LIVE UPDATES: Sinulog Festival 2025
The Sinulog Festival 2025 Grand Parade and Ritual Showdown are so far going smoothly and orderly, with around 7,000 security personnel deployed to ensure their successful staging, but they have been delayed due to the large crowd.
Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia stressed this in an exclusive interview with SunStar Cebu, citing his initial assessment as of 5 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Stay tuned for real-time updates from the Cebu City Sports Center, where the ritual showdown is underway, and along the parade route.
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