This Week’s Festivals: Jan. 7-13, 2018

Jan. 12

Sinulog Festival kickoff

The much-awaited festival in Cebu City, Cebu province, in honor of Sto. Niño opens with a Mass, trade fair and a launching parade from Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center. Sinulog is a dance ritual that resembles a current, or flowing water.

Jan. 13 to 15

Coconut Festival

A weeklong celebration in San Pablo City, Laguna province, that pays homage to the city’s patron St. Paul the First Hermit and showcases its main agricultural product, coconut. Activities include a beauty pageant, a float parade and streetdancing competition.

Compiled by Kathleen de Villa, Inquirer Research

Sources: Inquirer Archives, DOT, Official Calendar of the Republic, gov.ph, cityofvalencia.gov.ph, laguna.gov.ph