20 Jul, 2026

Peñafrancia fiesta begins with less rowdy procession

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in September 15, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—A group of little boys sat down on the pavement across  Porta Mariae, the main entrance to  Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, to wait for their fathers on Friday afternoon to bring the image of Bicol patroness Nuestra Señora […]

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Naga remembers Jesse with ‘Tsinelas Walk,’ exhibit

By: Shiena M. Barrameda – Correspondent / @SBarramedaINQ Published in August 11, 2013 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—A year after losing a well-loved Nagueño, the city of Naga commemorated the first death anniversary of Jesse Robredo, who was mayor here for 19 years before he became interior secretary, with a parade of tsinelas (slippers)-clad […]

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Millions seen to take part in 300th Peñafrancia feast

By: Juan Escandor Jr., Shiena M. Barrameda Published September 8, 2011 on Philippine Daily Inquirer NAGA CITY—Millions of people are expected to descend on this city to celebrate a 300-year-old religious tradition that revolves around the Our Lady of Peñafrancia, or Ina, Bicol’s patroness. A procession, called traslacion, will mark the start of 300 years […]

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