The country’s biggest and grandest festival, Sinulog, officially marked its 40th year of adoring the Holy Child Jesus of Cebu or Sto. Niño de Cebu through a fun-filled grand parade and festive activities has come to a close. With contingents from Cebu City and its neighboring cities, other provinces in the Philippines, and even as participants from foreign countries joined at the annual celebration.
Here are the results of the Sinulog 2020 Grand Parade Street Dancing Winners (includes Float, and Puppeteers/Higantes):
SINULOG-BASED CATEGORY
Ritual Showdown
Champion: Tangub City (₱1,000,000)
2nd: Carcar City (₱700,000)
3rd: Talisay City, Cebu (₱500,000)
4th: Panglao, Bohol (₱300,000)
5th: Sta. Catalina (₱200,000)
6th: Bogo City (₱150,000)
7th: Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City (₱100,000)
Best in Costume
Sta. Catalina (₱100,000)
Musicality
1st: Tangub City (₱100,000)
2nd: Panglao, Bohol (₱50,000)
3rd: Talisay City, Cebu (₱30,000)
4th: Carcar City (₱20,000)
5th: Sta. Catalina (₱10,000)
FREE INTERPRETATION CATEGORY
Ritual Showdown
Champion: Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas, Cebu City (₱1,000,000)
2nd: Toledo City (₱700,000)
3rd: La Castellana (₱500,000)
4th: San Carlos City (₱300,000)
5th: Lapu-Lapu City (₱200,000)
6th: Borongan City (₱150,000)
7th: Brgy. Labangon (₱100,000)
Best in Costume
Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas, Cebu City (₱100,000)
Musicality
1st: Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas, Cebu City (₱100,000)
2nd: Toledo City (₱50,000)
3rd: San Carlos City (₱30,000)
4th: La Castellana (₱20,000)
5th: Lapu-Lapu City (₱10,000)
STREET DANCING CATEGORY
Champion: Tangub City (₱1,000,000)
2nd: Carcar City (₱700,000)
3rd: Toledo City (₱500,000)
4th: Panglao, Bohol (₱300,000)
5th: San Carlos City (₱200,000)
FLOAT CATEGORY
Champion: Mega Sardines
2nd: Bioderm Germicidal Soap – IPI
3rd: M. Lhuiller
HIGANTE CATEGORY
Champion: Carl Franxis Santino S. Reyes
2nd: Baruc Siblings
3rd: Celso M. Ampalayo
PUPPETEERS CATEGORY
Champion: Orly Johnson
2nd: Niño Ruben N. Mateo
3rd: Angelique Marai Aranas
Congratulations to all the contingents and all the Sinulog 2020 Grand Parade Winners!
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About the Sinulog Festival
The Sinulog Festival is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, to honor and celebrate the adoration of the Holy Child Jesus or Santo Niño. It is the center of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the Philippines.
Other places like Maasin City, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and Southern Leyte also have their own version of the festival in honor of the Santo Niño.
