Araw ng Maynila 2018 (06.24.18) Wreath laying at Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's tomb, San Agustin Church

In line with the activities for the 447th founding anniversary of the City of Manila, a thanksgiving mass was held earlier today at San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila. Among in attendance were Scouts from different public schools in Manila, city employees, and the Catholic faithful. After the mass, officials from the Manila City Council lead the wreath-laying ceremony on Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's tomb. Legazpi, known with the title "El Adelantado" or "advanced", was the first governor-general of the Philippines whose leadership gave birth to the cities of Manila and Cebu, carved from former precolonial settlements inhabited by the natives. A wreath-laying ceremony followed afterward at Rajah Sulayman's monument in Malate, Manila.

(The ceremony was accompanied by the music "Sampaguita"/"La Flor de Manila", performed by the Manila City Band.)

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