Welcome to Saulog sa Tagbilaran 2014

This year’s Tagbilaran City Fiesta celebration is definitely the most exciting and most fun in recent years. 

Here are the video interviews with those who were involved in the different events:

Event Coverage:http://gobohol.info/

Dubbed “Saulog sa Tagbilaran,” the activity  brings to the fore the virtues of Saint Joseph as a loving father and devoted worker and intends to showcase the city's cultural heritage and tourism potentials as well, in cognizance with the Provincial Government of Bohol‘s thrust of promoting the tourism industry.

Year 1900: St. Joseph's Cathedral a century ago

Religion is an integral part of the culture of the Boholanos in general, and the Tagbilaranons in particular. 

Considering its impact on the people, paying homage to Saint Joseph the Worker, the patron saint of Tagbilaran, every May 1, coinciding with the Labor Day observance, has become a great inspiration in the creation of “Saulog sa Tagbilaran.”

Present Day: St. Joseph's Cathedral glimmers in the evening

Present Day: St. Joseph's Cathedral is a landmark icon in Tagbilaran

To add fanfare, the City Government of Tagbilaran, at the helm of the preparations of the significant celebration slated April 22 to May 1, has lined up the following activities:

Here's  Tabo sa Tagbilaran's Formal Launching:

Event Coverage: http://gobohol.info/

·         Mutya sa Tagbilaran Pageant

·         Kumbira sa Tagbilaran

·         The Voice of Tagbilaran 2014

·         Tabo sa Tagbilaran

·         Fiesta Carnival 2014

·         Fluvial Parade & Street Dancing Competition

·         Nightly Entertainment

Thanks to Fiel Angeli E. Araoarao-Gabin, Tagb City Information Officer, for providing this blogger with details

PHOTO CREDIT: Roger Gatal, Judd Gesite

Tagbilaran Marks City Fiesta 2013

The City Government of Tagbilaran and the Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker are embarking on collaborative efforts for this year’s celebration of the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1 dubbed “Pit Senor San Jose! Viva San Jose! Viva Tagbilaran!” 

DAILY NOVENA

Starting TODAY, Monday, April 22 with the daily novena at 4:30 P.M., followed by a holy mass at 5:30 P.M. at the Cathedral and the nightly activities at 7:30 P.M. at the Tagbilaran Port.

The activities are aimed at reviving, preserving and promoting the city’s significant tradition and unique cultural heritage, in cognizance with Executive Order No. 2 Series of 2013 which created the City Council for Culture and the Arts. 

FLUVIAL PARADE:

On April 29, from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M., the statues of Saint Joseph, Mother Mary and Santo Nino comprising the Holy Family will be featured during the fluvial procession from Manga Port to Sitio Ubos, Poblacion I. 

SAULOG TAGBILARAN:

On April 30, the first-ever “Saulog Tagbilaran,” a religion-based cultural activity, bringing to the fore the life of Saint Joseph, the City’s patron saint, as a loving father and devoted worker and the local devotees’ way of paying homage and thanksgiving. 

The streetdancing also intends to drumbeat the 250th anniversary of the Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker in 2017. 

STREET DANCING PARTICIPANTS

The 9 contingents - Bool, Booy, Cabawan, Cogon, Manga, Mansasa, Poblacion I, Poblacion 2 and Ubujan - shall assemble along the Old City Hall at 12:00 noon. 

STREET DANCING ROUTE:

The streetdancing shall kick off at 1:00 p.m., turning left at C. Gallares Street, turning right at B. Inting Street, proceeding right to CPG Avenue along City Square, turning right at J.S. Torralba near Plaza Rizal, making a left turn at E. Sarmiento fronting the Cathedral, turning left at J. A. Clarin Street leading towards the Tagbilaran City Hall Compound... 

Hapit na jud ang fiesta sa Tagbilaran (May 1), the opening salvo of the month-long fiesta season of Bohol

by Fiel Angeli Araoarao Gabin

Tagbilaran City Information Officer

Photo Credits: Roger O. Gatal