Viva, Pit Senyor!
For 36 years now, The Penshoppe Group has been at the forefront of designing and building the Sinulog Arc, an installation constructed at the heart of Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City for the annual Sinulog Festival. It is the company’s way of honoring Senyor Santo Niño, as well as expressing deepest gratitude for the many blessings the group has received each day and all throughout the years.
The 2023 Sinulog Arc’s design is inspired by the symbolism of a tiny bud, a sprout that appears after the rain. It promises a fresh beginning and brings about hope and re-growth. This tiny plant, exposed to the elements, chooses to live and thrive. Much like our beloved Cebu, who, despite the challenges of the recent pandemic coupled with the devastation of Typhoon Odette, has risen steadily and now continues to recover and flourish in the post-pandemic environment. #BangonCebu continues to resonate and echo loudly among the Cebuanos’ resilient spirit, unfaltering faith and unceasing devotion to the Senyor Santo Niño.
The Sinulog Festival commemorates the Feast of the Santo Niño. This year’s theme: “Santo Niño: Our Source of Peace in the Walk of Faith” calls out to all the faithful to never waver, and to keep peace within our hearts as we all go about our personal journeys. Like the rest of the world, the Penshoppe Group has been through unprecedented challenges for the past three years; and as one team, they faced them courageously, and survived. More importantly, because of it, the group has grown stronger than ever.
The Sinulog Arc for 2023 is a physical depiction of the growth that The Penshoppe Group has experienced. Its flagship brand Penshoppe as well as its other brands OXGN, ForMe, Memo, Regatta, and BOCU continue to innovate, persevere and adapt to rapidly evolving market changes so they can continue to serve customers and all stakeholders for many more years to come, thriving amidst changing and challenging circumstances.
Its mother company GOLDEN ABC, (GABC) belongs to the LH Paragon Group of Companies, a Cebu-based holding company with businesses in fashion retail, wood distribution, real estate property management, food retail, and healthcare services.
From its humble beginnings, to being an international fashion enterprise, the Penshoppe management attributes these gifts to their faith and devotion to the Holy Family, and most especially to the Santo Niño, the Patron of Cebu.
