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Sinulog 2012 Schedule of Acivities

Sinulog Festival 2012 is coming near. Tourists and travelers in Cebu are getting excited to witness the number one festival in the Philippines. For those who want to know the details on the day-to day and hour-to-hour happenings of the most awaited event in Queen City of the South, here is the scheduled of events from Sinulog.ph:

(Fuente Osmena, January 2-31, 2012)
Dec 01 – Jan 31, 2012

Sinulog Street Fair, Osmeña Blvd.
December 11, 2011

Sinulog Poster Making Contest @ Emall
December 15, 2011

Sinulog Photo Exhibits @SM City
January 05, 2012 (Thursday)

Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM

Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmeña
4:30 AM

Start of Walk-Fuente Osmeña Blvd. – Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM

Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2012
January 06, 2012 (Friday)

Sinulog 2012 Kick Off

Sinulog Photo Exhibits through the years @SM City Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, MCIAA
2:00PM

Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
3:00 PM

Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM

Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña featuring Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu and Dance Troupes from Cebu’s schools and universities
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Streen Party Bands
January 7, 2012 (Saturday)

Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
1:00 PM

Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM

Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 8, 2012 (Sunday)

Sinulog sa Kabataan- Dakbayan
4:00 AM

Cebu City 2012 Marathon – www.cebumarathon.com
1:00 PM

Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM

Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
4:30 PM

Awarding of Winners
6:30 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 9, 2012 (Monday)

6:30 PM

Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)

6:30 PM

Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 11, 2012 (Wednesday)

9:00 AM

Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
7:00 PM

Ms. Cebu 2012 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 12, 2012 (Thursday)

9:00 AM

Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
6:00 PM

Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
8:00 PM

Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 13, 2012 (Friday)

Visual Merchandising Contest
(Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 AM

Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
7:00 AM

Misa de Translacion (Motorcade)
9:00 AM

Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent /
Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym
6:30 PM

Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
7:30 P.M

Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
7:30 P.M

Sinulog Festival Queen 2012, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM

Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM

Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 14, 2012 (Saturday)

6:00 AM

Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
9:00 AM

Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto. Niño
2:00 PM

Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 PM

Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu
7:00 PM

Street party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM

Gala – Passionata a Cultural Heritage Celebration in Honor of Sto. Niño de Cebu @ SM Cinema I
8:00 PM

Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM

Handumanan Concert, USP-F Theater for the Performing Arts
January 15, 2012 (Sunday)

SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM

Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM

Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM

Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM

Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM

Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
January 16, 2012 (Monday)

1:00 PM

Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center
January 20, 2012 (Friday)

“HUBO”
4:00 AM

“HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño
January 28, 2012 (Saturday)

1:00 P.M

Screening of Finaslists Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
6:00 P.M

Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu
1st Sinulat Awards, Sinulog Literary Awards for Short Story Writing, Poetry, and Essay Writing @ SM City Cebu
January 30 – Feb. 10, 2012

Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog ‘10 @SM City Cebu
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CBP to be proclaimed special ecozone

The flagship development of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), the 52-hectare Cebu Business Park (CBP) will soon be proclaimed as an economic zone after getting the approval from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

CHI president Francis O. Monera said the company hopes to accelerate the development at the business park after its Presidential Proclamation as a Special Economic Zone.

“Perhaps we will re-launch CBP to accelerate build-up and promote integrated development in the Park,” Monera said. Read more…

Cebuano to represent country in Chile summit

Global Voices Online Philippine contributor Karlo Mikhail Mongaya will be representing the country in the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2010 on May 6 and 7 at the Santiago Public Library in Chile.

The Citizen Media Summit will gather a diverse group of bloggers, IT experts, citizen media activists, journalists and press freedom advocates from all over the world for a two-day public conference on the theme “Next generation citizen media, public access and citizen participation.” More…

SM Prime allots P4.5B for Cebu mall: Developer plans another mall in southern province

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s largest mall developer and operator, is preparing a multibillion-peso spending program to start the construction of two new shopping centers in Cebu this year.  

SM Prime president Hans Sy told the BusinessMirror the company is allotting P4.5 billion to build the larger of the two malls which will rise on the recently acquired 28-hectare lot within the reclaimed 240-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.

The new SRP mall, still unnamed at this point, will feature 250,000 square meters (sq.m.) of gross floor area; much larger than SM City Cebu which opened its doors to the public in 1993. Read more…

Cebu eyes world record in fireworks launched

Cebu City’s night skies will light up in spectacular fashion as Cebuanos attempt to break the world record for the “Most Firework Rockets Launched in 30 Seconds” by unleashing 120,000 rockets on May 8 at the South Road Properties (SRP).

The event, dubbed as Cebu Fest and organized by Pyroworks, will try to break the record set at the 10th British Firework Championship in Plymouth in 2006 where 56,405 rockets were launched in 30 seconds. More…

Tourism academy planned

A Tourism academy for the residents of San Remigio is one of the plans of San Remigio Beach Club.

“In towns like San Remigio, it is very difficult to gain a good education. I was born there. That is why I know how it feels to strive for a better life and push for a college degree. This is the reason we are conceptualizing this tourism academy,” said Antonio Ynoc, president of San Remigio Beach Club. Continue…

Two Ayala firms tie up to build five buildings

Two sister companies of the Ayala Group of companies have become partners to develop five major projects in Cebu City in the coming years.

Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) and Cebu Property Ventures Development Corp. (CPVDC), both affiliates of Ayala Land Inc., will focus their development projects in two Ayala properties – the Cebu Business Park and the Asiatown IT Park.

CHI president Francis O. Monera and CHI chairman Antonio T. Aquino announced the partnership after the CHI annual stockholders meeting at the City Sports Club yesterday. Read more…

Mideast tourist arrivals up 57 percent in Cebu

Middle Eastern visitors continue to be a lucrative market for tourism in Cebu, officials and tourism stakeholders said yesterday.

Regional Director Maria Rica Bueno of the Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) said their figures showed that Middle East tourist arrivals grew an average of 57.1 percent in Cebu from 2005 to 2009.

Last year’s 10,803 visitors was a substantial increase from the 4,711 tourists in 2008, Bueno said. Read more…

Cebu remains top RP tourism brand – Durano

Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano Wednesday said Cebu continues to be the Philippines’ number one tourism brand, with growth in the industy in Cebu surpassing those in other parts of the Philippines.

Durano, who was keynote speaker during the SKAL International Cebu general membership meeting and induction of new members at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, said Cebu’s popularity as the country’s top destination has been confirmed in all travel fairs attended by the Department of Tourism (DoT) abroad. More…

Lapu unveils reclamation project

Lapu-Lapu city officials yesterday presented their proposed 400-hectare Mactan North Reclamation Development Project (MNRDP), to be implemented after the elections to the tune of P15 billion to P20 billion.

Mayor Arturo Radaza unveiled a giant billboard showing the project that extends to the Magellan Bay, covering foreshore areas of barangays Ibo, Mactan, Buaya and Punta Engaño.

The ceremony took place during the opening program of the reenactment of the Battle of Mactan. Read more…

Cebu firms lauded for product excellence

Top Cebu-based firms were given “the seal of excellence” in the first Business Achievement and Recognition Awards (BARA) held at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel last April 25.

Organized by Market Indicator Consultancy, the event is aimed at recognizing commercial establishments and companies whose products and services meet stringent quality consumer standards.

Cang’s Lechon, Cokaliong Shipping Lines, and Kalidades Flower Shop were among the awardees. More…