SIEGLINDE FLORENCIO T. MONGOSO, JR. BORROMEO-BULAONG REUEL M. OLIVER Editor Editorial Consultants Vol. 6, No. 4 | October - December 2014 JASON B. NEOLA JOSE V. COLLERA Senior Writer XERES RAMON A. GAGERO A Quarterly Magazine of the SYLRANJELVIC C. VILLAFLOR City Government of Naga Photographers Bicol, Philippines RAFAEL RACSO V. VITAN Layout and Design ISSN 2094-9383 JOHN G. BONGAT ANSELMO B. MAÑO City Mayor Website Administrator NELSON S. LEGACION City Vice Mayor JOSE B. PEREZ This magazine is published ALLEN L. REONDANGA by the City Government of Naga, thru UAINT AND PAUL JOHN F. BARROSA the Ciy Publication Office and the Q Technical Advisers City Events, Protocol and ALLURING. With its Public Information Office, rooftops breezed by with editorial office at City Hall Compound, the cool morning sun, ALDO NIÑO I. RUIVIVAR J. Miranda Avenue, Naga City 4400 Naga, then known as MAUREEN S. ROJO Philippines Staff Assistants Nueva Caceres in the Tel: +63 54 472-2136 Spanish colonial times, Email:
[email protected] Web: www.naga.gov.ph charms visitors with its mixture of an ancient cathedral (right), French-architectured seminary, a university that had been the oldest school for girls in the Far East (foreground, right of center), narrow avenues, and three plazas bounded by modern edifices and endless rows of food chains, department stores and shops, residential houses, inns and hotels. PHOTO BY PAI AGUILAR MAYOR’S MESSAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS Bullish on the 3 Future of Naga Rediscovering 33 Nick Joaquin CHRISTMAS PAGE Nagueña as 2014 35 Outstanding Teacher of the Philippines Kamundagan Festival 5 Bongat delivers 38 report on State of 10 Santa Fun Walk our Children The “Naga SMILES to the World” Naga hosts 1st 40 Regional PWD logo is composed of the two COVER STORY Summit baybayin characters, na and ga.