Bleachers added at Sports Center

EXTRA bleachers are being added below the grandstand in the Cebu City Sports Center to allow more room for spectators.

All is set for the Sinulog grand parade except for the main stage in the Cebu City Sports Center where finishing touches and the bleachers.

By Friday, all stadium tickets will be sold out, earning P2 million for the Sinulog Foundation.

“Well, I can say they’re selling like hot cakes,” said Ricky Ballesteros, foundation executive director.

As of yesterday, the foundation has raised P12 million from sponsors for its various Sinulog activities, including the Capitol’s P3-million donation.

Another P4 million will be raised from income-generating projects such as the photo contest and float registration fees, and sales in the street fair, and grandstand tickets, said Ballesteros.

The stadium can seat 12,000.

Ballesteros also advised parade contingents.

“It’s not about the costumes or props. They have to offer something new. If you have a very good concept, it will trickle down to the costumes, to the music, to the props,” said Ballesteros.

He said sometimes, props prove to be a setback for a contingent when the dancers are no longer seen clearly because the view is obstructed by massive stage props  Correspondent Edison A. delos Angeles