Tangub City group arrives to defend Sinulog title

The Sinanduloy Cultural Group from Tangub City in Misamis Occidental, the holder of six Sinulog Festival titles, arrived yesterday morning in Cebu to defend its Sinulog-based category crown.

The 160-strong Tangub City contingent, headed by Vice Mayor Edemar Alota, came on board M/V Our Lady of the Rule that docked at the Cebu port. They are now billeted at Dorm A of the Cebu City Sports Complex.

Tangub City has been a consistent winner in the Sinulog Festival, taking home two titles in the Free Interpretation category and four in the Sinulog-Base, for which it was the winner last year.

Roberto Gonzales, one of the trainers of Sinanduloy, said the group came to Cebu with full enthusiasm and optimism that it would capture the title again during this Sunday's mardi gras.

"Dasig gyud kaayo ang mga dancers ug excited na kaayo this coming Sunday. I hope to defend our crown sa Sinulog-Base because lahi kaayo nga Sinanduloy Tangub ang inyong masaksihan," Gonzales said.

He said the Tangub city government has given its all out support especially on the costumes, which the it spent P300,000 including the purchase of the cloth in Malaysia.

'Last year morag Maria Clara ang dating, this time nitipas gyud ang Tangub. Ang masaksihan gyud nga motif nga rural ang costumes pero bonga tan-aw. Basta the Cebuanos should watch us this Sunday. Malingaw gyud sila," Gonzales said. - Ramil V. Ayuman