Sinulog 2022 to proceed

CEBU, Philippines —  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the calamity Cebu City faced this year 2021, Mayor Michael Rama is determines to push through with the Sinulog 2022 celebration.

“Sinulog will continue. It’s just a matter of what is going to happen,” said Rama.

The mayor will have a meeting with the different stakeholders before the end of December to discuss the preparations for the celebration.

Rama, however, refused to give a hint whether next year’s Sinulog will be virtual or physical.

“Dili sa ko mosulti ana. I will bring it to the convergence group,” he said.

Rama is hoping that the city’s situation would continuously improve so that the plans for the Sinulog next year will be followed.

To recall, the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force-7 discouraged all physical and actual performance-based Sinulog 2021 activities in the city, citing the high risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus.

The regional task force recommended to the late mayor Edgardo Labella and Sinulog Foundation, Inc. acting chairman and president Pericles Dakay to cancel all physical and actual performance-based activities.

With the recommendation, the Sinulog this year was purely virtual.

Performances of the champions of the street dance competition, Sinulog-based category, and free interpretation category through the years were showcased.

Winners of other categories like higantes, puppeteers, and floats were also shown.

There were also pre-recorded Halad entries from groups coming from other parts of the Globe such as Las Vegas, New York, Portugal, and from Asia as well like Taiwan. — FPL (FREEMAN)