementary School, Lapu-Lapu City
CHAMPION: Talisay City Central School

High School:
Best in Costume: Carcar City Division
Best in Musicality: Carcar City Division

5th: Uling National High School, Naga City
4th: Toledo National Vocational School
3rd: Tribu ni Beatriz, Beatriz Durano Memorial National High School
2nd: Tuburan National High School
CHAMPION: Carcar City Division

results of Sinulog sa Kabataan courtesy of Sinjin Pineda

You missed the Performances of this year’s Sinulog Festival? Cath them later today at 1PM at the winners will do a Mandatory Repeat Performance at the Abellana Sports Complex today, January 21, 2013!

SE7EN: A Year end Blog Post

A few hours to go and we will bid goodbye to 2012. The year has been very exciting for me. Got so many blessings and more opportunities to travel and explore the beauty of the Philippines. I had ups and downs. But what is important is that we got to stand up once again.

Today we look back at some of the most memorable trips I have done in 2012. I actually started this series in Facebook, but will now compile everything here. So here it is…

SE7EN: A Series of Images that has Defined our year 2012. In no particular order:

1. Batad Banaue Ifugao

Got kissed by the sun in Manjuyod Sandbar!

White Sand, as far as the eye can see, almost. That’s Manjuyod Sandbar in Negros Oriental. It was my first time to visit this 7-kilometer sandbar.

There are actually two ways of visiting the Sandbar, either via Bais City, or via the town of Manjuyod.

Santa Monica Beach Club, Dumaguete City

When I first received the invitation to travel to Dumaguete courtesy of Santa Monica Beach Club, I got so excited. I am so thrilled to return to the City of Gentle People.

Originally we were scheduled to stay in Dumaguete for three days then move to Bohol. But plans changed. The three day escape became 5 days, complete with a signal #3 storm to more excitement to the trip.