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Angono marks 88th founding anniversary with month‑long cultural festivities
Philippines
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Angono marks 88th founding anniversary with month‑long cultural festivities
Angono marks 88th founding anniversary with month‑long cultural festivities
By Nel Andrade
Published Aug 20, 2026 01:36 pm
At A Glance
- A series of activities are underway in Angono, Rizal, this month to mark the town's 88th founding anniversary.
From cultural shows, art exhibits, and musical performances to trade fairs, the people of Angono have a month-long celebration marking the municipality’s 88th founding anniversary of the Art Capital of the country.
Angono Day program of activities (from Angono Tourism office)
On Aug. 19, Mayor Gerardo Calderon led local officials in celebrating Angono Day with a morning Holy Mass at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Clement, followed by the offering of flowers and seedlings of fruit-bearing trees by students, barangay officials, and municipal employees at the foot of the monument of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon fronting the town hall.
Mayor Gerardo Calderon speaks during the Angono Day on Aug. 19. (Photo from Angono Tourism Office)
The monument of Pres. Manuel Quezon outside the Angono municipal hall following the flowers and plants offering ceremony (Photo from Angono Tourism Office)
Participants later joined the local officials in a morning parade along M.L. Quezon Street, which ushered in the Angono Day activities throughout the day.
Calderon said Senator Imee Marcos sent her “Nutri-Jeep” to take part in the celebration, where the so-called “nutri buns” (vitamin-fortified bread) and refreshments were distributed for free to all participants at the municipal gymnasium and outside the municipal hall.
Angono Mayor Gerardo Calderon beside the Nutri-Jeep (Photo by Angono Tourism Office)
Local officials pose outside the Nutri Jeep of Sen. Imee Marcos. (Photo from Angono Tourism Office)
Nutribuns and refreshments were distributed during the Angono Day activity. (Photo from Angono Tourism Office)
The Angono Day festivities carry the theme: “Bayang Hitik sa Pamana, Higanteng Pag-unlad ang Kasama.”
Other events happening throughout the month include the open mic spoken poetry; the Art for Stigma Reduction seminar at Camp Nenada; theater performances at the Angono gymnasium and lakeside park; and painting and sketching workshops from August 20 to 22.
The launching and unveiling of the relief sculpture entitled “Filipino Struggles Through History” will also take place at the Angono Tourism Office on August 22.
Calderon said a cultural night and thanksgiving event, as well as a concert for a cause by the Angono Concert Band, will be held at the Angono gymnasium on August 22 and August 29, respectively.
The town will also join the observance of Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21 and National Heroes Day on August 31, both to be held at Plaza Rizal.
The schedule of other events can be accessed through this link: https://www.facebook.com/angonotourism/.
The municipality of Angono, Rizal, was first created as a pueblo (town) in 1766, but its establishment as an independent municipality happened on August 19, 1938, through an executive order signed by then President Manuel L. Quezon.