Former Sinulog Foundation Incorporated executive director Ricky Ballesteros died at the age of 57 on Saturday, July 8.
CEBU, Philippines – Former Sinulog Foundation Incorporated executive director Ricky Ballesteros died at the age of 57 on Saturday, July 8.
Duterte thanked Ballesteros for helping create the Panagbagat Festival of Poro town and the Katung-gan Festival of Tudela town. Both towns originate from the Camotes Islands which is east of Cebu. Through the Sinulog festivities, Ballesteros supported the province’s various local government units by ensuring that they received enough resources to study and perform authentic festival dances and even craft historically-accurate costumes.
In 2018, Ballesteros retired from his position as SFI executive director but remained “a steward for the arts” as he took up the mantle of the president of the Korea Philippines Festival Cultural Exchange Association that brought Sinulog festival dances to the rest of the world.As news of Ballesteros’s death spread on social media platforms on Saturday evening, netizens did not miss the opportunity to give their condolences and recount the good old days.
Meanwhile, Marigold Lebumfacil, a reputation and stakeholder management specialist at Aboitiz Power Corp., said that it was with Ballesteros’ help that she was able to become a Sinulog Festival Queen during the Milo Little Olympics National Finals held in Pangasinan. and you made one of my dreams come true…Thank you Sir Ricky for the good memories,” Lebamfucil wrote in her Facebook post.
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