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The famous Sinulog festival in Cebu City is held every year on the third Sunday of January. The festival is characterized by a very long parade with many groups of persons dressed in colourful costumes, finding their way through the streets while dancing the Sinulog.
Before, Sinulog festival was purely a religious ritual. The sinulog was performed usually by aging women who hold a candle in each upstretched hand within the confines of the Santo Niño church, and do alternating forward and backward dance steps with the feet.

While performing the sinulog, the dancer mumbles prayers of petition, punctuated by shouts of "Pit Senyor!" every now and then. Keeping it elevated as she performs the dance, to endow it with the blessings of the child Jesus.

Tomorrow, Sinulog festival will start early dawn. People from different parts of Philippines will go to Cebu just to view the exciting grand parade of Sinulog Festival, this festival you must not miss.Don't just wait there and see, come with us here in Cebu and view the beauty of the country Philippines. You can call hotel and restaurant for reservations. You can take pictures of people devoting dance to the Sto. Nino. and chanting "Pit Senyor!" Don't miss this chance.

While dancing, people are shouting petitions and thanksgivings to the Santo Niño. Shouting is necessary because the pilgrims have to be sure that they will be heard by the Santo Niño.

“Pit Señor! Señor Santo Niño, Manoy Kiloy...."

The Sinulog became indeed a dance ritual in honor of Santo Niño!

Pit Senyor!

pictures Sinulog insights below


A girl dancing holding the Sto. Niño with his partner dancer.


A grand sinulog dance ritual.


A child who is the starlet of this sinulog festival


Very nice pictures of dancers.




don't forget you can reserve and call five star hotels in cebu for reservation. Travel Cebu and join us in celebrating Sinulog Festival.

What is Malapascua Island

Malapascua Island is a small island in the northern tip of Cebu the Queen City of the South. Malapascua is famous especially for its white sand beaches, all night party, famous celebrity party island, celebrity secret vacation island and unique dive spots, including the almost certain possibility to see the tresher shark. On this page I'll try to show Malapascua from the tourist's point of view and on the second page some other aspect of life on Malapascua which probably resembles with more islands in The Philippines.

How to get to Malapascua

The fastest and easiest way is a transfer organized travelling information in the Philippines is writter right here and you are ready on it. It takes an average time of 3 hours to get to the town of Maja in Daan Bantayan the very north of Cebu Island. To get there here are

the steps how:

1. Just hire a taxi fully air-conditioned at the airport and seaport or somewhere in Cebu City the finest city of the Philippines. It will take about 2 to 3 hours before you reach Maja.
2. Proceed to the north bus terminal and take a public bus, yes you have to pay for a ride. The ride wil take around 4 to 4.5 hours in an non-air conditioned bus.

You know what does a "banka"? It is a small boat that can travel you directly to Maja. Banka is a traditional outrigger boat.In case you missed the last boat, lodging houses in Maja are the only over-night-stay solution. Make sure to depart early in morning from Cebu City in order to get to Malapascua because you are not alone to get there.