A tiny image of the Sto. Niño is one of the biggest attractions at an exhibit.

[killerpol]

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CEBU. A tiny image of the Sto. Niño, owned by Rosie Rubio-Sanchez Holganza, is one of the biggest attractions at an exhibit in Ayala Center Cebu. (Arni Aclao) .. Sunstar Cebu


huh? asa ni dapit? wa ko kakita sa ka gamay dah...

[SmaRkieS]

CEBU CITY -- He has curly hair, chubby cheeks and plump legs. He wears a crown, a vest, a cape and slippers. He holds a ball on his left hand. He is just like the ubiquitous Sto. Nino images you see in Cebu.

That is, if you see him at all. Because you see, he is barely an inch tall, or short, considering his Lilliputian size.

But he stands tall among the other Sto. Nino icons being displayed at the Ayala Center Cebu. This is his first public appearance and he draws the most attention for being the cutest.


He is made of ivory from hair to feet. His crown and embroidered vest and cape are made of gold. He stands on a round brass base about an inch tall, giving him a combined height of two inches.

To make up for his tininess, he is encased in five boxes linked together to shape like a cross. At the exhibit area, look for the five boxes shaped like a cross because that’s where you will find him.

He came all the way from Barcelona, Spain and has been entrusted from one Rubio generation to another. He is now under the care of Rico Rey Francis “Koko” Holganza, a former Cebu City councilor.

Before she died, Rosie Rubio Sanchez Holganza had entrusted the cute Sto. Nino to her youngest son Koko. She got the tiny boy from an aunt who had no children; Rosie was an only child and was loved by everyone in the family. She could be trusted upon to keep treasures such as the Lilliputian image of Sto. Nino.

Rosie had the tiny boy with her for many years. When the time came for the tiny boy to be taken care of by someone else, she chose her youngest son, the fifth of her six children.

Koko promised his mother that he would have the little boy mingle with the other little boys during the Sinulog, the feast of the Sto. Nino. You can’t confine little boys in the house, they need to be out there and play tricks on children and adults.

Koko kept his promise to Rosie. The Lilliputian Sto. Nino is now malling. (Sun.Star Cebu)

[trax]

nindot kaau,sayang wala ko nka kita da.. tsk,tsk,tsk

[kuyabog]

wow, ka cute naman. naa pa ni gi display karon?

[ambokz]

cute jud ni xa,kta ko.naa gni to ni take ug picture,gi dumo njud nya iyang digicam,nya gi-zoom pag au,gibadlong nlang sa guard gud.hehehe

[jesse5648]

sayang,,,,,, wa ko kita,,, kinsay naka take ug pics post more please

[lhorenzoo]

wow..pila ka generations na diay ni na gipasa pasa.mao ni ang nindot na Legacy....

[brackitz]

ka cute pud....

[drag.A.race]

nindut kaayo ang mga santo niño ai.. kita ko gabie! yey!

[chrisangel]

Wa ko kita ani! ky stay rako house... unsay award nakuha niya? kapoy basa taas