Cebu City – One of the major events in Cebu is theSinulog. This is a nine-day fiesta celebration in honor of Sto. Nino. The celebration entails two major activities: the religious procession on a Saturday and the grand street parade the following day. Organized by the Augustinian order, the solemn procession  in honor of the Child Jesus is basically the same manner as of the other religious processions. Held every third Sunday of January, the yearly tradition brings in flocks of devotees and visitors. Before the actual day of celebration, novena masses are done daily for nine days to honor the Sto. Niño. This is culminated with a solemn procession. The devotees will brave the rain or sun to express their deep sense of devotion to the Holy Child.

These daily masses are sponsored by many organizations ranging from government agencies to secular and private organizations. DOH-CHD 7, who annually sponsors one mass during the 9 day novena, invites all its employees and attached agencies to join in this mass. NNC 7 participated in the Eucharistic celebration for the Senor Santo Niño. This was held on January 11, 2011. All the NNC 7 staff, both organic and JOs joined in the Novena Mass with the rest of the DOH – CHD 7 family.