After Sinulog Festivities: Mandaue City declares no classes for first time

CEBU, Philippines - Mandaue City Mayor Jonas yesterday announced there will no classes in all public school levels in the city tomorrow, Monday.

However, Cortes said there will still be work at the City Hall.

This is the first time that the mayor has declared no classes in the city after the Sinulog festivities in Cebu City.

Cortes said he decided to declare no classes in all levels in the public schools in the city to give time for students and teachers to rest after the weeklong Sinulog Festival wherein many of the students in the city's public schools have participated in.

If not in Sinulog Grand Parade, they have participated in the street dancing during the Traslacion and the foot procession during the send-off ceremony.

The city's Opao Elementary School is joining today's Sinulog ritual showdown at the Cebu City Sports Center where it is expected to battle against over 40 other contingents.

Opao contingent placed second during last week's Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan competition.

Students of the Mandaue City College and some students of the other public schools in the city also joined as dancers for their barangay contingents in street parades during the Traslacion and send-off ceremony of the images of the Holy Child and Our Lady of Guadalupe to the fluvial procession yesterday.

It was also learned that all students from all levels in the public schools in the city were made to contribute P1 while teachers and principals were also made to contribute P5 for the contingent of the Opao Elementary School which bagged five major awards in the Sinulog sa Kabataan.

The city gave P3.4 million in aid for the Opao contingent. (FREEMAN)