But many historians believed that while it is closely associated to the devotion of the Sto. Niño and Christianity itself, the Sinulog dance may have had already existed in the pre-colonial era.

Sinulog, one of the biggest festivals in the ... and white inspired by the Sto. Niño. The ladies completed the ensembles with flower bouquets and the men wore purple capes. First-time joiners ...

"They are guided. They know the right choices from wrong." say the Sinulog Festival began in 1521 honouring Sto Nino - an image of the Child Jesus is said to be a baptismal gift given by the ...