CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities said the Sinulog Grand Parade 2026 has stayed generally peaceful, with crowd estimates reaching about 3.3 million as of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, and expected to climb close to four million as festivities continue into the evening. Police Lieutenant Colonel Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said the massive turnout has been manageable. He credited early preparations, contingency planning, and real-time monitoring for the orderly flow of the celebration. The police assessments throughout the day showed no major incidents across key activity areas, including […]... Keep on reading: Sinulog 2026: Crowd swells past 3.3M; police report generally peaceful fiesta