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Peñafrancia festivities in Naga City

Overview

The 2026 Peñafrancia festivities in Naga City began with the Harubay motorcade procession on September 2. The event, themed ‘Harubay: A Pilgrimage of Hope, Faith, and Love’, involved religious organizations from the Archdiocese of Caceres transporting sacred images. The commencement included a grand Eucharistic Celebration led by Archbishop Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, who highlighted the theme ‘Ina: Nurturing a Growing Church’ in connection with the 75th anniversary of the elevation of Caceres to an Archdiocese.

On September 11, the celebrations continued with the annual Traslacion procession, which drew approximately 820,000 devotees. Authorities reported the event was peaceful and orderly, utilizing security measures such as police deployment, CCTV, drones, and Starlink devices for monitoring. The month-long festival is scheduled to include a Fluvial Procession on September 19, alongside various parades and civic activities.

Entities

Archdiocese of Caceres · Naga City · Our Lady of Peñafrancia Minor Basilica · Rex Andrew C. Alarcon · Our Lady of Peñafrancia

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Naga City hosts Traslacion procession for 820,000 devotees

    Around 820,000 devotees attended the peaceful Traslacion procession of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City on September 11, 2026, amid heightened security and technological monitoring.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Naga City hosts Harubay procession to begin Peñafrancia 2026

    The Harubay motorcade procession in Naga City has signaled the start of the month-long Peñafrancia 2026 celebrations, marking the 75th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Caceres.

Sources

archdioceseofcaceres.org · bicolmail.net · camella.com.ph · newsinfo.inquirer.net