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| Pagadian City Hall |
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Jan. 8 (PNA) -– The 10-day “Pasalamat Festival” reeled
off Friday with variety of activities sponsored by the local g
overnment and the
Catholic Church.
The
festival will culminate on the feast day of Sto. Niño, the patron saint of this
city, which falls on every third Sunday of this month--January 17.
Councilor
Bienvenido Culve, the 2016 Pasalamat Festival steering committee chairman, said
the activities on the first day include Drag Race and the re-enactment on the
arrival of the Sto. Niño image in this city.
The
re-enactment, which will be held at the local wharf will be followed by the
Street Dance procession towards the Sto. Niño Parish Church and the Novena mass
sponsored by the city government.
Culve
said the local government through the City Tourism Office and the City Tourism
Council will host a nightly variety show at the city plaza. It will be preceded
by the Dancing Fountain show.
He said
the other activities will include the 2016 Regatta. Big cash prizes are at
stake for the motorboat race.
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| Pagadian City Santo Niño Cathedral |
There
will be also competitions on street dancing, triathlon, “scubasurero,” and ball
collection. The winners will receive cash prizes.
This
year’s Pasalamat Festival is anchored on the theme “Senior Santo Niño: Tuburan
sa Gugma, Kalooy ug Kaaghop nga Nagpasinati sa Panalangin ug Grasya (Señior
Santo Niño: The Source of Love, Mercy, and Kindness that bring Protection and
Blessings.” (PNA)
FFC/TPGJR/HIROHITO
D. CADION
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