Cebu gov to perform anew in Sinulog parade

EXPECT Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to appear in a Spanish-inspired costume when she dances in the Sinulog grand parade along with the contingent from La Torta Festival of Argao town this Sunday.

It will be Garcia’s eighth year to dance in the Sinulog grand parade as a guest performer of the festival.

Garcia said it has been her personal vow since 2005 to dance in the Sinulog as a thanksgiving for the blessings that Cebu has received from the Sto. Niño and to again pray for the Holy Child’s continued protection for the province.

“I think it is His protection that spared us from what would have been major catastrophes,” Garcia said, referring to typhoons “Ramon” and “Sendong,” which were initially seen to hit Cebu but suddenly changed course.

Garcia’s personal prayer was “continued guidance that I may always follow the path that His will had charted out for me.”

The first performance of Garcia was in 2005 after being elected as the first woman governor of Cebu in the 2004 elections. In her first Sinulog dance, she joined the multi-awarded San Diego dance troupe.

Report from philSTAR.com