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on Victorias City
In the early
1900s, Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña, a Philanthropist of Chinese ancestry,
donated 20 hectares of his landholdings to the Municipality of Victorias
which eventually became the present town site. The official transfer of the
seat of government from the old poblacion (now called) Daan Banwa (formerly
Malihaw), was made on October 31, 1907 whenthe municipal building was
blessed and inaugurated.
Republic
Act 8488 Converted the Municipality of Victorias into a Component City of
Negros Occidental and renamed it the City of Victorias. It was signed into
law by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 11, 1998 at Malacañan Palace,
witnessed by Hon. Mayor Severo Acuña Palanca, key officials and members of
the Senate and the House of Congress. March 21 of the same year saw the
ratification of R.A. 8488 with a resounding YES vote (15,985). Every year
henceafter, the City celebrates the Kadalag-an Festival on March 21 while
the City Fiesta, Halaran Festival is celebrated on April 26th, the Feast Day
of Nuestra Señora de las Victorias.
For more information on Victorias city their
official website at
http://www.victoriascity.gov.ph/
source:
http://www.victoriascity.gov.ph/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorias_City
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