The City Charter & its Foundation |
Creation of
the City. The City of Tagbilaran was chartered as a
city on July 1, 1966 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4660 otherwise
known as the Charter of the City of Tagbilaran.
The Charter
Day. The Charter Day, July 1, is a non-working special
public holiday for the City of Tagbilaran by virtue of
Republic Act No. 8267 dated February 20, 1997.
Foundation Day.
On February 9, 1742, Tagbilaran, which then a part of the
Municipality of Baclayon, was decreed and made into a separate
town by Governor-General Gaspar dela Torre. The official name
of Tagbilaran then was San Jose de Tagbilaran, in honor of
Saint Joseph the Worker, its patron saint.
City Fiesta. The
Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, the city's patron saint,
is celebrated annually every May 1. Various activities are
lined up like the Search for Miss Tagbilaran, the 9-day
nightly entertainment at the ICM grounds, and many others. |
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