The 30th Miss Cebu Coronation Night will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, telecast live on Studio 23 and streamed on www.cebucitytourism.com/misscebu2014
 

The pageant’s pearl anniversary will be a look back to when it first started in the ’80s to how it has evolved to be one of the most anticipated and watched events during the Sinulog week. It will be a grand reunion of sorts celebrating 30 years of beautiful Cebuanas and the women of character and substance behind the beautiful face. The show will feature some of the most talented individuals in the different creative industries, highlighting the best of Cebu in this annual collaboration in honor of the Señor Sto. Niño. Directed by Engr. Junjet Primor, it will be hosted by Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry and Vince Escario and also feature Piero Vergara,  and Kate Torralba to entertain the crowd plus a surprise number in support of the Balik Balay shelter for typhoon survivors campaign.

The opening number will revolve around the Dazzling ‘80s, the period in which Miss Cebu started, then known as Miss Cebu Tourism. Candidates will be wearing the creations of Rei Escario, Mique Yapching, Alejandro “Hadji” Godinez, Humberto “Rey” Villegas, Peewee Senining and Brian Aloquin. Another segment called the Evening Shimmers will feature the collections of Yvonne Quisumbing, William Manahan, Protacio and Edwin Ao as inspired by the shimmer and shine of the mother of pearl. The glamourous evening gown portion, dubbed Lustre, will feature the designs of William Manahan, Albert Arriba, Oj Hofer, Marichu Tan, Jun Escario, Harley Ruedas, Philipp Tampus, Wendell Quisido, Arcy Gayatin, Ditas Rodriguez, Ren Manabat and Dino Lloren in shades of gray, white, rose and champagne and their interpretations of pearl. Maquillage will be care of the Makeup Artists Club of Cebu.




 
The 12 ladies vying for the prestigious title are are Rhodara Marie “Rhodz” Aloyon, Crystal Star “Star” Aberasturi, Hannah Marie “Hannah” Gore, Ayn Ilya “Ayn” Ingking, Margret Tacy  “Marget” Manalop , Kirstie Gayle “Kissie” Barbas, Jennifer Rose “Jen” Montecillo, Cheriemel Diane “Diane” Muego, Grace Anne Marie “G-Anne” Yap, Eva Psychee “Eva” Patalinjug, Natasha Angela  “Natasha” Manuel and Pearlyn “Pearl” Hortelano.

Tickets to the Coronation Night are now available at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino and the Cebu City Tourism Office at the 2nd floor of the Rizal Museum and Public Library in Osmeña Boulevard and are priced at P500, P1,000, and P1,500. For tickets inquiries, plase contact 09222887791.

Miss Cebu 2014 is presented by The Cebu City Government through the Cebu City Tourism Commission and Cebu City Tourism Foundation Inc.,. It is co-presented by ABS-CBN Corporation Ayala Center Cebu, Megaworld Corp., Tiger Air Philippines, Philippine Bisayan Society of Nevada Inc. and Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino and the Diamond sponsors are ABBA Travel and Pilgrimage Services Inc., Air Asia Philippines, Cebu Castle Peak Hotel,Cebu City Marriot Hotel, Dakay Construction,NGENIUS IT Hub, NK Service Center, Gems and Designs, PLDT, Skin First and SM City Cebu, Skin First Face & Body Center, SM City Cebu. For more information, please contact the Cebu City Tourism Commission office at (032) 412 4355 or visit www.facebook.com/misscebupageant.

Revel in the grand Mardi Gras with another legendary LifeDance experience. Presented by VIBER, “Connect freely” and co presented by HUAWEI/Globe Postpaid the most anticipated installment of the LifeDance parties, will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Cebu Boardwalk, FF Cruz North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City, Cebu. The event will showcase a bevy of international DJs featuring Chris Lake, StarKiller, Bobina, Werwolvz, Jimmy Carris, Lloyd Popp, and Rock Asley and will also feature Cebu’s finest DJs Patrick Rizzari, Steve Chadi, Polky Yu, Cathy Rock, Cris Nelson, Benny Rock, Joachim Giacobee, Gil Quirino and Christian Cuizon.

LifeDance Sinulog 2014 Official Poster

Enthuse your spirits and exceed your wildest expectations with Cebu’s very own DJs kicking off the party grind. Delve to the intoxicating beats and evocative vocal and instrumental trance of then main acts DJ MAG Top 100 DJ's #47 DJ Bobina, a Moscow based DJ who has spent five years as one of the 100 biggest DJs in the world headlining Russia’s electronic dance breakout. Bobina, is heavily supported by none-the-less Armin Van Buuren. Get lost with the eclectic sounds of US talent StarKillers, who gave us the hit like  "Pressure" and "Let The Love" to name a few. With his fierce energy and cutting edge dance music. Hype the evening and indulge in the deeper throngs of electronic music with main man DJ Chris Lake. The man behind the hits like Helium, Boneless in collaboration with  Steve Aoki and Tujamo and Burnin’. The English producer and DJ who is known as the ‘champion of creative freedom’ have captured the attention of audiences around the world and great performances at acclaimed music festivals such as Ultra in Miami now goes around the globe, Alive in Ohio and Sunrise in Somerset, England. All international line-up spins at 10 O’clock in the evening.


LifeDance, the Philippines’ biggest world-class outdoor dance party, is proudly endorsed by the Department of Tourism, Its’ more fun in the Philippines.  Tickets are priced at P750 for General admission and P1,500 for VIP and sold at Island Souvenirs in Ayala Center Cebu, SM City Cebu, Raintree mall, Island Pasalubong at Arch. Reyes and Marina Mall, Moon Café branches in Ayala Terraces, SM, IT Park, Park Mall, Fudge, Harolds Hotel, Chowabongga in I.T Park and One Mango Place, Dong Juan in One Mango Place and Park Mall, Travel Lab Agency (Boulevard Strip, Capitol Site Cebu City) and Ayala Concierge. Visit www.lifedancecebu.com or follow www.facebook.com/LifeDanceOfficial for real-time updates and a complete listing of accredited ticket outlets and sellers. The event is also brought to you by StarWorld|Fox Channel, MOET Hennesy, MyTV My Channel, Sunstar Cebu, Zee Lifestyle, Y101FM Cebu and BigSeed PR and Events.  Special thanks to Ayala Center Cebu and The Walk IT Park. Share your LifeDance experience by using the #Lifedancecebu tag on your online post.









 

Cebu is still experiencing bad weather for the past days but Cebuanos' Faith is still intact which made the Sinulog Sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan 2014 a very successful event today. If you want to check the list of winners for Sinulog Sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Check this link.


Now, here's the list of winners for Sinulog Sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan 2014

Banilad Elementary School, Champion, Best in Costume and Best in Musicality

Elementary Division:

Best in Costume: Banilad Elementary School
Best in Musicality: Banilad Elementary School

5th Place: Quiot Elementary School
4th Place: Tisa II Elementary School
3rd Place: Alaska Elementary School
2nd Place: Talamban Elementary School
CHAMPION: Banilad Elementary School

Banilad Elementary School, Champion, Best in Costume and Best in Musicality

Secondary Division:

Abellana National School, Champion and Best in Costume

Best in Costume: Abellana National School
Best in Musicality: Apas National High School

5th Place: Ramon Duterte Night High School
4th Place: Tejero Night High School
3rd Place: Don Sergio Osmeña Memorial National High School
2nd Place: Apas National High School
CHAMPION: Abellana National School 

Sinulog sa Kabataan 2014 - Dakbayan Full Abellana National School Performance 
Credit: www.youtube.com/user/thelibotero





Photos Credit to Jayr Filosopo

Sinulog sa Kabataan 2014 - Dakbayan Full Video Performances 
Credit: www.youtube.com/user/sunnexdesk

Still thinking what to wear on the upcoming grandest Festival in the country, Cebu's Sinulog 2014? Stop it and check Island Souvenir now! Yes, the most beloved Cebuano apparel brand, Island Souvenirs, offers once again the Cut and Style Your Sinulog T-Shirt. Recognizing the Filipinos' inherent creativity, Islands Souvenirs is giving everyone the chance to customize their own Islands Souvenirs Tee to wear come Sinulog or really, whenever they please.

FaceCebu.Net Author's Costumized Island Souvernirs' Shirt at Cut and Style Event

Here are the steps.

1. Purchase an Islands Souvenirs' Sinulog T-shirt
2. Pick out embellishments you would like to incorporate into your design
3. Ask Islands Souvenirs' skillful staff for your wanted cut and style

Once you got your Sinulog T-Shirt from Island Souvenirs, let the cutting begin

Here are our chosen embellishments  for our Tee. Then went the styling, see below

Output of the Styling

The Islands Souvenirs' #CutAndStylePH Your Sinulog T-shirt is available at the Northwing Atrium of SM City Cebu starting from January 11 (Saturday) to January 17 (Friday) at mall hours, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. It will also be available at all Islands Souvenirs stores until Sinulog day, January 19 (Sunday).

[L-R] Doc. Xavier Solis of Cebu Daily News, Marco Diala of PhilippineStreetFashion.com, Queen of Cebu 2011 Bee Urgello, Doyzkie Buenaviaje of www.iluvcebu.com and Mark Monta of www.FaceCebu.Net

Island Souvenirs 'Bestseller' Sinulog Shirts for PHP 199 (Press Release)

It's the time of the year! Drum beats, street parties, face paint and festive vibes-Sinulog is here again. Gear up and dress up for the biggest parade and street party in cebu with Island Souvenirs bestselling iconic Sinulog shirts!

Choose from any of the special-edition Sinulog styles for only PHP 199.75 each. Buy one, two, three or more of these iconic designs for the whole barkada and family!

Island Souvenirs has branches in Ayala Center Cebu and SM City Cebu, Parkmall, Robinson's Fuente and Cybergate. Sinulog T-shirts, without Cut and Style option, are also avialable at Islands Pasalubong Centers with branches along Archbishop Reyes Ave., across Magellan's Cross and in Mactan Marina Mall.

Visit their official Social Media Accounts:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Islands.Souvenirs
Twitter: http://twitter.com/IslandsSouvenir

January 11, 2014 - Amidst the non-stop rain and bad weather, dancers from different schools who participated for Sinulog Sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan 2014 did not stop in dedicating their effort to Cebu's very own, Snr. Sto. Nino.  Kudos to all participants and to the winners.


Now, here's the list of winners for Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan 2014

Elementary Division

Photos Credit: Jayr Filosopo

Best in Costume: Talisay City Central School
Best in Musicality: Talisay City Central School


Talisay City Central School - Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan 2014
Credit: www.youtube.com/user/thelibotero
 

5th: Taytay Elementary School
4th: Langtad Elementary School
3rd: Ginatilan Elementary School
2nd: Mandaue City Central School
CHAMPION: Talisay City Central School

Photo Credit: @sunstaronline (twitter)

Secondary Division

Photos credit to Freeman

[BOTTOM] Best in Costume: Uling National High School
[TOP] Best in Musicality: Tuburan National High School

4th: La Paz National High School
3rd: Sabang National High School
2nd: Uling National High School
CHAMPION: Tuburan National High School


Note that winners of Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan will join in the Grand Parade of Sinulog 2014 on January 19 together with the winners for tomorrow, Sinulog Sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan 2014.

A very long Holiday vacation is over and here in the Philippines, students from different levels are already preparing for their School comeback later today.  Some of these students are excited to be back. They even posted some photos of them captured from their classrooms  and other statuses stating their excitement in going back to their beloved universities. But even though Christmas and New Year vacations have already ended, Students here in Cebu are not yet done as the fever for Sinulog 2014, the grandest festival in the country, has just started. FaceCebu.Net author has been seeing statuses in his Social Media News feeds stating some complains or unhappiness that Schooling is back. Are youngsters nowadays really that insensitive?



Don't they know that thousands (if not Million) children out there have no chance of going to school and suffered early labor to finance their families? Or worst, there are Student kids from other Countries who would risk their lives just to be in School - we even have this situation here in our Country.  Now check these brave Children from other countries.

Let's start from the mainland China, posted in Telegraph UK, Children walked along a narrow mountainous road just to be at Banpo Elementary School in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo credit: HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Features )


Still in China, specifically in Gangluo County, Sichuan Province, Teacher Li Guilin helps children climb one of five rickety wooden ladders to reach their school on a cliff 2,800m above sea level (Photo credit: HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Features )


To get to school each day children living in a mountainous village in China have to cross a valley hundreds of metres deep on a rickety, homemade cable car. Villagers who live in Decun village in southwest China's Guizhou Province used to have to make the journey on foot, which took five hours, but in 2002 local man Hui Defang built a simple cableway. Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features


Zhao Jihong and her four-year-old daughter Zi Yi cross a broken bridge in the snow to get to school in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China. Shawan village's only connection to the outside is a wooden bridge. However, this bridge was damaged by flooding, leaving it extremely precarious and leaning dangerously to one side. Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features


In Pintu Gabang, Indonesia, check this boy climbs across a 30 feet flowing river  to get to School. (Photo credit: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media )


Still in Indonesia, A school child crosses an aqueduct that separates Suro Village and Plempungan Village in Java, Indonesia.The children decided to use the aqueduct on their journey to school as a shortcut, even though it wasn't made for people to walk on. Picture: Panjalu Images / Barcroft Media



In another Indonesian village of Sanghiang Tanjung, children living on the wrong side of of the Ciberang River has to cross a broken suspension bridge to reach the other side where their school is located. Faced with an extra 30 minutes' walk to cross via an alternate bridge, the children have chosen to undertake the precarious crossing of the collapsed bridge instead. Caption by amusingplanet.com Photo Credit: blogs.reuters.com





In Vietnam, dozens of young children from grade 1 to grade 5 swim twice a day across the river in order to get to school at Trong Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district. In order to keep the clothes and books from getting wet, the students put them in large plastic bags and tightly sealed while crossing the river almost naked. Caption by amusingplanet.com Photo Credit: eyedrd.org


In Nepal, Children use handcrafted bridges made with planks, improvised ropes and pulleys, without safety harnesses and double security restraint. Caption by amusingplanet.com Photo Credit: justgiving.com


In Columbia, kids from a handful of families living in the rainforest, 40 miles southeast of the capital Bogota, commute via steel cables that connect one side of the valley to the other. This is the only way to reach school. The steel cables are 800 meters in length are strung 400m above the roaring Rio Negro.  Caption by amusingplanet.com Photo Credit: guardian.uk


Finally, here in the Philippines, School children used an inflated tire tube to cross a river to go to a public school in Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 12, 2012. Caption and Photos by nbcnews.com






Now, are you still complaining of waking up so early, taking a bath and even arguing with your parents just not to go to School? Seeing above photos, are we not fortunate enough? We should be thankful of what we have now and what privileges we are embracing as a student. What do you think?

Cebu has been into rough times lately. She experienced the scary Earthquake with her neighboring provinces especially Bohol and then weeks after, a Super Typhoon hit the northern part of Cebu which left hunger and lots of problems to the victims and affected families especially to City of Tacloban. But Cebuanos still rooting in their Faith and Prayer to the protector of the province, Snr. Sto. Nino, The Holy Child Jesus.


Now, for your guidance on the schedule of activities of Cebu's Grandest Event, The Sinulog Festival 2014, check this list.

Photo Credit: basilicasantonino.org.ph

December 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014
Sinulog 2014
Schedule of Activities
December 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 Sinulog Street Fair, Osmena Blvd.
December 30, 2013	Sinulog Fun Run
January 9, 2014 (Thursday) — Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 a.m.	Assembly Time (Area) Fuente Osmena
4:30 a.m.	Start of Walk from Fuente Osmena Blvd. to Basilica del Sto. Nino
5:30 a.m.	Installation of Hermano and Hermana Mayores 2014
January 10, 2014 (Friday) — Sinulog 2014 Kickoff
2:00 p.m.	Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Nino)
3:00 p.m.	Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Nino to CCSC)
7:00 p.m.	Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmena
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena Circle)
9:00 p.m.	Street Party Bands
January 11, 2014 (Saturday) — Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
1:00 p.m.	Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 p.m.	Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
7:00 p.m.	Ms Cebu 2014 Presentation at Ayala Activity Center
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena Circle)
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 12, 2014 (Sunday) — Sinulog sa Kabataan – Dakbayan
4:00 a.m.	Cebu City 2014 Marathon
1:00 p.m.	Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to CCSC
2:00 p.m.	Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, CCSC
6:00 p.m.	Grand Finals of Sinulog Choral Competition
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena Circle)
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 13, 2014 (Monday)
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena)
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 14, 2014 (Tuesday)
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena)
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 15, 2014 (Wednesday)
9:00 a.m.	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
7:00 p.m.	Ms Cebu 2014 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmena)
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 16, 2014 (Thursday)
9:00 a.m.	Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:00 p.m.	Balik Cebu, Welcome Party at Ayala Center Cebu
6:30 p.m.	Cultural Show (Fuente Osmena)
	Sinulog Festival Queen Runway Competition and Photoshoot
8:00 p.m.	Sinulog Idol Grand Finals (Fuente Osmena)
	Handumanan at Ayala Terraces
9:00 p.m.	Concert at the Fuente O, Street Party Bands
January 17, 2014 (Friday) — Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
4:00 a.m.	Walk with Mary from Fuente Osmena to Sto. Nino
9:00 a.m.	Solidarity Meeting (All competing contingent/Floats/Higante/Puppeteers) at CCSC gym
6:00 p.m.	Sinulog Dance Crew and Musicfest Grand Finals, CCSC
7:30 p.m.	Sinulog Festival Queen 2014, CCSC
8:00 p.m.	Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
January 18, 2014 (Saturday)
6:00 a.m.	Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Nino
9:00 a.m.	Reenactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon — Basilica del Sto. Nino
2:00 p.m.	Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Nino
7:00 p.m.	Street Party at Fuente Osmena and Plaza Independencia
8:00 p.m.	Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras at Ayala Center Cebu
9:00 p.m.	Musicfest Grand Finals
January 19, 2014 (Sunday) — Sinulog Grand Parade
4:00 a.m.	Mananita Mass at Basilica del Sto. Nino
6:00 a.m.	Pontifical Mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 a.m.	Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kickoff
7:00 p.m.	Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks, CCSC
7:30 p.m.	Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmena
January 20, 2014 (Monday)
1:00 p.m.	Awarding Ceremonies, CCSC
January 24, 2014 (Friday) — Hubo
4:00 a.m.	Hubo Mass Ritual at Basilica del Sto. Nino
January 25, 2014 (Saturday)
1:00 p.m.	Screening of Finalists for Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
	Sinulog 2013 Photo Contest Winners Exhibits
6:00 p.m.	Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contect at SM City Cebu
February 3 – February 10, 2014 — Photo Exhibits “Winning Photos Sinulog 2014″at SM City Cebu