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VIVA deteriorating.. I see they are desperately trying to keep Maid in Malacanang afloat.

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Crown mix-up? Binibining Pilipinas 2022 winners Nicole Borromeo, Gabby Basiano speak up

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Go CAMPING with us! 🏕️ | Thea Rizaldo

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Actress-beauty queen joins Army’s reserve force

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Every Filipino 90's kids favorite Halloween special host.

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Back in the 90s when kids are scared of Noli De Castro's show during Halloween.

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Oct 30, 2022 23:37:29 GMT kyuzoaoi said:

Back in the 90s when kids are scared of Noli De Castro's show during Halloween.

Not just in the 90s but also in the early to mid-2000s. I remember in Halloween 2003, one episode had a ghost nurse with her eye sticking out and hanging by the optic nerve. I watched that episode in my cousin's house when we dressed up for a Halloween party with relatives at that time.

For Halloween 2022, general consensus is that Noli's Halloween special episode is much scarier compared to Jessica Soho's. The problem with KMJS is that they used bad CGI that makes the story laughable. It makes it similar to a SyFy B-movie.

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Last Halloween: 10 YEARS OF KMJS GABI NG LAGIM: STORIES OF FEAR AND BRAVERY FROM THE PAST DECADE

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Today is the 26th birthday of my online friend Thea Rizaldo, a former housemate from Pinoy Big Brother Season 8.

I sent her this for her birthday via a reply to her Instagram story along with this fan art I drew.

Happy Birthday Thea!

I didn't know today was your birthday today. I just saw it now from your stories feed.

I am glad to have you as an online friend ever since we started talking last April, fellow kakampink*

I hope we can finally have that adventure soon with random travelers. Just in case your plan of going canyoneering in Badian happens, I have already prepared my helmet set up for it. Congratulations too on your new found relationship.

Enjoy your day!

(Greeting you from work. Night shift guys can relate. Might as well draw a fan art as a birthday gift. Will work on it in the morning.

*Kakampink - Colloqiual term for a Leni Robredo supporter.

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AJ Raval gives birth to baby with Aljur Abrenica — Ogie Diaz

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Life update: a day in Cebu city! + WISKII active unboxing & try-on 🙌🏼

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Davao City being depicted in Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway`s Flash

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See you on the streets: Sinulog 2023 updates, ‘Grand Parade’ change

Jewil Anne Tabiolo
Fri, January 6, 2023 at 7:32 PM GMT+8·2 min read

All eyes are on Cebu once more as the city is in the thick of preparations for the biggest religious festival in the Philippines.

If you ask Cebuanos what January means to them, they will say that it’s not just the start of the year but also the month of the renowned Sinulog Festival.

This year, the festival is even more exciting as the cultural celebration aims to return to its pre-pandemic form. Cebuanos will see the return of in-person festivities, attracting a mammoth crowd from all over the world to celebrate the marriage of local culture and religion.

For those who haven’t experienced Sinulog yet, the word means “graceful dance,” and is done to honor the Sto. Niño—the Holy Child Jesus. This cultural event has been passed down from generation to generation and is observed annually on the third Sunday of January.

The festival traces its historical roots to 1521, when Portuguese-born Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan presented the Sto. Niño relic to Rajah Humabon, the chief of Cebu.

This marked the start of Christian evangelization in the region, thus, earning Cebu its nickname: “Asia’s Cradle of Christianity.”

Updates

This commemoration of history and faith has become the focus of month-long festivities heavily attended by locals and tourists alike.

The activities include street dancing, Holy Masses, processions, parades, street parties, and music festivals that make up the vibrant and vivacious culture in Cebu.

These bombastic displays were toned down during the pandemic, but thankfully, Cebu City plans that the lively events will resume this year—albeit, with a few, minor changes to the usual venues.

For the first time, the Sinulog Grand Parade and ritual showdown will be held at the South Road Properties (SRP) on Jan. 15.

This unfolds another historic move in the grand celebration of the Sinulog Festival.

Another change to anticipate is that the dancing youth contingents from Cebu City and Cebu province will not be competing separately.

Accordingly, “Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan” and “Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan” have been combined into a single event this year, the “One Cebu Sinulog sa Kabataan Open Competition,” which will take place at the Cebu City Sports Center beginning at 1 p.m. Jan. 8, Sunday.

With all the modifications to expect for the 2023 Sinulog Festival, this just demonstrates how hard the Cebuanos have worked to prepare for the best celebration two years after it was put on hold.

Gear up for the most-awaited comeback of the Sinulog Festival which is both a feast for the eyes and the hearts of locals.

Witness the rich heritage and unique culture of the Cebuanos, where spirits are high and faith is celebrated.

See you on the streets!

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