E. B. Magalona, headed by Mayor Marvin Malacon, in partnership with the St. Joseph the Worker Parish, headed by Rev. Fr. Ernesto Salvador with Parochial Vicar Fr. Arnel Pabalate, will celebrate the 50th year of its Hermano Mayores del Señor Sto. Niño with a weeklong festival Monday to Sunday, January 9 to 15.
Dubbed the “1st Sug-alaw Festival,” it will be the first festival of the town in honor of its second patron saint, Señor Sto. Niño, a press release said.
The town’s Hermano Mayores del Señor Sto. Niño was founded by Fr. Vicente Pelobello in 1973, with then Mayor Luis Magalona and First Lady Manuela Magalona as the first Hermano and Hermana Mayores.
The municipal government has organized cultural and religious activities in celebration of the 1st Sug-alaw Festival such as Novena Masses, Processions, Blessing of Images of Sto. Niño, Agape Party, Children’s Day, Float Parade, Drum Beating Competition, Tribal Dances, Zumba Party, Mountain Bike Races, Motocross, Live Bands, Food Kiosks, and Fireworks Displays.
The highlights of the festival will be on January 14 and 15.
At 3 p.m. on January 14 the Image of Sto. Niño will be transferred from the residence of the Hermano and Hermana Mayores 2022 to the St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
On January 15, at around 9 a. m., the Image of the Sto. Niño will be installed at the residence of the Hermano and Hermana Mayores 2023. *