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Nuestra Señora del Pillar Shrine to rise in Macasandig

by: Mike Baños

October 31, 2006

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A replica of the world-famous Nuestra Senora del Pillar shrine at the Fort Pillar National Museum in Zamboanga City will soon rise in a hilltop barangay of this city.

Jose Nebrao, president emeritus of Circulo Zamboangueño, said the shrine will be a replica of the miraculous Blessed Virgin Mary's shrine set in a wall of the Fort Pillar in Zamboanga City.

Nebrao said the core group of the circulo, an association of resident Zamboangueños who have migrated to Cagayan de Oro and its nearby provinces, towns and cities, will have the project completed by next year in time for the October 12 fiesta of "Our Lady of the Pillar", the patroness of Zamboanga City.

The project was first announced last October 12 during the annual celebration of Fiesta Pilar in Cagayan de Oro which was attended by some eighty (80) members of the circulo and their immediate family members at Xavier University.

The celebration started with the holy sacrifice of the mass celebrated by incoming Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) Fr. Antonio Moreno, S.J. at the XU Loyola House chapel. This was immediately followed by the final novena of our Lady at the XU canteen and the traditional "cena communal".

Among those present during this year's Fiesta Pilar celebration were the following: Con-con Ignacio, Raul and Antonietta Rodriguez and family, Jonel and Nanette Bergado and family, Adolfo and Norma Uro, Carmelita Ubalde, Ben and Ginny Aspera, Edwin and Judith Amik, Mr and Mrs Oscar Escudero, Jonathan Tamin, John Ferrer, Col Cesar and Rachel (nee Causin) Miel, Ester and Joan Causin, Randy and Becky Redondo, Henry and Nitz Pelisan, Isidro and Ning "Cupcakes" Audal, Tony Rodriguez, Art and Connie Surdilla, Paul & Joy Paladio and family, Manny and Josy Alinabon, Joe and Rose Nebrao, Rudy and Lily (nee Tang) Fulminar, Emmanuel Saavedra, Sor. Rachel Bernardo, RVM; Glor Delgado and Mike Baños.

Credits: Dr. Art & Connie Surdilla

Mike Baños, Executive Editor: Z-Free Press, Zamboanga.com

Mike Baños

Executive Editor

Mike Baños has been a writer for most his life, a journalist for most of it, with occasional delusions of being a poet and songwriter. He grew up in Zamboanga City, learned the ropes of journalism under the late, great E. Rene R. Fernandez and writing from Linda Cababa-Espinosa. He writes a twice weekly column "Hammer & Anvil" for the Mindanao Gold Star Daily, which is also published online by American Chronicle. He is a member of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club, Inc. and its faculty pool for the training module "Responsible and Independent Journalism." It is being implemented in partnership with the South East Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute (Searsolin) of Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan). Mike is the Executive Editor for all OP/ED articles in our Z-Free Press. We invite your voice to be heard.

E-mail: Mike Baños

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