The Sinulog Foundation, Inc. (SFI) has recommended the banning of propsmen, who were involved in a fight, from the Sinulog Grand Parade on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

A viral video of a squabble in Barangay Sambag Uno, Cebu City evening on January 12, 2025 showed that propsmen of two competing contingents in the “Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan 2025" were involved.

SFI officials learned that propsmen of Barangay Inayawan and Barangay Tisa in Cebu City were trading barbs that led to the fracas. 

The incident alarmed the Sinulog Foundation, thus the recommendation to ban the propsmen from the Sinulog Grand Parade to avoid any presence of jeering mobs. 

The recommendation is meant to thwart any chance for the two groups to meet again.

Organizers and choreographers will further be summoned to map out steps that would ensure no similar incident would happen again.

"Dili man intawon ni pasikatay kon unsa nato kamaayo mosayaw. This is a dance of veneration to the Santo Niño," Jojo Labella, executive director of SFI, said.