The local government of E.B. Magalona, headed by Mayor Marvin Malacon, in partnership with the St. Joseph the Worker Parish, headed by Rev. Fr. Ernesto Salvador, will mark the 50th Hermano Mayores del Señor Sto. Niño with a weeklong festival set Jan. 9 to 15.
Dubbed the “1st Sug-alaw Festival”, the event aims to honor the second patron saint of the town, the Señor Sto. Niño.
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. Nino, 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 Jan. 14 and 15.
On Jan. 14 at 3 p. m., the image of Sto. Niño will be transferred from the residence of Hermano and Hermana Mayores 2022 to St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
The next day, at 9 a. m., the image will be installed at the residence of the Hermano and Hermana Mayores 2023.
The Sug-alaw Festival is the newest of the three main festivals of the E. B. Magalona.
It was conceptualized in 2022 by Malacon, in celebration of the 50th year of Hermano Mayores del Señor Sto. Niño.
An ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Bayan of E.B. Magalona, headed by Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and approved by Malacon, set the celebration of the festival every third Sunday of January. ||
