Ang Pahayagan

Feast of Apo San Roque

Reverend Fr. Emmanuel Jose Montes celebrates a Holy Mass next to an image of Apo San Roque during the celebration of the saint’s feast day in Subic Bay Freeport zone on Friday, August 16 2024.

Residents here celebrates the feast of San Roque, a tradition dating back in 1905 during the arrival of the image from Segovia, Spain and became the patron saint of the old village of Olongapo.

The said icon is now enthroned in a chapel in Subic Bay Freeport. (Ang Pahayagan photo / JUN DUMAGUING)

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