City and County of San Francisco

Proclamation

WHEREAS, The Fiesta of Santo Nino de Cebu imparts to every Filipino a renewed sense of the value of the traditional Filipino traits of piety, friendship and hospitality, and devotion to the Santo Nino is a means of inspiring the highest values in upholding the sacred heritage of Philippine culture; and

WHEREAS, This yearly event is a festive, significant, celebrated and hallowed tradition, which is deeply woven into the very fabric of the history of Cebu and celebrated by all Filipino people; and

WHEREAS,This Fiesta provides a unique and pleasurable opportunity for all San Franciscans to learn about and better appreciate the outstanding contributions made to the City and Country of San Francisco by our citizens of Filipino descent; and

WHEREAS, During the years of its existence, through the efforts of its Founder, President Emeritus and World Emissary, Commissioner Sally Basigo Famarin, the 'MARBLE CHAPEL" shrine of the Miraculous Santo Nino de Cebu, the Filipinos' Patron Saint, will be viewable at San Francisco's St. Joseph's Church, LA CHAPELLA DEL SANTO NINO DE CEBU, the site for a multitude of pilgrims from different parts of the country to gather to celebrate the festival during the 3rd week of January each year; and

WHEREAS, The Cebu Association of California, Inc., is dedicated to serve Santo Nino for peace and the dignity of man, and fosters the spirit of respect and understanding which exists between the peoples of the Philippine Islands and the United States; and

WHEREAS, The association and St. Joseph Parish, La Chapella del Santo Nino de Cebu, together with other leading organizations in the Bay Area will observe the Filipino Fiesta of the Santo Ni–o de Cebu Week in San Francisco from January 14-23, 1983.

NOW, THEREFORE, I DIANNE FEINSTEIN, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, do hereby proclaim the period of January 14 through 23, 1983, as the FIESTA OF THE SANTO NINO DE CEBU WEEK in San Francisco, and do urge all our citizens to participate with their Filipino-American friends and neighbors in observing the events of the Fiesta.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City and County of San Francisco to be affixed this twenty-second day of November, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.

Dianne Feinstein
Mayor
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