Sept. 15, 2023 is a special (non-working) in the municipalitiees of Bombon, Canaman, Calabanga, Camaligan, Gainza, Libmanan, Magarao, Milaor, Minalabac, Ocampo, Pasacao, Pamplona, Pili, San fernando and Bula, in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 332. Proclamation 776 has already delared every Friday preceding the Feast of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia as a special day in Naga City.
Did you know: Originally, the fluvial procession concludes at the Old Peñafrancia Shrine instead of at the Basilica which is the practice beginning in 1982. The Sacred Images of Inâ and Divino Rostro are brought back to the Basilica in a procession from the Metropolitan Cathedral. This procession has three parts: First is the foot procession from the Cathedral to the Reina del Bicol Pier at Tabuco; Second is the fluvial procession via the Naga River from Reina del Bicol Pier to the Basilica Pier at Balatas; Third is a foot procession again from the Landing Site to the…
Did you know? In 1895, Pope Leo XIII, acting on the petition of the clergy and members of the Diocese of Nueva Caceres, led by Arsenio del Campo, coursed through the Sacred Congregation of Rites, issued a rescript fixing the Feast day of Our Lady of Peñafrancia on the first Sunday of July and declaring the same as the principal patron of the city of Nueva Caceres dated June 4 and 10,on the same year. But in 1905, Pope Pius X, through a rescript dated April 8 of the same year, granted the wishes of the Catholics of Nueva Caceres…
World Teachers' Day is an international day held annually on 5 October to celebrate the work of teachers. Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of recommendation by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (Wikipedia) In the Philippines, the National Teachers’ Month is celebrated from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5 pursuant to Proclamation 242 series of 2011. Republic Act 10743 signed in 2016 also declared the fifth day of October of every year as National Teachers’ Day. (Source: philstar.com)
The day of the Barangay and SK Elections this year (October 30) has been declared a special nonworking holiday by the President.
5:00 P.M. - Parade Kick-off (From Panganiban Drive to Plaza Quezon) 6:00 P.M. - Inter-Barangay Mass Dance Competition (Plaza Quezon)
