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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 19th, 2009, 08:18 AM

grabeha sa tawo this year.

I made a terrible, terrible mistake of deciding to have lunch in EMall. I think I had six near-death experiences. LOL.

1. Napasok ko sa kilid sa City Central school. Duot2x ang mga tawo kay dili kalapos sa may exit gate sa Abellana. 3 kabuok nakuyapan dayon daghan gahilak ug shinagitay. Maayo gani nag noon break ang dancers dayon nangatkat na lang ang mga taw sa railings para dili mapiit. Mga tigulang nga foreigners naglisod ug katkat sa railings gitabangan ug alsa sa ubang taw.

2. Dinuutay sa pagsulod sa Emall. Naay nayatakan dayon naay nasamad tungod sa steel bars sa may entrance. Gabawd-bawd ang mga taw.

3. Walk from Emall to Sto. Rosario. Kani ang pinakagrabe. Diri na ko murag kahilakon nga kakuyapon. LOL. Naay natumban. Naay napaso sa mga tempura carts nga nagbabag.

4. On my way back to Fuente I didn't know grabe ang effort sa paglabang lang from Santo Rosario to Bangko Central. Dinuutay na pud dayon shinagitay kay dili palabngan sa mga military ang road. Murag nagwelga ang mga taw nga dili palutson. LOL. Naay mom sa akong kilid nga nagdala ug baby and a 2-yo kid. Nihangyo lang siya nga ako sa gunit sa iyang 2-yo kay mapiit man gyud kung dili to kuyugan tungod sa duot2x.

4. Pagagi sa float sa Jag Jeans with Marian, murag amaw ang mga taw kay mukuyog pud sa direction sa float. Since opposite man akong direction, mura kog nisugat sa bul-ug. LOL. Giahak kaayo. Natumban akong tiil dayon napiit akong camera.

5. Final leg na gyud sa akong adventure. Ang pangutana, unsaon pag labang from Robinsons padulong sa Fuente? I think it took me almost two hours to do that. Wala gyuy kalutsan. When I was about to give up, naay foreigner with a Photog's ID nga nilabang from Robi to Fuente. Nagpabaga na lang gyud ko, akong gisulob akong camera dayon I followed the foreigner hoping that they'd think that I'm with him. Nyahahaha.

Drained kaayo ko. Paguli natulog na lang ko dayon mata na lang for the Ayala fireworks.

Next time, mukuha na gyud kog ID bahalag dili ko apil sa photo contest para makalusot-lusot ko. :(

bai @leylander, nagkatawa gyud ko sa imong mga asoy, and i can't agree more. All this naexperience gyud na nako sa mga previous sinulog then grabe gyud mga taw. di gyud mabangbang! maboang ka sa kainit, kahuot ug kapilit! that's why diz time naa ra ko sa amoa inom-inom na lang..:cheers:

speaking of photographers, mga oa lagi pwera buyag ang ubang photographers nga naay ID sa? Naay female photographer nga nagpicture2x sa taga abellana nga nagsayaw dapit sa mcdo fuente. naay mga bata sa sidewalk nag ingong ug excuse me para makakita sila, giisahan man nuon sa kilay. LOL. naay uban while hawan pa ang road, mag gukdanay mag dagan2x. weird kaayo. LOL.

makalagot sad usahay...:lol::lol:

I survived my first Sinulog Festival. :rock: Just got home after all the revelry. :)
Pero major failure akong photoshoot gahapon kay after lunch wala nako kasulod balik sa cordoned area, wala nako nidare ug dasok-dasok sa dagat sa mga tawo.

me too, a certified Sinulog survivor!:laugh::laugh:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/PictureSinulog2009_fuente.jpg

wow! murag wa gyuy nahitabong celebrasyon gahapon from the looks of it... great job!:okay::okay:

Congrats! to the City Government for a very successful Celebration. Mura'g makita nato sa size sa Sinulog this year nga mabusy na jud ni'g maayo silang Sir Paul in anticipation sa continuous growth of Cebu. This year's celebration is a testimony that Cebu will never be the same ever again! We can anticipate more influx of tourist and the tourism industry booming; more investments coming in (karemember lang ko sa streamer atong usa ka contingent: SINULOG MAKES CEBU GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE) with all the city sisterhood that Cebu has all over the world as, also being recognized in the celebration; and more and more people from all over the Visayas and Mindanao coming to Cebu to seek job opportunities, population density in Cebu would exponentially increase over the years.

This rapid change would definitely call for smart planning, management and inter-agency cooperation. It is my hope that all LGUs in Cebu would come together and work together for the benefit of the Cebuano people who so richly deserves it.

Indeed! want to share excerpt from SunStar Cebu today.
Sinulog, the best festival in Asia according to a Korean from Yeosu City

SUNSTAR CEBU
2.1M view parade
Linette C. Ramos & Jovy T. Gerodias Sun.Star Staff
Reporters With Rene H. Martel, Mia E. Abellana &
Jujemay G. Awit

ABOUT 2.1 million people watched the Sinulog 2009 grand parade in 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 much color, pageantry and spectacular performances of 44 dancing contingents, the parade surprised and impressed first-time and regular visitors alike.

“It was very beautiful, it has exceeded my wildest dreams. Sinulog has really improved so much. After the first Sinulog in 1980, we never expected that something like this would happen to the Sinulog,” said former customs collector David Odilao Jr., who first organized the annual festivity.

Except for some fake tickets being sold outside the Cebu City Sports Center, a few reports on drunkenness and a reveler carrying a scalpel, no other incident spoiled the parade.

Acting Mayor Michael Rama said that Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s message, delivered live from Houston, Texas, was a treat for the thousands of revelers at the sports center.

“Everything turned out very good, all the activities were very pleasing and I think it was very good that the people have finally heard from the mayor. I’m happy that he communicated and gave a message because a lot of people have been wanting to see him,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

Among those who joined the festivities at the sports center grandstand yesterday were officials from the International Police, investors, businessmen, politicians and delegations of Cebu City’s sister-cities from Chula Vista in California, Las Vegas in Nevada, Yeosu City in Korea, Australia and Canada.

Fire dancers

Ki-Ju Park of the Yeosu Global Charity Association said he did not mind the long walk to get to the sports center, saying he enjoyed what he thinks is the best festival in Asia.

“All the dancing from morning to evening is very, very interesting, I think it’s the best festival in Asia. I woke up very early in the morning and had to walk a long distance but I’m not tired, I’m enjoying this very much,” said Park, who is visiting Cebu for the first time to watch the Sinulog with 10 Yeosu City officials.

He was especially impressed with the Polynesian-inspired grand finale dance number, which featured some 300 Hawaiian dancers clad in grass skirts, leis and headdresses. The dancers included Miss Earth 2009 Karla Paul Henry, television personality Cutie del Mar, Eleanor Hayco and Rica Alix of the Cebu City Dancesport Team and the wives of some city councilors.

Fire dancers also contributed to the Polynesian Festival dance number, which ended with a fireworks display.

Although he was impressed by the performances, Odilao said the organizers should have more contingents in the Sinulog-based category in order to preserve the true meaning and origins of the Sinulog.

“In the first place, Sinulog is supposed to be a dance of veneration in honor of the Sto. Niño. There are so many participants now but they are in the free interpretation category. There should be more Sinulog-based contingents so we can preserve the origin of the Sinulog,” Odilao told Sun.Star Cebu. (LCR/RHM/MEA/JST)

@DongRoy: In fairness ni Gov. Gwen, murag nag-effort g'yud siya para sa pagpractice sa iyang dance steps kay nimaayo g'yud siya karon kung icompare sa previous years. Maayo kaayo iyang execution and ofcourse, the gown, grabe ka garbo! Pwede na pang Festival Queen. :D

now, I'm curious if she was there when mayor tom delivered his address in a teleconference. :lol::lol:

Politicians will really seize the opportunity in going to festivals...a big time to build rapport and campaigning. Wala pa gani festivals og elections, daghan na sila "campaign ads" sa national TV.

But its a good thing they keep their mouth shut while they are in Sinulog...mao na akong gibantayan kahapon sa live streaming especially when JDVIII was there...

I hope Sinulog and the rest of the fiestas in the country should have space in the national TV coverage, bisan sa NBN unta...This is a landmark in Philippine culture and should not be taken for granted by the national media. Kadaku nga tabang ang inana sa pagfoster sa identity sa mga Cebuano, Bisaya og Pilipino.

right! magpagwapo sa mga taw para maendorse! :lol::lol::lol:

@dongRoy: nice pics bai. Wa gyud namo magamit ang pass kay dugay kaayo ko nakamata! estar nalang sa balay.

@sinjin: nice shots sa mga fireworks!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 19th, 2009, 08:19 AM

flickr pic by @momon_corpuz

> > > > scroll > > > > - sayang, wala ma-include ang Asiatown IT Park...hehehe!
http://www.imageocean.net/images/stncwvjo0jwk2l8fayoc.jpg

:omg::eek2::eek2:
scream to death gyud! :lol::lol:

a_terisk78y™

January 19th, 2009, 08:19 AM

another one...from the full view shot

>>>> scroll >>>>
http://www.imageocean.net/images/piqov3sqhyvydzvd12.jpg

pde pag banner :cheers:

diehardbisdak

January 19th, 2009, 08:21 AM

....look, the ALU-TUCP Building at Pier One is shaping up!

flickr pic by @rappy894
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3207731965_053c876032.jpg?v=0

dongRoy

January 19th, 2009, 08:21 AM

hehehe... pasensya na dyud mo kay mura'g nagflood na ko ug mga pictures diri...

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09193.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09231.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09222.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09246.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09239.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09242.jpg
San Diego Dance Company

habagatcentral1

January 19th, 2009, 08:23 AM

^^ Bai, mao na jud...oks ra...flood the thread with Sinulog pix, hehe! :okay:

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 08:26 AM

1st Sinulog Fireworks Competition (and my first fireworks shoot ever!)
SM City Cebu
January 17, 2009

Oroquieta

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4492/oro1kg6.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7212/oro2od1.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7855/oro3yx8.jpg

a_terisk78y™

January 19th, 2009, 08:37 AM

^^

ni apil d i ang taga oroquieta or OROKTA... thats my father's hometown... so ika pila sila place? nice pic sinjin!

diehardbisdak

January 19th, 2009, 08:39 AM

Sinulog 2009 in CHICAGO, USA
SANTO NIÑO DE CEBU Fiesta
St. Catherine Laboure Church
January 17, 2009

flickr pics by @ambibo1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3208253984_f4b29cd5ec.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3208253184_788b94ed01.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3207407043_2b09554d59.jpg?v=0

dongRoy

January 19th, 2009, 08:45 AM

di lang kaayo nako daghanon kay maikog ta...

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09233.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09273.jpg
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http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09309.jpg

diehardbisdak

January 19th, 2009, 08:48 AM

Sinulog 2009 in Georgia, USA
17 January 2009

flickr pics by @pianoforte
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3207230527_c65e310800_m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3208086794_080b2dbf64_m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3208086076_a4540deb07_m.jpg

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 08:50 AM

hehehe... pasensya na dyud mo kay mura'g nagflood na ko ug mga pictures diri...

sir @dongRoy,

pwede magbutang sa imong pics sa blog?

dongRoy

January 19th, 2009, 08:55 AM

sir @dongRoy,

pwede magbutang sa imong pics sa blog?

puwede kaayo @ley.. gusto ka, dia ko'y daghan kaayo diri sa akong storage...

rustyboi

January 19th, 2009, 09:00 AM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180226.jpg
^^Marian Rivera, all eyes were on her, gwapa kaayo!:nuts: this was taken along Mango Avenue.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180223.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180237.jpg
^^approacing the grand stand, around 2PM

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180240.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180245.jpg
^^Siloy Festival - Alcoy Contingent

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180248.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180317.jpg
^^I can't remember the name of this group from Tacloban. it was also well applauded. :)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180324.jpg
^^Buyugan Festival

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180334.jpg
^^sorry, i can't remember where they're from.

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 09:02 AM

puwede kaayo @ley.. gusto ka, dia ko'y daghan kaayo diri sa akong storage...

sige sir. thanks!:)

a_terisk78y™

January 19th, 2009, 09:03 AM

ahemmm marian rivera diehard fans hehehe!

anyway nice pix resty.. wala lage si angel locsin? hehe

dongRoy

January 19th, 2009, 09:04 AM

dia pa'y a few more from the morning show, added are a few shots from the lunch break variety show featuring the Best of Cebu..

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09321.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09326.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09330.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09350.jpg
Miss Cebu 2009 and her courts...

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09354.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09355.jpg
Cebu City Dance Sport Team

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09358.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09360.jpg
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff357/dongRoy/Sinulog%202009/Sinulog09364-1.jpg
University of Cebu Cheerdance Team

There were also a lot of great performances from other Cebuano performers like PDA Scholar Apple and a runway show of the works of prominent Cebuano designers. Wala nalang nako gipangpicturan ka'y greasy kaayo akong kamot. Paniudto man gud...

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 09:06 AM

ahemmm marian rivera diehard fans hehehe!

anyway nice pix resty.. wala lage si angel locsin? hehe

hilig mag sponsor ang jag ug float sa sinulog. hehe :)

concern

January 19th, 2009, 09:15 AM

For those who hasn't seen it yet or wanting to see it all over again, Sinulog sa Sky will be replaying their coverage yesterday on Tuesday, January 20 at 1:00PM local time.

Log in to their website, http://www.sinulogsasky.com.

hopefully naay mka copy ani na event then P2P sharing daun.hehehe.
:banana:

rustyboi

January 19th, 2009, 09:24 AM

:lol: Si Anne Curtis pud sa M. Lhullier and ML Kuwarta padala nga float. Iyang escort sige'g invite sa mga tao nga musyaget ug "DYOSA! DYOSA! DYOSA!", PIKAT! :lol: wala nakaalma!

hahahaha :rofl: ahaka, actually, when the float entered the grand stand, not even one of the spectators near me recognized her. they were wondering what that tambok guy was uttering. SAN-TOS, SAN-TOS? SA-DIYOS, SA-DIYOS? karon ra jud ko ka realize nga DIYOSA diay iyang pasabot! ang mga taw wala ni sabay niya, ka luoy sad :lol: and pagka announce nga si Anne Curtis toh, i reviewed my camera and later found out na-apil diay siya sa akong kuha. nag t-shirt raman gud siya. and people were actually wanting to catch the basketball balls being tossed by those French looking guys and girls (not captured on pic) nga siguro mga Lhuillier to sila. :cool:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180310-1.jpg

dongRoy

January 19th, 2009, 09:30 AM

^^Definitely mga Lhullier to sila... Nangutana bitaw akong manghud kung kinsa kuno tong mga Amercano... hehehehe! Ingon ko, di to mga Amerkano oi, ang mga Lhullier to....

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 09:32 AM

hahahaha :rofl: ahaka, actually, when the float entered the grand stand, not even one of the spectators near me recognized her. they were wondering what that tambok guy was uttering. SAN-TOS, SAN-TOS? SA-DIYOS, SA-DIYOS? karon ra jud ko ka realize nga DIYOSA diay iyang pasabot! ang mga taw wala ni sabay niya, ka luoy sad :lol: and pagka announce nga si Anne Curtis toh, i reviewed my camera and later found out na-apil diay siya sa akong kuha. nag t-shirt raman gud siya. and people were actually wanting to catch the basketball balls being tossed by those French looking guys and girls (not captured on pic) nga siguro mga Lhuillier to sila. :cool:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180310-1.jpg

di ba si sarah man ilang model?

diehardbisdak

January 19th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Banca to the Max! heheh!

flickr pic by @momon_corpuz
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3206317587_a2e7374835.jpg?v=0

raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 09:53 AM

Here's my share...

Heavy flood incoming: :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3209392654_43d2916bc9_o.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3208544827_25953c5f13.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/3209393442_c9cb5f346d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3208549879_3dc7b4ee8d_o.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/3209387178_167f62b53c_o.jpg

will post more later....

raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 10:04 AM

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3209399912_6b8beaa976_o.jpg

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 10:21 AM

^^ i can't see the photos right now kay blocked sa among IT. but i'm sure they're awesome. thanks for sharing! :D

habagatcentral1

January 19th, 2009, 10:28 AM

hopefully naay mka copy ani na event then P2P sharing daun.hehehe.
:banana:

I think morag pwede man if mousar sa Real Player pero dunno ha...Unta jud, morag sa Youtube ba nga gicopy ang coverage sa Sky per contingent pa pod, hehe! :D

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 10:29 AM

^ Master! :bow: :bow: :bow: I'm so privileged to have met one of my idol SSC photographers, @raceINT. :D

NEWS: Approximately 250 tons ang basura nga nabyaan sa pagsaulog sa Sinulog... :shocked: ...pero nalimpyuhan ra sad dayon sugod 8pm palang gabii.

federalist

January 19th, 2009, 10:46 AM

grabe kadaghang chix basta Sinulog. nagbaha ang gwapa naglunop sad daghan pa gyud nga mas guapa. bisan mga anak ug mga dato join gihapon sa mga streetparties. Sinulog ra gyud makapagawas nila. :lol:

habagatcentral1

January 19th, 2009, 10:52 AM

PINOYmeat

January 19th, 2009, 11:00 AM

is it true that ms. cebu is theonly beauty pageant in the country na walang swimsuit competition?

thats nice. dignified ang dating!

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 11:22 AM

1st Sinulog Fireworks Competition (and my first fireworks shoot ever!)
SM City Cebu
January 17, 2009

The Winner: DUMAGUETE

After the "average" performances of the first 5 participating groups, the representative from Dumaguete shocked everyone with their explosive start

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6890/dgt1um6.jpg

The group knows how to deliver a "performance". There was no dull moment in their 5-minute performance.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2103/dgt2yf8.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/5v4znt.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2cz2dcx.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6918/dgt6kn1.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3360/dgt7bp4.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8435/dgt8ex6.jpg

concern

January 19th, 2009, 11:30 AM

^^ i can't see the photos right now kay blocked sa among IT. but i'm sure they're awesome. thanks for sharing! :D

hahahah. apir bai! parihas ta.. block pud ang flickr.com sa amo proxy. :bash:
mayta photobucket nalang..hehehe

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 11:48 AM

1st Sinulog Fireworks Competition (and my first fireworks shoot ever!)
SM City Cebu
January 17, 2009

Pyroworks Demo

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3517/demo1cv3.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1922/demo2vl4.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8722/demo3oq0.jpg

concern

January 19th, 2009, 11:50 AM

^^ tremendous

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 11:55 AM

Sinulog Grand Parade 2009: Viva Pit Senyor!

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4922/sinulog1wa0.jpg

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 12:32 PM

Lahug Elementary School

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6878/sinulog2aj6.jpg

shaKEIRa

January 19th, 2009, 01:07 PM

thanks kaayo jarenz and dongroy... ill post the pics guro kung ma transfer na nako.. . ingatz mow... thanks pud kaayo sinj sa sm party...

carl_vilches21

January 19th, 2009, 01:17 PM

rau

January 19th, 2009, 01:22 PM

is it true that ms. cebu is theonly beauty pageant in the country na walang swimsuit competition?

thats nice. dignified ang dating!

yup! this is true.. :)

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 01:26 PM

@carl_vilches: Thanks!
@shak: Nice to meet you too!
@mainstreamhunter: Salamat!

raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 02:13 PM

@ley: thanks!

@sinjin: Thanks and likewise, master! hehe. Nice shots! :)

more snapshots:

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raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 02:26 PM

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Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 02:36 PM

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My favorite Festival Queen. Pacute kaayo sa camera. :D

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 03:05 PM

THEdifferentFACESofMISSearth2008karlaPAULAhenry

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raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 03:22 PM

^^ pretty indeed. :)

Celebs @ Sinulog '09:

Marian, Anne & KC.

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My winner:

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slimer

January 19th, 2009, 03:30 PM

indeed marian is simply beautiful! pag-minaldita gyud marian para di ka daug-daugon. go go go hehe!

raceINT

January 19th, 2009, 04:07 PM

^^ hehe. Yep. On all angles, gwapa gyud. :)

Sinjin P.

January 19th, 2009, 04:13 PM

A R T I S T A

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rustyboi

January 19th, 2009, 04:18 PM

indeed marian is simply beautiful! pag-minaldita gyud marian para di ka daug-daugon. go go go hehe!

that's right. if you look at her (regardless if she's a GMA7 actress or unsa ba), obviously gwapa man kaayo siya maski nakatalikod. ang mu ingon bati siya nawng kay klaro kaayo Kapamilya siya. :lol: bitaw... she's one of the hottest personalities sa Sinulog! :cheers:

habagatcentral1

January 19th, 2009, 04:27 PM

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 05:20 PM

^^ pretty indeed. :)
My winner:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3209861150_6532454b16_o.jpg

wow! she's very gorgeous. and this is a very nice shot.

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 05:23 PM

si kc kay sumusunod gyud ni sharon ang shape sa iyang lawas. kung magpalabe na siya, mutambok gyud na siya. hehehe.

si ann curtis wala na kaayo na excite ang taw niya kay naa man siya last year.

si bea unta to kay siya akong idol sa abs kay gwapa gyud. hehe.

si marian, gwapa gyud kaayo. di na malalis hehehe.

si miss earth kay gwapa gyud kaayo pud.

si festival queen sa lanao. gwapa gyud diay sad.

kadaghan gwapa sa sinulog. wa pay labot atong mga gwapa nga nasugatan ni @hansboy sa mango.

basta. manggawas gyud nang gwapa inig sinulog.

asa kaha na sila sa ordinary days sa? LOL

leylander

January 19th, 2009, 05:29 PM

By the way, ngutana ko if there is "Best in Music" award sa Sinulog competition?
To be honest, usa na sa ginapangita nako sa mga festivals, ang festival music ang kanang ginaperform sa competition pod sa mga contingents.

Thanks kaayo usab! :okay:

wala ko kasulod sa grandstand pag sinulog gyud.

but naa may best in musicality sa festival queen. and i think naa pud sa elimination rounds (sinulog sa kabataan). so im sure naa pud na sa actual sinulog gyud.

kinsa tong nakaadto, pls confirm. hehe

diehardbisdak

January 19th, 2009, 06:21 PM

^^ Best in Musicality is the contingent from Carmen, Cebu which also bagged the 3rd spot in the Free Interpretation Category (P200,000) and P50,000 for Best in Musicality...

here:

Sinulog '09 winners receive their prizes
Sun-Star Online
Updated January 20, 2009 12:00 AM

Happy bees of Tribu Buyoganon of Abuyog, Leyte, do an encore of the performance that won them first place in the free interpretation category of the Sinulog Festival. JOY TORREJOS
CEBU - Winners of the 2009 Sinulog Grand Parade received their prizes yesterday with the contingents from outside Cebu amassing close to P2 million.

The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe of Tangub City was the biggest winner taking home P1 million for being adjudged as the best in the Sinulog-based category and placing first in the street dancing competition.

The winners’ check was received by Tangub City Mayor Jennifer Wee Tan, who was Miss Cebu in 1986.

Tan said, she is relieved that their sacrifices and perseverance paid off.

“I’m very glad that it is over, with or without the prize, we are doing this for our devotion to the Sto.Niño,” Tan said.

She said she doesn’t want to mention whether the amount received is enough to defray their expenses as she doesn’t want to put a price on their veneration of the Sto. Niño.

Tangub’s choreographer, Emilio Pascual, received P30,000 while their lead dancer, 15-year-old Iris Linganay also got P30,000 for being chosen as the Festival Queen. Tribu Buyoganon of Abuyog, Leyte, a first time participant, received P500,000 for being the grand champion of the Free Interpretation category. Their choreographer Victor Cuenco also received P30,000.

Lanao del Norte’s “Land of Beauty and Bounty” contingent, a first timer, received P150,000 for being the 4th placer in the Free Interpretation category.

Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental’s “Pakol Festival” and Dulag, Leyte’s “Kuratong Festival” both bagged fifth place in the Sinulog-Based and Free Interpretation categories, respectively.

Each contingent received P100,000.

Their choreographers received P5,000 each.

Acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, in his opening speech, thanked all the out of town contingents for making the event more colorful and hoped they will continue to do so in the coming years.

“Mamalik pa unta ni sila madaog man o mapildi para kang Sr. Sto. Niño,” Rama said.

According to the majority of the officials and choreographers, they will try their best to participate in next year’s Sinulog, which will be the 30th staging of the annual celebration.

This early, several contingents from outside Cebu have already expressed interest to be back next year even if they did not win.

Among the Cebu bets, “Lumad Basakanon” of barangay Basak-San Nicolas bagged a total of P600,000 for being second in the Free Interpretation category and first in street dancing.

The check was received by barangay captain George Rama.

Carmen Mayor Sonia Pua received the plaque and P200,000 check for their contingent’s winning third place in the Free Interpretation class.

Carmen also received another P50,000 for winning as Best in Musicality.

Choreographer Angelo Manapsal received P15,000 for helping Carmen win. This was on top of the P20,000 he received for being the choreographer of Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial National High School, which finished second in the Sinulog-based category.

Don Sergio received P300,000 cash and plaque and another P100,000 for being adjudged as the Best in Costume. Carcar officials led by Vice Mayor Nicepuro Apura received the P200,000 for the Silaw Culture and Arts contingent winning the third prize.

Alcoy Mayor Antonio Plando received the fourth place award bagged by the “Siloy Festival” contingent. The winners of the Floats, Higantes and Puppeteers were also given their prizes. —

flesh_is_weak

January 19th, 2009, 07:43 PM

ug usa pa diay ... taga cityhall man ta ko pero hasta ako - amazed at how
fuente osmena looked like the day after ... spotless! angay jud diay pasidunggan sad ang ato'ng mga street cleaners ...

take at 6:22 the day after ...
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/PictureSinulog2009_fuente.jpg

nahawan ang carabao grass :lol:

looks like it's time to invest on those stylish pavers for Fuente O

* * *

okay ra man diay padul-an si Miss Earth, she still looks filipina and not totally caucasian as in the pageant pictures...

* * *

speaking of passes, i remember Sinulog 2007 when i didn't need one except this little 'native' necklace with a mango pendant that was probably given to balikbayans arriving in the airport...well anyway, on friday night it got me into the night mardi gras--as in i got through the guards and landed in a seat near the front row--on saturday, i dressed up like an ROTC cadet (on purpose) and had the necklace as an accessory, then voila! i got across the cordon without any effort and got to within literally an arm's lenght of the carozza...

that mango-shaped pendant could be my lucky charm...OR it could be Divine Intervention doing me a huge favor

bukid

January 19th, 2009, 08:59 PM

sagaran mas dali gyud tingali ka kalusot kung mga foreigner ug foreigner kag hitsura kay mejo tagaan ka nilag right of way ug makalabang-labang ra mi pero sahay di pud gyud mapugngan kay magtudturay lagi ning mga tao oi. dili grabe kalisod ang amo pag-agi sa dan gikan sa immaculada kutob sa mcdo jones ambot kung tungod ra ba ni na naa mi foreigner na kuyog ug foreign pud mig mga hitsura kay ang tao murag maikog man ug tulod namo unless di na gyud kapugngan. wa na hinuon mi nilahos padung abellana kay gikapoy na mi mao human sa mcdo jones niagi nalang mi sa ramos then nibalik na sa ayala ug didto nalang nagtambay till nag-fireworks. sayang wa na gyud ko nakaagi sa abuhan2 na kung wa ko masayop didto mo gatambay (sakto ba?) kay lilion unta nako kung unsay mga hitsura ninyo sa personal :D pero kita man tingali ko ni hoopster o han_boy ba to diha sa may jolibee mango dapit o basin pare-pareha ra to nilag itsura mao wa ko kasiguro sila ba to.

2nd sinulog na ni nako pero gikapoy gyud ko oi pag-uli pero enjoy man pud.

SleMarKen

January 19th, 2009, 11:49 PM

SleMarKen

January 20th, 2009, 01:03 AM

wow! she's very gorgeous. and this is a very nice shot.

Mana bai, na screen saver na sad nako;)

Gwapa sad kaayo si Karla, dakoon lag ilong gamay.

Si KC kay dako kaayo nga babay, di ta kaabot:D

Si Marian, idol nko sa GMA.

Si Anne, murag way panudlay... hamos kaayo tan awn.

Kiddoboy_iAn

January 20th, 2009, 01:52 AM

wow! thanks for all of the pics!!! loved it.... sadya gid man! ehehehehhe and well done sa mga tig limpyo...sinulog was grt!

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 02:03 AM

tagaan jud og lugar ang mga foreigner bisan sa malls dili na inspectionon ang bags nila.

kami tawng bisaya ug nawng, kung pwede sikaran, sikaran gyud. ahihihi.

SleMarKen

January 20th, 2009, 02:06 AM

kami tawng bisaya ug nawng, kung pwede sikaran, sikaran gyud. ahihihi.

di man gani mo good morning/apternoon. kung porener dakoon jud ang tingog.

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 03:22 AM

The best festival!!!!! speechless

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 03:45 AM

mag tan-aw ko sa news ba, lisod makasulod ang sinulog sa mga reports sa? bisag unsa na kadako sa celebration. pero katong murag baranggays lang nga magparade pud sa manila, grabe ang coverage...

dongRoy

January 20th, 2009, 03:56 AM

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 04:02 AM

^^anything that is not in the capital, no matter how large it is, is insignificant for these companies. The large broadcasting companies such as GMA and ABSCBN are based in Manila hence, for them, the Philippine territory is only within Metro Manila.

I heard that there was no tv coverage in Manila during Sinulog...that was so sad....they missed the grandest festival of the country. :)

What about the gov't controlled TV stations? You just cannot blame the private TV stations since these are for commercial use. Your DOT Cebu should have coordinated with these gov't TV stations for the airing of Sinulog.

GMA and ABS showed Sinulog only as part of their primetime news.

dongRoy

January 20th, 2009, 04:13 AM

^^Some of the event details of the Sinulog was actually done by the DOT Secretary himself (who is a cebuano, by the way). Don't you think that would be kind of odd if the DOT Secretary played a big part of the celebration and no coverage was done by NBN?

I don't think it is a question of whether or not DOT Cebu made the effort to coordinate; it is a question of what is and what is not significant in this country as being dictated by the capital.

Airtime means money. And having airtime for the Sinulog Celebration would cost money. Perhaps the National government doesn't think that these Celebrations in our country, or outside Metro Manila for that matter are worth spending money over. They'd rather spend all that money to promote and broadcast the president as an icon rather than spending it on what they think is just one big party.

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 04:37 AM

^^ Speaking of Sec. Durano, it would have been easier to broadcast the Sinulog since this festival is in Cebu and he is a Cebuano...airing them in IBC, RPN and NBN won't be a problem but unfortunately, it was NOT done. Where is his clout????

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 04:38 AM

well my take on this is for cebu to have a national media outfit so that other parts of the country can also see cebu and the nation 24/7.

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 04:40 AM

well my take on this is for cebu to have a national media outfit so that other parts of the country can also see cebu and the nation 24/7.

sensible! That would be a good start

SleMarKen

January 20th, 2009, 04:46 AM

and this is another reason why people in Manlila cannot blame people in the south specially Cebuanos of hating Manila in some reasons...
Here in Taipei, there was a full coverage of different TV stations of a festival in Kaoshiung City and the other one in Hualien City just this January. Pero sa TV Patrol, less than 1 min ra gyud ang gibalita about Sinulog, wapay klaro ang gipakita nga footage...:bash:

But for me, it's ok... it is not important to broadcast Sinulog in the capital. It's not a minus factor for Sinulog but for the people in NCR and in other parts of the country who did not witness this great festival.
what is important is it was shown in the whole wide world anyway. :rock:

^^ Speaking of Sec. Durano, it would have been easier to broadcast the Sinulog since this festival is in Cebu and he is a Cebuano...airing them in IBC, RPN and NBN won't be a problem but unfortunately, it was NOT done. Where is his clout????

2006 and 2007 Sinulog (I dunno last year) was aired in NBN from start to finish. The City government paid NBN for the airtime.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 04:51 AM

Mga maniniyot og mga Sugboanon, palihog basahnon nyo kining article gikan kay Leo Lastimosa...something about media boycotting Sinulog 2010 coverage?

Mao ni ang link:
http://leolasty.multiply.com/journal/item/5684/Arangkada_of_Leo_Lastimosa_for_January_20_2009

Unsa ang inyo nga comments sa inani nga artikulo?
Salamat kaayo mga bai!

bai @berns, usahay di ko kasabot aning leo. makasabot sad ta siya na ang SFI dili ra media ang giatiman kundi ang tibuok celebrasyon na mahimong hapsay ug malinawon ang kapistahan ni señor sto. niño. usahay ang media, tungkod kay ang katawhan dako kaayo ug pagsalig kanila, di sad unta abusahan ang ilang influensya na magpaimportansya kay nagpamatuod lang gyud na kitang mga katawhan ila lang tang gibuang! mangutana ka, giunsa man d.i ni sya ug ang iyang mga kauban sa media sa SFI? wala ba gud sila hatagi ug maayong pabor o nagkuwang ba ang SFI ngadto sa media para iasoy niya sa iyang articulo na iboycot nila ang kapistahan sa señor sunod tuig? kinsa gud na siya para ang tanan mutuo sa iyang hagit. nagbinata man na siya uy.:bash::bash:

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 04:55 AM

Henz

January 20th, 2009, 04:57 AM

mag tan-aw ko sa news ba, lisod makasulod ang sinulog sa mga reports sa? bisag unsa na kadako sa celebration. pero katong murag baranggays lang nga magparade pud sa manila, grabe ang coverage...

correct.. mao bitaw na ako nabantayan..hehehe

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 04:58 AM

and this is another reason why people in Manlila cannot blame people in the south specially Cebuanos of hating Manila in some reasons...
Here in Taipei, there was a full coverage of different TV stations of a festival in Kaoshiung City and the other one in Hualien City just this January. Pero sa TV Patrol, less than 1 min ra gyud ang gibalita about Sinulog, wapay klaro ang gipakita nga footage...:bash:

But for me, it's ok... it is not important to broadcast Sinulog in the capital. It's not a minus factor for Sinulog but for the people in NCR and in other parts of the country who did not witness this great festival.
what is important is it was shown in the whole wide world anyway. :rock:

2006 and 2007 Sinulog (I dunno last year) was aired in NBN from start to finish. The City government paid NBN for the airtime.

and as what @berns said, instead na ang ABSCBN makigcelebrate sa taga Aklan ug Cebu adtong domingoha, ang giuna hinuon kay ang labing giatangang pagasumar sa puesto ni obama pagkapresidente sa America unya ang atong kulturang pilipinhon gipadaplin lang intawon! :down::bash:

Henz

January 20th, 2009, 05:02 AM

well my take on this is for cebu to have a national media outfit so that other parts of the country can also see cebu and the nation 24/7.

i certainly agree with you @ mainstreamhunter.. actually there is the CCTN which covers the Sinulog.. its just that it is not in National Scope. I also remember that during the presidency of Cerge Remonde of the RPN, there was a National coverage of the Sinulog nationwide.. i just can remember what year.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 05:03 AM

SleMarKen

January 20th, 2009, 05:17 AM

^^ You're hitting the wrong target. It's not the fault of people here in MM for the non-airing of Sinulog. You should ask your DOT Secretary Durano (Cebuano). This is a major festival, accredited by DOT and we have 3 gov't controlled TV stations that did not air the Sinulog!

Even CAracol festival of Makati had no live TV coverage and people here did not complain.

Yes, yan talaga ang mangyayari. And the fact that this cultural festival (which is the start of CHristianization of the Filipinos - means a very significant cultural event in our country) isn't given importance by our National Government and of major TV stations in our country which is in Manila (I did not say Manileños).
And we are not complaining dahil dapat lang talaga. At kung walang TV coverage ang Caracol, hindi ibig sabihin na wala din ang Sinulog.
At dahil hindi nasabihan ni Durano which is a Cebuano, wala lang din silang ginawa.
And we are talking here if the willingness of these TV stations to help promote our own culture.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 05:19 AM

i certainly agree with you @ mainstreamhunter.. actually there is the CCTN which covers the Sinulog.. its just that it is not in National Scope. I also remember that during the presidency of Cerge Remonde of the RPN, there was a National coverage of the Sinulog nationwide.. i just can remember what year.

I can see media needs to review its take on TRUE filipino culture. I've observed that when there are big events in Manila, media portrays it as "national" and even pop stars from hollywood, naa gyud media exposure throughout the country and ma-tag nalang pud na National Event! :bash: And pag mga festivals from other cities and provinces ang icelebrate, they'd just give updates on their primetime news reports of what's really happening! Its like Media should be blame for Manila's alienation of the Philippines! I'm seeing that Media is taking Manila away from the Philippines!:bash:

i certainly agree with you @ mainstreamhunter.. actually there is the CCTN which covers the Sinulog.. its just that it is not in National Scope. I also remember that during the presidency of Cerge Remonde of the RPN, there was a National coverage of the Sinulog nationwide.. i just can remember what year.

and I do hope that my favorite filipino/cebuano cable TV station RCTV will heed it and go national too. I hope nakarealize na sila or kung wala pa, makarealize man lang.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 05:29 AM

-dp-

dongRoy

January 20th, 2009, 05:38 AM

Ganito nalang... All of us are really just speculating here and since this is an online forum, we have this tendency of going off course in our arguments...

The reality of it is, IT IS NOT REALLY IMPORTANT if whether or not the Sinulog Celebrations would have media coverage. The Sinulog is a prayer, a prayer in the form of a grand celebration held in Cebu by the Cebuanos and everyone else who has the devotion to the child Jesus. WHAT IS IMPORTANT is that those of us, who have love in our hearts, take part in the grandest prayer we could possibly offer.

It's just that, sometimes, we think that the Sinulog is just another Festival, just another party, just another event for exposure, but its not. It is a celebration that is so intimate, so powerful, that those who take part of it can't help but be overjoyed, be excited and with all the air in their lungs, would be able to shout VIVA PIT SENYOR!!! and that everyone else can't help but hear such powerful chant that it becomes so hard to turn away from it.

Media exposure is not really important for the Sinulog Celebrations. The Sinulog would not stop anyway if the media would not cover it. On the other hand, it is, however the responsibility of the media to cover any event, good or bad as simply a part of their service to provide information. Hence, it is their decision to cover any event or not. As for the Sinulog Celebrations, it is neither the task of the SFI nor the DOT to invite media exposure. Besides, would you really need to force media to cover 2.1Million People praying at the same time?

and BTW, we are not complaining. we are simply stating a fact.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 05:52 AM

Ganito nalang... All of us are really just speculating here and since this is an online forum, we have this tendency of going off course in our arguments...

The reality of it is, IT IS NOT REALLY IMPORTANT if whether or not the Sinulog Celebrations would have media coverage. The Sinulog is a prayer, a prayer in the form of a grand celebration held in Cebu by the Cebuanos and everyone else who has the devotion to the child Jesus. WHAT IS IMPORTANT is that those of us, who have love in our hearts, take part in the grandest prayer we could possibly offer.

It's just that, sometimes, we think that the Sinulog is just another Festival, just another party, just another event for exposure, but its not. It is a celebration that is so intimate, so powerful, that those who take part of it can't help but be overjoyed, be excited and with all the air in their lungs, would be able to shout VIVA PIT SENYOR!!! and that everyone else can't help but hear such powerful chant that it becomes so hard to turn away from it.

Media exposure is not really important for the Sinulog Celebrations. The Sinulog would not stop anyway if the media would not cover it. On the other hand, it is, however the responsibility of the media to cover any event, good or bad as simply a part of their service to provide information. It is neither the task of the SFI nor the DOT to invite media exposure for the Sinulog Celebrations.

and BTW, we are not complaining. we are simply stating a fact.

Right! but now i remember media sweat it out so hard bringing on all the live points from Quirino grand stand all the way to Quiapo Church during the feast of the Black Nazarene last week and that was aired national! and pls. we cebuanos are not complaining, filipinos towards fellow filipinos must join and celebrate our culture. We are speaking for what is best for us! Its not that Sinulog wasn't aired nationally, I believe other major festivals too are not aired nationally which is very sad!

AmbutLang

January 20th, 2009, 06:06 AM

That is why I prefer Federalized form of government. This way everybody will be threated close to fairly not lapsided like Manila got everything and the rest got leftover. mumho lang ato. :ohno:

The rest of the country is paying their taxes to support Manila me king you pay my planned infrastrutures. :bash: :bash: :bash:

dongRoy

January 20th, 2009, 06:11 AM

mwg12a

January 20th, 2009, 06:14 AM

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 06:24 AM

...daghan ng cable companies around the country are including Cebu-based CCTN Channel in their programming...and CCTN was broadcasting Sinulog LIVE...kaso nga lang, dili tanang pinoy na-aay cable sa balay...heheheh!

well my take on this is for cebu to have a national media outfit so that other parts of the country can also see cebu and the nation 24/7.

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 06:26 AM

Right! but now i remember media sweat it out so hard bringing on all the live points from Quirino grand stand all the way to Quiapo Church during the feast of the Black Nazarene last week and that was aired national! and pls. we cebuanos are not complaining, filipinos towards fellow filipinos must join and celebrate our culture. We are speaking for what is best for us! Its not that Sinulog wasn't aired nationally, I believe other major festivals too are not aired nationally which is very sad!

I must agree. I found the media coverage of Quiapo fiesta as "too much"....what will you see? only the barefoot men, jostling each other to touch the statue...unlike the one in Sinulog: colorful, coordinated dances, fiesta like atmosphere, millions of people as well...and more tourists, definitely.

So, there is Cerge Remonde in Arroyo's cabinet a Cebuano too, What did he do to have this festival aired in national TV? particularly in 3 gov't owned TV stations?

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Kapamilya Channel in TFC here in Saudi Arabia...na-a sab coverage sa Sinulog pero delay nga lang...heheheh!

filino

January 20th, 2009, 06:27 AM

RonnieR

January 20th, 2009, 06:29 AM

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 06:30 AM

^^ ganahan ko...ikaw diay, dili? basin, agoraphobia ka? heheheh! or anti-social lang..hehehe! JOKE!

welcome to cebu

mao ra na ako pic sa cebu hahahaha anyway d man sad sinulog ako tag adto naa lang ko importanting gilakaw. :lol: :lol: :lol:

tan-awa gud nang mga tawo, ganahan baka mosuroy ana? :lol: :lol: :lol:

dongRoy

January 20th, 2009, 06:50 AM

This is a commendable act, but why didn't DOT convince the 3 gov't controlled stations to air the Sinulog? Why???? even in one station? I think that's not too much for a favor to air the biggest festival of the country.

Well, I believe all these would just boil down to one answer--Money. If I may go a bit off track, as was mentioned before, in 2006 or 2007, a national broadcasting company did air the celebration but the City government of Cebu paid for the airtime. Over the past few months, before the celebrations, a COA circular was released that no LGU would fund any NGO if an officer of that NGO is an official of the LGU. This is actually one of the challenges the SFI faced for this year's celebration. Now, under that premise, all funds available, mostly contributions from the private sector were prioritized for the celebration itself. I may just be speculating but maybe that is why the city government or SFI weren't able to purchase airtime. Again, in this premise, coverage for the celebration were "traditionally" bought by the agency concerned, in this case the SFI or in the case of the past, the Cebu City Government.

While it is true that the Sinulog is DOT accredited, it is not within the scope of the DOT hence not eligible to gain major funding from such national agency. Again, I may just be speculating here but if there is such funding available from the DOT, such funding may have been spent to increase production value of those other cities participating in the event.

Also, if DOT would fund the Sinulog celebration for its airtime for example, that means it would also have to fund the Ati-atihan, the Masskara, the Kadayawan, the Buyogan and all the other festivals in all 7,107 islands. I don't think we have enough funds for that.

bukid

January 20th, 2009, 07:59 AM

tagaan jud og lugar ang mga foreigner bisan sa malls dili na inspectionon ang bags nila. usa sa rason ana ang mga security guards di kabadlong kay maglisod og ininglis. magaway kaha sila "in English?"

kami tawng bisaya ug nawng, kung pwede sikaran, sikaran gyud. ahihihi.

di man gani mo good morning/apternoon. kung porener dakoon jud ang tingog.

:D:D:D

murag mauwaw man ang ato mga security guard ug pulis basta mga foreigner kay di man gani halos muhikap nimo. kas-a gani naay check-point ug gipanaog ang mga tao ug nahibung ang uban na wala ko kapkapi kay gitanaw ra ako hitsura. hinuon but-an man pud gud kog hitsura mao tingali to kay but-an man ang mga cebuano pud mao naa pud sila maayong radar sa mga but-an na mga dakbayanon. :D:D:D kung ang mga RB naay radar para sa ka-tribu. naa pud radar ang mga sugbuanon sa mga but-an pud pareha nako.

nindot pud ning musulod ka sa mga fastfood dri sa cebu kay mangihi lang ka mu-thank you pa sila nimo. :D

concern

January 20th, 2009, 08:12 AM

Sinulog 2009 Winners
By jean • January 20, 2009

Sinulog-Based (SB)
1st Prize Sinanduloy-Tangub City
2nd Prize Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial NHS
3rd Prize Silaw Culture and Arts, Carcar City
4th Prize Alcoy Siloy Festival, Alcoy, Cebu
5th Prize Pakol Festival, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental

Best in Costume (SB) Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Memorial NHS

Free Interpretation (FI)
1st Prize Tribu Buyoganon, Abuyog, Leyte
2nd Prize Lumad Basakanon, Basak, Cebu City
3rd Prize Municipality of Carmen
4th Prize Land of Beauty&Bounty, Lanao del Norte
5th Prize Karatong Festival, Dulag, Leyte

Best in Costume (FI) Lanao del Norte

Street Dancing
Champion Sinanduloy-Tangub City
1st runner-up Lumad Basakanon
2nd runner-up Municipality of Carmen

Best in Musicality Municipality of Carmen

Higante
1st Prize Giovanni Abos
2nd Prize Florentina Tabaco
3rd Prize Tribu Magta

Puppeteers
1st Prize Alfred Bayon-on (Mr. Bean)
2nd Prize Pierre Famador (Cool Lolo)
3rd Prize Noelito Famador (Hello My Boy)

Float
1st Prize International Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IPI)
2nd Prize Lacto Pafi
3rd Prize Seacrest Maritime Foundation Inc./SWU

Sinulog Festival Queen 2009 Ms. Iris Mae Linganay, Sinanduloy (Tangub City)
1st Runner Up Ms. Ariane May Briones, Karatong Festival (Dulag, Leyte)
2nd Runner Up Ms. Alfe Marie Nathaniel Uy, Pakol Festival (Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental)
3rd Runner Up Ms. Chelo Mae Timtim, Siloy Festival (Alcoy, Cebu)
4th Runner Up Ms. Rotahmae Verano, Tribu-Arthro (Abellana National High School)

Best in Musicality Tribu Arthro, Abellana National High School
Best Solo Performer Ms. Ariane May Briones, Karatong Festival (Dulag, Leyte)
Best in Production Karatong Festival (Dulag, Leyte)

source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/blogs/sinulog/2009/01/20/sinulog-2009-winners/

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 08:17 AM

I must agree. I found the media coverage of Quiapo fiesta as "too much"....what will you see? only the barefoot men, jostling each other to touch the statue...unlike the one in Sinulog: colorful, coordinated dances, fiesta like atmosphere, millions of people as well...and more tourists, definitely.

So, there is Cerge Remonde in Arroyo's cabinet a Cebuano too, What did he do to have this festival aired in national TV? particularly in 3 gov't owned TV stations?

so if this is the case, did Quiapo or Manila perhaps paid ABS-CBN or GMA or NBN to air the feast of the Black Nazarene or even ALIWAN? I maybe speculating but I don't think the City Government of Manila paid these national media outfits to broadcast the festivities from dawn til midnight. How come these major festivals in the Philippines from outside Manila now became a "commercial entity" for these national media outfits? So granting that money is indeed the prime mover on this, I'd like to believe that media favors Manila and the provinces a hell pay for it.

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 08:27 AM

:D:D:D

murag mauwaw man ang ato mga security guard ug pulis basta mga foreigner kay di man gani halos muhikap nimo. kas-a gani naay check-point ug gipanaog ang mga tao ug nahibung ang uban na wala ko kapkapi kay gitanaw ra ako hitsura. hinuon but-an man pud gud kog hitsura mao tingali to kay but-an man ang mga cebuano pud mao naa pud sila maayong radar sa mga but-an na mga dakbayanon. :D:D:D kung ang mga RB naay radar para sa ka-tribu. naa pud radar ang mga sugbuanon sa mga but-an pud pareha nako.

nindot pud ning musulod ka sa mga fastfood dri sa cebu kay mangihi lang ka mu-thank you pa sila nimo. :D

@bukid

porener diay kag nawng? hayahaya diay nimo oi. :) maayo pa ka. hehe

federalist

January 20th, 2009, 08:34 AM

welcome to cebu

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/01182009015.jpg

mao ra na ako pic sa cebu hahahaha anyway d man sad sinulog ako tag adto naa lang ko importanting gilakaw. :lol: :lol: :lol:

tan-awa gud nang mga tawo, ganahan baka mosuroy ana? :lol: :lol: :lol:

kung mga ignoy di ganahan. ang mga anak man gani sa mga kwartahan sa cebu maki streetparty man gani. :nuts:

rustyboi

January 20th, 2009, 08:38 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 08:40 AM

^^^ Grabeha man, just cuz sinulog wasn't aired nationally, federalism would be the ultimate resolution. When we have federalism, it doesn't mean Cebu or other parts of the Philippines would act as it is a separate country, it doesn't work that way... it doesn't mean every regions would be treated equally, some would still lag behind. Some would flourish some would lag behind, much like what is happenning right now... Cebu is flourishing with infrastructure and such. The establishments of foreign investors and corporation would still depends upon them and not up to any Philippine government is all four angles of the region and society. The only difference is that the local government would have a better access to funding but most of it would still be going to the national capital region, just as any government in the world, just like how federalism works in the US.

See how Cebu is enjoying all the benefits of these on it's own, something other parts of the Philippines does not have yet.

right! let's not bring federalism mga bai... I guess what he meant was for others to have their own exposure in the national arena. I understand because Manila media took the advantage that Tagalog is the national language that's why they have captured the rest of the country. For others like Cebu to create their own "national" TV, they need to broadcast everything in English and not in Cebuano nor should it possibly be Tagalog so that the entire country can understand it too.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 08:44 AM

To me it doesn't really matter whether ABS-CBN or GMA doing a coverage of the festival or not. Sinulog is already popular and Cebu's streets during the festival can no longer accommodate more people, samot ko dili ka ginhawa, malunod ko sa mga chicks. :lol:

bitaw grabe gyud! naglunop ang mga gwapa sa whole wide world! actually I saw someone last sunday na ganahan kaayo ko sa iyang costume kay naghubo ra gyud siya then naa siyay salbabida gibitay sa iyang liog kay d.i basin kuno malunod siya sa daghang gwapa naglaroy2x pag SINULOG! may pag ako pud nagdala ug salbabida!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol::okay:

rustyboi

January 20th, 2009, 08:45 AM

right! let's not bring federalism mga bai... I guess what he meant was for others to have their own exposure in the national arena. I understand because Manila media took the advantage that Tagalog is the national language that's why they have captured the rest of the country. For others like Cebu to create their own "national" TV, they need to broadcast everything in English and not in Cebuano nor should it possibly be Tagalog so that the entire country can understand it too.

I think it's BEST if we imply strict Cebuano and/or English only on broadcast. subtitle nalang ang Tagalog ha. if a TV reporter from our own TV network for example interviews a Tagalog-speaking Philippine native, they should DUB it in Cebuano so we can't hear not a single Tagalog word. :lol: :nocrook:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 08:47 AM

I think it's BEST if we imply strict Cebuano and/or English only on broadcast. subtitle nalang ang Tagalog ha. if a TV reporter from our own TV network for example interviews a Tagalog-speaking Philippine native, they should DUB it in Cebuano so we can't hear a single Tagalog word. :lol: :nocrook:

bring it on! :lol::okay:

mga bai, whose got the pictures sa mga floats? pwede ipost? thanks!:)

bukid

January 20th, 2009, 08:59 AM

@bukid

porener diay kag nawng? hayahaya diay nimo oi. :) maayo pa ka. hehe

ambot lang kay abi lagi sa uban koreano ko. mag-anyong anyong man gani sa ako ug mukatawa nalang ko. ang uban makaila man nga bisaya ra ko pero ang uban maghunahuna gyud na koreano ko. bisag sa taxi, ininglisan ko ug inig tubag nakog binisaya muingon man ug "aw, kabalo diay ka magbisaya?" tubag pud ko "bisaya man ko oi" ingon pud sya. "abi man nako koreano ka." :) naa pud mga lalakeng baji sa fuente diha sa may robinson dapit na hinaponan pud ko.

abi man nako na lagot ang mga sugbuanon sa mga koreano pero sa experience ko mejo maayo man lagi silag tinagdan bisag koreano kog nawng para nila. wa biya ko malipay na i-associate ko sa mga koreano kay lagot biya pud ko ana nila pero makatawa nalang pud ko usahay kanang magkabuang silag ininglis kay gahunahuna sila na koreano ko.

sa ako tanaw murag ang sugbo ron mas naging tourist friendly na tingali kay naanad na sila sa kadaghan sa turista sa sugbo.

jakejik

January 20th, 2009, 09:00 AM

tan-awa gud nang mga tawo, ganahan baka mosuroy ana?
that is precisely why the people are there, kay nagsuroy pud na sila, lol

...

the different festivals of our country should be given reasonable national media coverage because anything that will be of help in terms of the promotion our culture will surely work to the benefit of the city/province, that is not to say however that the respective local/regional stations of GMA and ABS-CBN have been remiss in covering these events because they have been more than satisfactory, but then again, a national exposure will pay more dividends and bring in greater advantages

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 09:03 AM

^^

I like korean girls kay mga gwapa nya cute kaayo mo-smile...!:)

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 09:07 AM

Bahala na lag walay national exposure oi. Ang importante, bisag wala gi promote, gitunga ug daghang taw.

250,000 kilos of garbage after the festivities? That should tell them something. Hehehe.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 20th, 2009, 09:11 AM

^^
mao gyud! I also commend the metroaide people na pinusposay gyud ang paglimpyo sa kadalanan and the following day, mura gyud wala nag-sinulog! :okay:

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 09:13 AM

^^
mao gyud! I also commend the metroaide people na pinusposay gyud ang paglimpyo sa kadalanan and the following day, mura gyud wala nag-sinulog! :okay:

pinusposay gyud? basig mangalipong sila ana. pinaspasay lang oi. hahaha.

bakasaurus

January 20th, 2009, 09:16 AM

Bahala na lag walay national exposure oi. Ang importante, bisag wala gi promote, gitunga ug daghang taw.

250,000 kilos of garbage after the festivities? That should tell them something. Hehehe.

Ug bai, IMO, in our next Sinulog, kinahanglan ta mu go green gamay kay nabalaka ko ug asa paingon na ang 250,000 kilos nga basura. Although nawagtang na sa ato pananaw karon, naa gyud nay gipaingnan. Matod pa..Don't just throw your trash away..because there really is no 'away'.

Usa na na sa ato pwede maimprove ug maipanghambog sa sunod.

bukid

January 20th, 2009, 09:17 AM

unsa diay orasa nahawan ang mga tao kay katong 2am daghan-daghan pa man tog tao pero ngano katong picture na 6am kalimpyo na ba sa dan. giunsa man to nila. 4am palang nanglimpyo na sila? maayo pud sila kay prepared na gyud.

rustyboi

January 20th, 2009, 09:19 AM

pinusposay gyud? basig mangalipong sila ana. pinaspasay lang oi. hahaha.

:lol: i can't imagine our street-sweepers engaged in a skirmish using broom sticks and dust pan! :lol: kiddin' aside, they are indeed the unsung heroes of Sinulog Festival. :okay:

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 09:20 AM

actually bai, 8 pm pa lang, sige nang panilhig sa mga alleys ug mga smaller streets. katong mga major roads, very early morning na to...

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 09:26 AM

Ug bai, IMO, in our next Sinulog, kinahanglan ta mu go green gamay kay nabalaka ko ug asa paingon na ang 250,000 kilos nga basura. Although nawagtang na sa ato pananaw karon, naa gyud nay gipaingnan. Matod pa..Don't just throw your trash away..because there really is no 'away'.

Usa na na sa ato pwede maimprove ug maipanghambog sa sunod.

bitaw. i agree. katong naglakaw2x ko nga pirting hugawa sa dalan, nabalaka bitaw ko kay grabe kadaghang basura. maayo unta maimprove next year.

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 09:35 AM

...pero, nag "tidal wave" ang mga "dili gwapa" ...hahahah! LOL!

bitaw grabe gyud! naglunop ang mga gwapa sa whole wide world! actually I saw someone last sunday na ganahan kaayo ko sa iyang costume kay naghubo ra gyud siya then naa siyay salbabida gibitay sa iyang liog kay d.i basin kuno malunod siya sa daghang gwapa naglaroy2x pag SINULOG! may pag ako pud nagdala ug salbabida!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol::okay:

federalist

January 20th, 2009, 09:36 AM

ambot lang kay abi lagi sa uban koreano ko. mag-anyong anyong man gani sa ako ug mukatawa nalang ko. ang uban makaila man nga bisaya ra ko pero ang uban maghunahuna gyud na koreano ko. bisag sa taxi, ininglisan ko ug inig tubag nakog binisaya muingon man ug "aw, kabalo diay ka magbisaya?" tubag pud ko "bisaya man ko oi" ingon pud sya. "abi man nako koreano ka." :) naa pud mga lalakeng baji sa fuente diha sa may robinson dapit na hinaponan pud ko.

abi man nako na lagot ang mga sugbuanon sa mga koreano pero sa experience ko mejo maayo man lagi silag tinagdan bisag koreano kog nawng para nila. wa biya ko malipay na i-associate ko sa mga koreano kay lagot biya pud ko ana nila pero makatawa nalang pud ko usahay kanang magkabuang silag ininglis kay gahunahuna sila na koreano ko.

sa ako tanaw murag ang sugbo ron mas naging tourist friendly na tingali kay naanad na sila sa kadaghan sa turista sa sugbo.

ayaw lang pud paglagot kay dako kaayo silag natabang sa Sugbo.

hoopster21

January 20th, 2009, 09:44 AM

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 09:44 AM

...pero, nag "tidal wave" ang mga "dili gwapa" ...hahahah! LOL!

ayaw sad pag-ingon ana oi. gwapa baya nang mga cebuana. hehehe.

ibutang ta lang, katong tidal wave, dili to cebuana. hehehe. joke. :nuts:

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 09:47 AM

^^ gwapahon na lang! ...pero one step na lang na sa "bati'g nawong" ...hahahah! :lol:

jogavilz

January 20th, 2009, 09:55 AM

OH69

January 20th, 2009, 10:17 AM

[QUOTE=Sinjin P.;30966824][CENTER]THEdifferentFACESofMISSearth2008karlaPAULAhenry

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8753/karlazl7.jpg

Pagkaguapa gayud.:banana: She can be a star.:banana::banana::banana:
I really misssed Cebu.

AmbutLang

January 20th, 2009, 10:18 AM

welcome to cebu

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/01182009015.jpg

mao ra na ako pic sa cebu hahahaha anyway d man sad sinulog ako tag adto naa lang ko importanting gilakaw. :lol: :lol: :lol:

tan-awa gud nang mga tawo, ganahan baka mosuroy ana? :lol: :lol: :lol:

The passed two Sinulog 07 & 08 grand parade I stayed at the Baseline line from 7 AM til 8 PM, daghan baon for 20 people, apil na magsugba isda & karne. gikan dha balik2x sa linea tanaw parade kung init na pabugnaw napud. :cheers:

OH69

January 20th, 2009, 10:19 AM

[QUOTE=OH69;31008040][QUOTE=Sinjin P.;30966824][CENTER]THEdifferentFACESofMISSearth2008karlaPAULAhenry

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8753/karlazl7.jpg

Pagkaguapa gayud.:banana: She can be a star.:banana::banana::banana:
I really miss Cebu.

PINOYmeat

January 20th, 2009, 11:30 AM

Mga maniniyot og mga Sugboanon, palihog basahnon nyo kining article gikan kay Leo Lastimosa...something about media boycotting Sinulog 2010 coverage?

Mao ni ang link:
http://leolasty.multiply.com/journal/item/5684/Arangkada_of_Leo_Lastimosa_for_January_20_2009

Unsa ang inyo nga comments sa inani nga artikulo?
Salamat kaayo mga bai!

for me, bahalag late na akong reaction, this blog is insignificant. i mean, leo lastimosa cannot dictate the flow a national network based in manila much less ang whole media sa cebu. siguro he holds high position in local media organization but i dont think he is powerful enough to influence such kind of move, eh ka swerte sa GMA ug di sila mu uban sa boycot, and i dont think these media outfits are ready to sacrifice millions of sponsorships and advertising revenues just because they sympathize with the move and im 100 % sure that their manila bosses wont allow such moves. isa na ka dakong bato nga idukdok sa ilang mga ulo.

look at the blog, theres no mention of his affiliation with abs cbn gani, no network logo whatsoever, leo lastimosa enjoys popularity just because he is with abs cbn right now. its the network that decides, not the newsman.

habagatcentral1

January 20th, 2009, 12:13 PM

I heard that there was no tv coverage in Manila during Sinulog...that was so sad....they missed the grandest festival of the country. :)

What about the gov't controlled TV stations? You just cannot blame the private TV stations since these are for commercial use. Your DOT Cebu should have coordinated with these gov't TV stations for the airing of Sinulog.

GMA and ABS showed Sinulog only as part of their primetime news.

^^Some of the event details of the Sinulog was actually done by the DOT Secretary himself (who is a cebuano, by the way). Don't you think that would be kind of odd if the DOT Secretary played a big part of the celebration and no coverage was done by NBN?

I don't think it is a question of whether or not DOT Cebu made the effort to coordinate; it is a question of what is and what is not significant in this country as being dictated by the capital.

Airtime means money. And having airtime for the Sinulog Celebration would cost money. Perhaps the National government doesn't think that these Celebrations in our country, or outside Metro Manila for that matter are worth spending money over. They'd rather spend all that money to promote and broadcast the president as an icon rather than spending it on what they think is just one big party.

^^ Speaking of Sec. Durano, it would have been easier to broadcast the Sinulog since this festival is in Cebu and he is a Cebuano...airing them in IBC, RPN and NBN won't be a problem but unfortunately, it was NOT done. Where is his clout????

well my take on this is for cebu to have a national media outfit so that other parts of the country can also see cebu and the nation 24/7.

Actually, I was frustrated with ABSCBN...I thought they'll gonna give a blow by blow coverage of Sinulog but alas none...only in MagTV that was shown...and guess what, its only an hour unlike last year that has the full coverage in their archives....

Anyway, they have a full blast with Quiapo but why not Sinulog and other festivals outside?

Ako bisag NBN, IBC or RPN CS-9 na lang unta mocover, at least there is an effort of promoting this cultural feast to the Filipinos...no wonder sometimes I doubt the sense of patriotism that the government has today, and instead focus on Obama's inauguration (yes, he is Imperator et Terra Mundi but could we give leeway to the Philippine cultural-ity?)...no wonder Independence Day is like another Independence Day unlike that of US, France's Bastille and Malaysia's Merdeka.

LordCarnal

January 20th, 2009, 12:15 PM

Beautiful photos!

:applause:

hehehe... pasensya na dyud mo kay mura'g nagflood na ko ug mga pictures diri...

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San Diego Dance Company

LordCarnal

January 20th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Wow! Bai can I use your photos for my blog too?

Thanks. Keep the photos coming.

dia pa'y a few more from the morning show, added are a few shots from the lunch break variety show featuring the Best of Cebu..

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Miss Cebu 2009 and her courts...

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Cebu City Dance Sport Team

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University of Cebu Cheerdance Team

There were also a lot of great performances from other Cebuano performers like PDA Scholar Apple and a runway show of the works of prominent Cebuano designers. Wala nalang nako gipangpicturan ka'y greasy kaayo akong kamot. Paniudto man gud...

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 02:51 PM

^^ ENOUGH NA MGA BAI about MEDIA COVERAGE...wala na ta'y mahimo ana...ang importante, successful ang celebration and we had a record-breaking number of devotees/revelers/spectators this year!!!

...na hala, mas maayo pa kani inyong kalingawan og tan-aw...heheh! :lol:

Lola D' Drummer...former member of Handuraw Band...hehehe! Rock on, mga apo!

flickr pic by @Erle_Czar
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leylander

January 20th, 2009, 04:43 PM

she's no ordinaryo lola d' drummer. she's Inday Titang - the Sinulog Matriarch of Cebu

papable

January 20th, 2009, 04:48 PM

^^astig!

papable

January 20th, 2009, 04:48 PM

habagatcentral1

January 20th, 2009, 05:12 PM

she's no ordinaryo lola d' drummer. she's Inday Titang - the Sinulog Matriarch of Cebu

Was she one of those who danced in front of the Basilica a long time ago?

leylander

January 20th, 2009, 05:46 PM

yeah. she's the one featured in last year's sinulog docu winner.

diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 06:27 PM

...grabehhhhhhhhhhhhh ang crowd this year!

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diehardbisdak

January 20th, 2009, 06:31 PM

flesh_is_weak

January 20th, 2009, 08:27 PM

welcome to cebu

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aw, abi man nako ug ganiha ni sa DC...

MatudNilaBaby

January 20th, 2009, 10:15 PM

and FYI lang, I would just like to add this one.

You know what the Department of Tourism did? They invited so many contingents from all over the country to showcase their own City in the Sinulog Celebration.

Since Cebu is the top tourist destination in the country today, the Sinulog was the perfect opportunity for the rest of the Cities in the Philippines to gain exposure. During the Sinulog celebrations, LGU representatives from other cities were able to announce invitations to come and visit their own Cities and Festivals. The strategy was to expose these less visited Cities in the country's most visited celebration.

Today, you can now anticipate more foreign and domestic tourists alike to visit Festivals in Misamis Occidental, Festivals in Samar and Leyte, Festivals in Lanao del Norte, and many more others who were able to promote their cities during the Sinulog Celebrations.

mga bai and mga media personnel,stop whining and sour graping. sinulog is always a success no matter what little coverage was done.

btw, have you heard about super bowl, olympic games, the rose parade, rmiss universe/world and other beauty pageants, ? all these big events are contracted to one tv station thats given the right to promote and air the show. in return, the tv station has the right to seek for sponsorship for whatever price they liked. in this day and age, sfi should think along this line to avoid the threat of national media boycott which can be possible. asking the media to come and shoot and yet they are barred from getting too close to the stage is not going to work as they need a nice angle to catch the action. remember television and media is an art form. u may have cameras stationed at the far corner but u need roving cameras as well.

how about the city govt and bigfoot entertainment teaming up and forming a tv station that is purely cebuano broadcast in englisn and cebuano that will compete with the major tv network in the country. the city has its own arts and culture council and a semi public tv can showcase the city's projects for the people of cebu and neighboring islands and maybe the whole country to see.

mwg12a

January 20th, 2009, 11:47 PM

right! let's not bring federalism mga bai... I guess what he meant was for others to have their own exposure in the national arena. I understand because Manila media took the advantage that Tagalog is the national language that's why they have captured the rest of the country. For others like Cebu to create their own "national" TV, they need to broadcast everything in English and not in Cebuano nor should it possibly be Tagalog so that the entire country can understand it too.

Or it can still be in Cebuano but with subtitle and translation in whatever region it is being shown. I guess, english is alright since all filipinos pretty much understand english even if some can't really speak it much (I mean the under priveledged ones)

And even if Sinulog were not given enough media coverage for all the filipinos to see, I know for sure that it's a popular event where majority of the filipinos are aware of. It still a shame that it was not widely covered on TV. I think it's a must...

great184

January 21st, 2009, 03:23 AM

Yes that true, I think it was a slap on the face that TV patrol "World" gave more airtime to a smaller celebration in Tondo than Sinulog, or even Ati-atihan. And I wish they replaced ASAP or SOP with a coverage of sinulog, or at least a nationwide celebration of Sto. Nino (showing different locations).

What's the point here? It's that the masses glue themselves to the TV for entertainment.. These guys don't have Sky Cable after all... So it's up to our media to be informative, educational, and lastly- not give the impression that everything revolves around NCR. It would have been great for them to see live TV coverage would be an education in itself, a lecture cultural richness and heritage that is far more entertaining than any noon-time variety show. I guess we can depend on our media on further drumming down the masses to further mediocrity and disillusionment.

leylander

January 21st, 2009, 03:45 AM

Warning: Photo flood!

Kids and the Niño during the Foot Procession

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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 21st, 2009, 04:14 AM

...asta ang mga foreign germs este...foreign tourists...grabe sab kadaghan!

flickr pics by @rey_inting
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...and she's eating PUSO!
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hi sa akong mga friends and cousins!!!! They really enjoyed everything and they're planning to go back for next year and promised to bring lots of people! :lol::lol::okay::jk:

dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 04:20 AM

ako lang ni i-share nga mga shots... duha ka tuig man gud kong wala kaattend sa Sinulog unya namatikdan nako karong tuiga, hinglabi kadaghan sa mga tao, ug hinglabi kadaghan sa mga out-of-town performers, uban first time contingents and performed a magnificent production.

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dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 04:22 AM

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dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 04:49 AM

pasensya na sa pagflood

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dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 04:57 AM

second to the last nalang dyud.... my apologies for flooding...

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dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 05:03 AM

Tribu Buyogan from Abuyog, Leyte

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rustyboi

January 21st, 2009, 05:07 AM

actually, GMA 7 (24 Oras) has been giving us substantial updates, about the Sinulog Celebration every night on their primetime news. i dunno during the main event cause I was out on the streets. i dunno pud if ABS-CBN (TV Patrol World) is doing the same. hehe

but i know for a fact that during the time of former Mayor Alvin Garcia, he wanted to advertise Sinulog thru CNN and i have no idea if it was materialized :cool:

mga bai and mga media personnel,stop wining and sour graping. sinulog is always a success no matter what little coverage was done.

btw, have you heard about super bowl, olympic games, the rose parade, rmiss universe/world and other beauty pageants, ? all these big events are contracted to one tv station thats given the right to promote and air the show. in return, the tv station has the right to seek for sponsorship for whatever price they liked. in this day and age, sfi should think along this line to avoid the threat of national media boycott which can be possible. asking the media to come and shoot and yet they are barred from getting too close to the stage is not going to work as they need a nice angle to catch the action. remember television and media is an art form. u may have cameras stationed at the far corner but u need roving cameras as well.

how about the city govt and bigfoot entertainment teaming up and forming a tv station that is purely cebuano broadcast in englisn and cebuano that will compete with the major tv network in the country. the city has its own arts and culture council and a semi public tv can showcase the city's projects for the people of cebu and neighboring islands and maybe the whole country to see.

^^i have to agree on this. Bigfoot has camera "cranes" and rovers similar to those being used in Hollywood. Talbog jud ang gamit sa Local networks. it won't be easy for Bigfoot to setup a National TV network though. putting up a cable tv programming would be great start, since we already have Cebu New Films for the movie industry.

Sinjin P.

January 21st, 2009, 05:50 AM

hinglabi kadaghan sa mga out-of-town performers, uban first time contingents and performed a magnificent production.

Actually, murag gamay ra gani ang out-of-town contingents karon nga year kung itandi sa mga previous years. Wala pa g'yud ang mga "maayo" kaayo nga groups (e.g. Camiguin, Surigao, Pintaflores, Alikaraw, Iliganon, Kaogma, Bohol, etc.)

dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 06:19 AM

diehardbisdak

January 21st, 2009, 07:03 AM

winner ni nga photo! hehehe...bias kaayo ko..heheh!

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Carolinians Unite!!! :lol:

diehardbisdak

January 21st, 2009, 07:16 AM

flickr pic by @lexij0618

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dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 09:24 AM

A few compiled clips from the Grand Finale of the Sinulog 2009 Celebrations at the Cebu City Sports Complex.

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elantonio

January 21st, 2009, 10:09 AM

Actually, murag gamay ra gani ang out-of-town contingents karon nga year kung itandi sa mga previous years. Wala pa g'yud ang mga "maayo" kaayo nga groups (e.g. Camiguin, Surigao, Pintaflores, Alikaraw, Iliganon, Kaogma, Bohol, etc.)

Correct observation, bai. Gamay ra ang nangapil gikan sa uban city or municipality. Medyo disappointed ko kay walay contingent akong hometown. Pero we never know, when this crisis is all over, managhan nasad na ang mangapil next year.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 21st, 2009, 10:27 AM

^^

ana gyud! :)

filino

January 21st, 2009, 11:16 AM

Correct observation, bai. Gamay ra ang nangapil gikan sa uban city or municipality. Medyo disappointed ko kay walay contingent akong hometown. Pero we never know, when this crisis is all over, managhan nasad na ang mangapil next year.

Surigao City participated the other festival na dunagn sa sinulog and fortunately sila ang mi champion for the 4th time i guess. they opted to participate sa kadto nga festival instead in sinulog para maka less sa gasto anyway pariho man Sto. Niño ang patron.

IMO, daghan mga contingents kuman nga nanundog lang sa movement sa lumad basakanon nawala na ang originality ug creativity.

filino

January 21st, 2009, 11:19 AM

hey cebu, wala ba ninyo na oberbahan ang banner karon? mura cebu sa?

SineBuano

January 21st, 2009, 11:23 AM

sa mexico man diri ang banner

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 21st, 2009, 11:25 AM

hey cebu, wala ba ninyo na oberbahan ang banner karon? mura cebu sa?
sa mexico man diri ang banner

so you mean naay slight similarities ang skyline sa mexico city and cebu city? hmmm...i dont know what to say.:lol::lol:

rustyboi

January 21st, 2009, 11:27 AM

weather today is HOT! Dry Season is coming! actually gahapon jud nagsugod ang scorching heat, a day after Sinulog!

SineBuano

January 21st, 2009, 01:02 PM

Sinulog 2009 Night Scene

A compilation of night shot video during the Sinulog. The footage were taken at the 14th floor of the Innove Building.

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Jose Farrugia

January 21st, 2009, 02:09 PM

Pictures from the evening of Sinulog at Ayala Terraces. The band playing at terraces is called Aquarela, a jazz and a Bosa Nova band.

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Jose Farrugia

January 21st, 2009, 02:11 PM

The fireworks displayed at Ayala's south parking area during the evening of Sinulog.

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diehardbisdak

January 21st, 2009, 02:28 PM

....i love the "musical scoring"....opened youtube downloader and save dayon sa phone! hehehe!

Sinulog 2009 Night Scene

A compilation of night shot video during the Sinulog. The footage were taken at the 14th floor of the Innove Building.

gZ0S1aK3Lcc

concern

January 21st, 2009, 02:40 PM

A few compiled clips from the Grand Finale of the Sinulog 2009 Celebrations at the Cebu City Sports Complex.

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bitin dah..hehehhe

dongRoy

January 21st, 2009, 02:43 PM

bitin dah..hehehhe

hehehehe! lage... mura'g gituyo... wa na makuha-i ang fireworks kay naghinay-hinay na ug kana-ug gikan sa stands samtang gahangad sa langit...:lol:

a_terisk78y™

January 21st, 2009, 03:21 PM

^^
na d i ka diha sa taas @dongroy....
abi nako maklaro ako luyo dire kai na man gud ko sa in front of stage nya atubang pa gud ni karla maka boang hahaha... btaw, 4 years straight i nevr faild to watch finale here., so far this is the best finale presentation ever... :)

leylander

January 21st, 2009, 04:49 PM

Sinulog 2009 Night Scene

A compilation of night shot video during the Sinulog. The footage were taken at the 14th floor of the Innove Building.

gZ0S1aK3Lcc

very nice job!

leylander

January 21st, 2009, 04:50 PM

SineBuano

January 21st, 2009, 05:25 PM

@diehardbisdak
@leylander

Salamat sa pagtan-aw mga bai.

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flesh_is_weak

January 21st, 2009, 07:01 PM

awesome video and great pictures...ang CBP area mura na ug dili sa pinas tan-awon...

diehardbisdak

January 21st, 2009, 07:03 PM

^^ ganahan ko sa timing sa music scoring og sa treatment niya sa pag edit sa video... nice job IMO!

AmbutLang

January 22nd, 2009, 01:08 AM

Thank You to all for posting nice pictures and videos.:tyty: Keep on coming.

Jose Farrugia

January 22nd, 2009, 01:33 AM

very nice photos. unsa imong camera bai?

I'm using a Canon 1000D, a pretty basic DSLR. :)

AmbutLang

January 22nd, 2009, 02:22 AM

^^a $500 dollars Canon EOS Rebel XS (a.k.a 1000d)DSLR camera the same price as Nikon D40 with 18-55 mm lens. This is not a basic users camera but for serious start up Photographers. :applause:

my source and favorite store. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/571144-REG/Canon_2762B003_EOS_Rebel_XS_a_k_a_.html

filino

January 22nd, 2009, 02:23 AM

so you mean naay slight similarities ang skyline sa mexico city and cebu city? hmmm...i dont know what to say.:lol::lol:

yup mao na ako pasabot. ang akyline sa mexico nga maoy banner yesterday kung imo lantawon mura pud ug sa cebu. :)

SleMarKen

January 22nd, 2009, 03:41 AM

from the magkita ta bai thread

At Starbucks IT Park with Planet Earth's darling, Miss Earth 2008 Karla Paula Henry

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Dinner at Port Seafood hosted by SSC-Cebu's darling, Ate Honey aka Southernbelle

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Jose Farrugia

January 22nd, 2009, 05:56 AM

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RonnieR

January 22nd, 2009, 06:10 AM

^^ nice shots

Jose Farrugia

January 22nd, 2009, 06:11 AM

^^ nice shots

Thanks! :)

timz06

January 22nd, 2009, 07:03 AM

waw, jarenz... hehehe.... regards ko ana niya. hehehhe....

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 08:06 AM

Parklane Hotel @ Night - flickr pic by @black_chains

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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 22nd, 2009, 08:11 AM

^^
now, with this one bahala pag matabonan puhon ang parklane pero this blue lighting will surely caught the attention of many!:okay:

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 08:13 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 22nd, 2009, 08:17 AM

^^

right! pero if that would be an LRT, i presume mas nindot pa ato kaysa Manila kay dili eyesore kay gamay raman, i guess it won't be an LRT but a monorail...hehehehe

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 08:32 AM

Just a little trivia about Sinulog:

...there was a time in the Sinulog history that Showbiz Personalities were not allowed to ride in any of the Floats...i wish they'll do that starting next year...

leylander

January 22nd, 2009, 08:43 AM

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 09:03 AM

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 09:09 AM

...lapad baya kaayo ng overpassa bai...i think mao na'y pinakalapad sa Cebu...sa akong estimate, kuwang na lang gamay mapareho kalapad sa line 1 sa Manila

^^

right! pero if that would be an LRT, i presume mas nindot pa ato kaysa Manila kay dili eyesore kay gamay raman, i guess it won't be an LRT but a monorail...hehehehe

zidlakan

January 22nd, 2009, 09:10 AM

^^ as in wala'y showbiz personality gyud bai....and at that time, wala pa'y Jollibee..hehehe...they even lessened the commercialization of Sinulog at that time...wala'y advertisement sa float....ask around, para motoo ka...heheheh! basin, nagtulo pa imong sip-on og baug anang panahona...hahahha!

better still, floats should be designed with sinulog theme. float entries should first be screened and approved as to design. then if showbiz personalities will join, they may be allowed if they wear sinulog-based costumes which blend to the float design they ride in. di pareho karun abi nila'g manila film festival. if i remember right before, alma moreno rode on a float but she was garbed in a costume and she was dancing, too.

leylander

January 22nd, 2009, 09:12 AM

nyahahahaha

bukid

January 22nd, 2009, 09:15 AM

Just a little trivia about Sinulog:

...there was a time in the Sinulog history that Showbiz Personalities were not allowed to ride in any of the Floats...i wish they'll do that starting next year...

tinuod, mas maayo wa nalang nang mga artista kay sila ang nakapagubot sa dan kay ang mga tao maginukod naman sa artista ug kanang pud magsige panlabay ug mga freebies kay ang tao mainilugay naman ug mangaipit naman hinuon ang uban ug usahay maigo ang mga tao sa mga kamot sa mga nag-inilugay. basin muabot ang panahon na magka-stampede na hinuon tungod anang mga artista.

leylander

January 22nd, 2009, 09:21 AM

hehehe. bitaw bai. magkagubot gyud basta naay artista. pero di man sad nato ikalimod nga usa na sa reason nganong dugukon ang sinulog. hehehe.

pero ok tong suggestion ni sir paul. dapat naa pud sila costume.

kato si alma sauna kay sayaw gyud to siya hangtud mahuman. dayon complete costume pud. hehe

MatudNilaBaby

January 22nd, 2009, 09:26 AM

tinuod, mas maayo wa nalang nang mga artista kay sila ang nakapagubot sa dan kay ang mga tao maginukod naman sa artista ug kanang pud magsige panlabay ug mga freebies kay ang tao mainilugay naman ug mangaipit naman hinuon ang uban ug usahay maigo ang mga tao sa mga kamot sa mga nag-inilugay. basin muabot ang panahon na magka-stampede na hinuon tungod anang mga artista.

giving throwing freebies or samples of condoms or lubes in a huge crowd can cause a commotion or stampede, thus injuring a lot of people and it can be fatal to the unfortunate ones like the small kid nga matumban. they should stop that practice because that's very dangerous to the welfare of the sinulog participants and spectators. if they want to hand out some free samples to promote their product, they can set up a booth in a less crowded or packed area. in that way, youre being proactive in preventive in helping keep the sinulog safe and orderly.

rustyboi

January 22nd, 2009, 09:45 AM

leylander

January 22nd, 2009, 09:48 AM

carl_vilches21

January 22nd, 2009, 09:48 AM

RonnieR

January 22nd, 2009, 09:54 AM

at first look, abi nako na-a na'y LRT ang Cebu City...heheheh! ..nice shot!

flickr pics by @jovijovijovi
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/3216265605_9368748125.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3216266031_290b71a358.jpg?v=0

beautiful shots....what particular location is this? We stayed at Fuente Osmena all throughout, cannot move freely. :)

SleMarKen

January 22nd, 2009, 09:56 AM

^^Pero mas dako pa man ang dan sa Mango Ave ana bai, Kung ingun ana ang setting sa Sinulog, mao gihapon kay mas daghan pag taw ang Sinulog...

better still, floats should be designed with sinulog theme. float entries should first be screened and approved as to design. then if showbiz personalities will join, they may be allowed if they wear sinulog-based costumes which blend to the float design they ride in. di pareho karun abi nila'g manila film festival. if i remember right before, alma moreno rode on a float but she was garbed in a costume and she was dancing, too.

Just like what happened sa Pinoy Big Brother float nila Uma last Sinulog 2007, nanghatag og freebies, nasuko si Mike Rama ato kay ngano daw nanghatag of freebies. Pag abot nila sa Natalio Bacalso, wala na gipa apil ang float sa parade.

ROAD TUNNE:
Sir Paul, musta na ang road tunnel sa Plaza Independencia, almost complete na ba? nus a na ma abrihan?

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 09:58 AM

^^ that is the pedestrian overpass next to Robinsons and Metrobank Tower

beautiful shots....what particular location is this? We stayed at Fuente Osmena all throughout, cannot move freely. :)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 22nd, 2009, 10:04 AM

^^
the east side of fuente circle going to the downtown area fronting Metrobank Plaza. mao na siya!

RonnieR

January 22nd, 2009, 10:22 AM

^^ that is the pedestrian overpass next to Robinsons and Metrobank Tower

Ah okay, i thought it's a flyover! I was imagining :) my bad

rustyboi

January 22nd, 2009, 10:28 AM

bitaw. makasasuya gyud nang mga rose parade nila nga han-ay kaayo dayong tanan makakita. i think kung ingon ana ang set up, nindot tingali kaayo ang mga performance sa mga dancers. hataw gyud bisag sa dalan.

I think this is not totally impossible in Cebu even at this time. or am i just dreaming. :nuts:

o di ba, han-ay kaayo? :cheers:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2055741916_3c55779e9d.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2172/2054972795_e6fe5142af.jpg?v=0
^^The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC

LordCarnal

January 22nd, 2009, 10:30 AM

It's possible in Cebu Business Park I think or in Asiatown IT Park. Pero in Osmeña Blvd., there are wires crossing the street man gud.

Kung sa SRP pod, later nalang if ma-populated na siya para bibo sad. Hehe.

Anyway, I finally saw the Gaisano Grand Mall of Mactan. It's quite big. There's a spacious atrium. I just hope that the Lapu-Lapu City Gov't. will follow up the widening and improvement of the road there.

Matud pa ni PGMA, she's disappointed because 1st class hotels in Mactan are served by 3rd class roads. :lol:

...

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 10:34 AM

^^ ngano kaha dili na lang nila i-shoulder sa LGU ang gastos para sa mga national roads...naghuwat pa man siguro sila sa National Gov't. para mogastos...heheh!

RonnieR

January 22nd, 2009, 10:43 AM

Question: I didn't see the finale show in the street...so it means it's only shown at the sports center?

rustyboi

January 22nd, 2009, 10:44 AM

^^ ngano kaha dili na lang nila i-shoulder sa LGU ang gastos para sa mga national roads...naghuwat pa man siguro sila sa National Gov't. para mogastos...heheh!

yes, the LGU (Lapu-lapu City Gov't) simply reasons out that it's beyond their jurisdiction daw, maintaining the national roads should have been taken cared by the DPWH. pero dili nalang unta na sila mag salig sa DPWH kay kanang DPWH dili na mu tagad kay nakakwarta na sila sa lamp posts, nang abroad na. :bash::lol:

kung huna-hunaon, kinsa man diay nagpahimos sa kadalanan sa opon? di ba mga taga opon ra sad? maayo unta mu gasto nalang jud na ang LGU kung walay budget or walay lihok ang DPWH. dili lang kay dawat lang ug limpyo.

the street lights on a major road (Max Patalinghug Avenue) isn't lit for more than a year. it's crazy.

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 10:46 AM

...yes bai, ang finale ay sa sports center...

Question: I didn't see the finale show in the street...so it means it's only shown at the sports center?

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 10:49 AM

...reklamo siya...we'll ask her kung asa na man ang budget para sa national roads in Mactan...??

Matud pa ni PGMA, she's disappointed because 1st class hotels in Mactan are served by 3rd class roads. :lol:...

bakasaurus

January 22nd, 2009, 11:09 AM

Mao gyud na permi nakong kahibudngan, kay daku man unta og maearn ang opon from taxes apil na sa mga private na corporations ug businesses pero dili gyud nimo makita kung asa paingon ang buhis oi. Naa pa tong karsada sa Pajo nga purting bati-a. Labi na og ting-uwan..ang mga barangay captain na kontra partido sa among pinanggang mayor kay wala gyuy grasya.

We need new blood sa Opon oi. Puros ra man mga tiniguwang na politiko og wala na makasabay sa panahon karon. Mudagan na lang tingali ko. Hahahaha.

Sinjin P.

January 22nd, 2009, 11:58 AM

Just like what happened sa Pinoy Big Brother float nila Uma last Sinulog 2007, nanghatag og freebies, nasuko si Mike Rama ato kay ngano daw nanghatag of freebies. Pag abot nila sa Natalio Bacalso, wala na gipa apil ang float sa parade.

Unya si Anne Curtis nangitsa man ug keychain sa ML Kwarta Padala, naa pa gani ko'y nasawo diri, nganong wala man gi-ban? Nagkagubot g'yud ang mga tawo tungod ato. :ohno:

Bitaw, I agree, dapat, if possible, wala'y artista sa Grand Parade. Or if mu-insist g'yud sila kay pasul-ubon ug Sinulog Costume, pasayawon. Better yet, sa mall nalang na sila uy. Who cares kung mukunhod ang mga manan-aw ug Sinulog tungod kay wala'y artista? At least, sure g'yud ta nga ang Sinulog ang ilang giadto ug dili ang artista. :)

bukid

January 22nd, 2009, 12:01 PM

yes, the LGU (Lapu-lapu City Gov't) simply reasons out that it's beyond their jurisdiction daw, maintaining the national roads should have been taken cared by the DPWH. pero dili nalang unta na sila mag salig sa DPWH kay kanang DPWH dili na mu tagad kay nakakwarta na sila sa lamp posts, nang abroad na. :bash::lol:

kung huna-hunaon, kinsa man diay nagpahimos sa kadalanan sa opon? di ba mga taga opon ra sad? maayo unta mu gasto nalang jud na ang LGU kung walay budget or walay lihok ang DPWH. dili lang kay dawat lang ug limpyo.

the street lights on a major road (Max Patalinghug Avenue) isn't lit for more than a year. it's crazy.

murag puede man tingali makasuhan ang LGU kung hilabtan nila ang national road kay kung wa ko masayop mao na sya ang issue didto sa leyte na ganahan ipa-repair sa LGU pero mahadlok sila kay dili man ila so kung magbinuang ang mga naa sa national basin makasuhan sila kay nanghilabot sila ug butang na dili ila. wa ko kabalo unsa gyud ang balaud ani kay wa man ko kita sa balaud mahitungod anang jurisdiction ug mga repairs na issue sa LGU ug national government.

AmbutLang

January 22nd, 2009, 12:09 PM

Just wondering, can we ever have this kind of setup for our Sinulog Festival AT LEAST IN OUR LIFETIME MAN LANG! can't we? :nuts: wide roads designated for the parade route, organized sidewalks where people can see. i can imagine SRP as the best place to hold an event like this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2055781992_1ae2582d4d_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/78855977_0e218ed07a.jpg?v=0

^^dili ni siya pwede sa SRP kung mukalit ra naay manggawas nga black spaghetti wires sa kadalanan! sangit jud :lol:

Sa MACY'S thanksgiving parade sa NYC every 4th Thursday of November. I think the second to the last float is the turkey then santa clause float naka sakay. Ang balloon holders are employees and volunteers. 7 PM the night before ilang paboroton ang mga balloon. Daghan kaayo mga tao manan-aw para 9AM parade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmflkNfK2zw&NR=1

Ang mga float unta pareho sa theme nga Rose Bowl parade sa Pasadena, California nga napuno sa rosas ang mga float unya mga artista ang naka sakay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdgBcl_q87w&feature=related

Husto gyud si Paul V. para dili ba out of place ang design sa mga float sa Sinulog. Naa gyud theme.

LordCarnal

January 22nd, 2009, 02:11 PM

^^

Hey it's only now that I've noticed, it's Dora the Explorer!

hehehe.

slimer

January 22nd, 2009, 02:53 PM

ROAD TUNNEL:
Sir Paul, musta na ang road tunnel sa Plaza Independencia, almost complete na ba? nus a na ma abrihan?

according to this:

taken Jan 19 09
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3143/tunnelzx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a_terisk78y™

January 22nd, 2009, 03:03 PM

^^

wow hapit na hehe.. how about the north coastal road? wen mahuman? i hope ma dungan na sila human this year.. :) thanx sa update bai

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 03:05 PM

^^ so, we'll have a less traffic Christmas around that area...hehehhe! ...why they have to put photos of their f*****g faces...? dili man na ilang kwarta gigamit...inutang ra man na...hahahha!

diehardbisdak

January 22nd, 2009, 03:06 PM

...i think i've read an article a month ago na ahead of schedule na ang construction sa tunnel compare sa north road kay behind na kaayo sa schedule...

^^

wow hapit na hehe.. how about the north coastal road? wen mahuman? i hope ma dungan na sila human this year.. :) thanx sa update bai

AmbutLang

January 22nd, 2009, 03:35 PM

according to this:

taken Jan 19 09
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3143/tunnelzx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nagusikusik lang kwarta sa pagsetup ani.:ohno:

timz06

January 22nd, 2009, 05:40 PM

hehehe... i think am late enough to post this but it is my first time to go here...

MV Doulos - Logos Hope
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Entrance Area
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01222009885-1.jpg

Ok ang price... :banana2:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01222009888-1.jpg

Reading "Spiritual Leadership" :nuts:
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Hot! :mad2:
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KING CITY

January 22nd, 2009, 05:50 PM

may branch na ba ang Krispy Kreme sa Cebu?

mwg12a

January 22nd, 2009, 05:52 PM

Was that from last year? It looks familiar.... (the pictures)

technoblaze

January 22nd, 2009, 06:21 PM

pa Insert ....:cheers:

Capitol yields to city ruling (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=31130062)

Friday, January 23, 2009
Linette C. Ramos Sun.Star Staff Reporter
With Gerome M. Dalipe

CEBU City’s Joint Venture Selection Committee (JVSC) will award the P25-billion joint venture contract to Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) today.

The decision came after Acting Mayor Michael Rama denied with finality the Province’s appeal to be allowed to bid for a portion of the South Road Properties (SRP).

Capitol consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda said the Provincial Government will respect Rama’s decision, although a legal team will look into it.

“That’s the end of it. That ends the genuine puzzlement,” Sepulveda said in a press conference yesterday. He earlier expressed “genuine puzzlement” over Rama’s decision to return Capitol’s appeal to the JVSC.

Rama rejected yesterday morning the Province’s appeal to reverse the JVSC’s decision disqualifying them.

Capitol filed the appeal on Wednesday afternoon, without paying the P125-million appeal fee that the City said is required under the City’s Joint Venture Ordinance.

Sepulveda said the fee is baseless and not found in the ordinance.
“Dili man na appeal fee, kastigo man na. That is a belated attempt to really stymie the Province,” said Sepulveda. “My goodness, they should be more creative than that.”

Final

“It is clear that our appeal has already been ruled upon by the chief executive in accordance with the ordinance. So that’s it,” he said. He said they will also wait for further instructions from Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.

The City said the acting mayor’s decision is final and executory, since the Province has already exhausted all administrative remedies in questioning JVSC’s decision.

The JVSC has declared the Province ineligible to challenge FLI’s unsolicited proposal.

In a letter addressed to Garcia, Rama said he affirmed the committee’s decision on Capitol’s application for eligibility, which was disapproved, and the rejection of its subsequent motion for reconsideration.

“I have gone over your appeal for reconsideration as well as its supporting documents and found nothing therein that would warrant a reversal of the JVSC’s decision. I concur fully with the committee’s decision, and, therefore, affirm it,” he said.

The letter was delivered to the Capitol yesterday morning.
In its resolution, the JVSC said the Province is not a private entity and “does not have the overall capability for the joint venture undertaking called for in the ordinance with regards to legal, financial, technical and economic parameters.”

By authority of the governor, Cebu Provincial Planning and Development Officer Adolfo Quiroga submitted a letter of appeal to Rama last Wednesday afternoon.

Gray area

When asked why the appeal was tackled even if Capitol did not pay the P125-million appeal fee, the JVSC chairman said it was still a gray area whether the fee is required in the eligibility appeal or appeal of the decision on the bidding results.

Rama said he is convinced that the matter was dealt with caution and that all bidding procedures and rules under the Joint Venture Ordinance were complied with.

Following the denial of the appeal, City Administrator and JVSC chairman Francisco Fernandez said they can go ahead with awarding the contract to FLI today, four months after the firm submitted its unsolicited proposal.
FLI officials are expected to attend the JVSC’s meeting at City Hall for the awarding of the contract on the joint venture to develop a 50.6-hectare portion of the SRP.

The project is the first joint venture at the SRP.
Once awarded, the City can convert to cash FLI’s irrevocable bank guarantee of P250 million. The amount represents one percent of the P25-billion cost of the joint venture activity.

Since FLI’s bank guarantee expires today, Fernandez said it will be obligated to renew it because it will form part of the firm’s down payment for the project.

The offer

Last Sept. 25, FLI submitted an unsolicited proposal to develop a 50.6-hectare portion of the SRP through a joint venture with the City. It committed to invest at least P25 billion to construct 875,000 square meters of building space in high-rise condominiums, office buildings and commercial and recreational areas.

From the JVSC, the contract will be submitted to the City Council for approval. They will also have to authorize the mayor to enter into and sign the joint venture agreement with FLI.

“After the awarding, it will be submitted to the City Council tomorrow afternoon for them to recommend it and authorize the mayor to sign the contract, which will then become a public document. We have been very transparent with all of these things and we are confident we can defend the contract in Plaza Miranda but as to how long

it will take the council to approve it, that’s their prerogative,” said Fernandez.

In a news conference yesterday, the city administrator reiterated his appeal to the Province to put the issue to rest, and not challenge the JVSC’s and the mayor’s decision in court.

‘Grateful’

He said the Province can still enter into a joint venture agreement with the City covering other properties within and outside the SRP.

“As for the administrative remedies, they have exhausted all means available under the joint venture ordinance. Now if they will take this to court, that is their prerogative, but I hope they will not. That is our appeal to them. Can we not put this issue to rest na lang unta? If they want a joint venture with the City, let’s not use the JVSC, there are other properties... In other words, dili na lang unta i-challenge ang Filinvest because this has dragged on for so long,” he said.

Fernandez also said he did not expect the Province to file an appeal immediately and thought they will wait for the seven days provided for in the ordinance, which would have delayed the awarding of the contract to FLI.

“They saved us from any delay and if they are conscious of this, that they filed the appeal in haste because they did not want to delay the project, then I am eternally grateful to them. They have not delayed the awarding yet and I hope they will not do it by filing a case in court,” he said.