Special Day in Naga City on every Third Friday of September (Proclamation No. 654, S. 2013)

Proclamation No. 654 amending Proclamation No. 776 (S. 1991) by declaring every Friday immediately preceding the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia as a Special Day in the City of Naga.

Proclamation No. 776 (S. 1991) declares every Friday immediately preceding the third Sunday of the month of September of every year as special day in the City of Naga, in commemoration of the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia;

The date of the Peñafrancia Festival was moved to the Sunday following the octave of the Feast of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and,

The Office of the Mayor requested that every Friday immediately preceding the Peñafrancia Festival be declared as a special day in the City of Naga, to strengthen the cultural and religious values of Nagueños.

Source: http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph