Festival debuts in Cebu City.

CEBU CITY – A street festival was held over the weekend in Cebu City for the first time ever and attracted a “kinda large” crowd, despite being a first-time event and in spite of competition from the equally popular Fiesta sa Pasil. It was declared a “mild success” and according to event organizers, “there’s a good chance it will be held again next year”.

“We didn’t expect this large a crowd,” said event promoter Marko Esteban, a student at the Cebu Normal University (CNU). “We’re very happy with the turnout and, if we manage to raise enough funds, we will be back next year with this same concept.”

The event is tentatively called “Sinulog” in honor of a popular local squid dish. “It’s still a working title,” said Esteban. The event also has a catchy theme song built over a simple bugle line and a whole lot of percussion. “It’s also a working theme song but we intend it to change over the years. I’d hate to imagine the same song being played over and over again thirty years from now.”

Key people in the religious and political communities applauded the event as a “booming success”, as evidenced by the large number of youths found littered in all street corners and unable to make their way back home to resume living productive lives.

Not everyone is happy with this new event, however, as Gillan Flagitio, head organizer of the Fiesta sa Pasil event which is customarily held at 3A.M. on the same day as the “Sinulog”, is set to sit down with Esteban to discuss “crowd sharing”. According to reports, Flagitio was irked upon hearing that the eve of the schedule set by Esteban coincided with the Fiesta sa Pasil. Both parties hope a reasonable consensus will be arrived at after the meeting. – DS

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