The City Government of Dumaguete through the City Tourism Office launched the month-long the Santacruzan Festival last Friday.
Woodrow Maquiling, Jr., city tourism officer, said several events have been prepared that would set the town abuzz with excitement to atttract tourists and visitors.
The activities will be interspersed with religious events at the Church, especially novena masses which will be sponsored by city government offices.
Maquiling said this year’s Santacruzan Festival, with the theme A Celebration of Virtues, will be filled with activities for the whole month of May:
May 7, 4:30 p.m. – opening of National Heritage Month at the Robinson’s Mall
“This year’s Santacruzan will be a big event based on the sharing of creative ideas between church and state, lending talent, time, and effort to each other, which in the end will mean a grand and meaningful celebration of this time-honored Filipino festival,” Maquiling added.
