The Queen City Of Bicol - "Naga City"

              Is an independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The town was established in 1575 on order of Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Sande, the city, then named Ciudad de Nueva Caceres (New Caceres City), earned its status as the third Spanish Royal City in the Spanish East Indies, after Cebu and Manila. It has a population of 174,931 people, and has 77,784 registered voters. It has a labor force of 60,772 people, with 57,278 employed, and 3,494 are unemployed. Majority of Naga City's population are people 15 years and below.
Naga City is Bicol Region's economic,commercial, trade, tourism, medical, business, technological, religious, cultural, industrial, educational, financial, and social center.It is also Camarines Sur's most populous city. It is also the regional center of trade, commerce, and industry, as it is home to large international companies, high-rise hotels, and condominiums. Known as the Convention City of Southern Luzon, Naga City is also the cultural center of Bicol Region because of large convention centers, and most cultural food, festivals, and poetry are located in the city, as well as the second largest coliseum in the Philippines, the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum.
             Naga City is also recognized as Bicol's Tiger Economy because of its dynamic performancein the economic aspect, considering Naga City as a booming city.
People from or in Naga City are known as Nagueños.

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The Heart of Bicol- "Naga City"

The “Heart of Bicol,” Naga is easily the commercial, financial, educational, religious and cultural center of the region.

Dynamic Local Economy
Naga is one of the fastest-growing local economies in the country.

Top Quality Human Resource
Naga’s academic institutions are among the most reputable in the country.

Excellent local government support
Naga’s brand of excellence in governance has proven beneficial to business.

Chosen as “Most Cost Effective City in Asia” by the UK Financial Times Group, Naga has also been elevated to the "Most Business Friendly City" Hall of Fame.



 

• Naga’s culture of transparency has transformed our city into a model of governance excellence. As public servants, we at City Hall will continue to practice and institutionalize accountability and transparency innovations integral part of governance.
• We take pride in our ability to ensure openness in government services and transactions and afford every Nagueño his constitutional right to information. This section will encourage people participation through comments and feedback as a means of empowering our people.

 

"Fun Things to Do in Naga City"

Fluvial procession

 

Fluvial procession is the most awaited event (for me) to end the celebration of the Peñafrancia Festival. The images of the Virgin of Peñafrancia and Divino Rostro are carried in a pagoda to go back in the basilica with a number of devoted men shouting, “Viva La Virgen!”. The Bicolanos have a superstition that if any woman is present in the pagoda, it will sink or a disaster will happen. Dunno if it’s true but let’s respect what they believe. Locals and tourists wait for hours along the river banks to catch a glimpse of the icons.

The river banks start to be filled with people at 1pm and I will never forget the experience I had for seeing such a large mass of devotees! My friends and I went through a large crowd just to wait and see the icons pass along the river.

The moment the colorful boats become visible at 530pm followed by the pagoda that carries the icons. People start to wave their hankies, light their candles and shout “Viva La Virgen!”.

 

Visit "Ina" At The Basilica Minore

 

  Built in 1985, the Basilica Minore was constructed as the new home of the miraculous image of "Ina", the Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia, Patroness of Bicolandia. The Basilica was intended to accommodate the increasing number of pilgrims from all over the country, as well as devotees from overseas who come for pilgrimage just to visit, pay homage and venerate the Our Lady during the annual September celebration of her Feast Day.

The Basilica Minore is where "Ina" is brought and enthroned after annual fluvial parades in her honor.

When we visited the Basilica, renovations to the tabernacle were ongoing, in preparation for the 2010 celebration which is very special, being the 300th year of devotion to "Ina".

 

 

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