CEBU CITY, Jan. 12 -- Scores of "balikbayans" or returning Filipinos arrived on Thursday at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to join devotees of the Sr. Sto. Nino in celebrating Sinulog 2023.

Mayor Michael Rama led city officials in welcoming the overseas Filipinos at the MCIA terminal which was decked with Sinulog-inspired decorations. Music and dances also met the vacationers at the arrival area.

Rama said the city government and the Cebu provincial government headed by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia partnered with the MCIA officials in relaunching the "Balik Cebu," a program designed to assist visitors who will witness Sinulog events, after two years of hiatus due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

"This wil...