LOOK: Devotees flock to Naga City for feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia

Over 2,000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of the devotees

NAGA CITY, Philippines – Devotees converged in this city on Saturday, September 16, for the feast of Bicol’s patroness, Our Lady of Peñafrancia .

The wooden image of the Virgin Mary, believed by devotees to be miraculous, has been venerated in Naga City since the 1700s. Women are not allowed to board the main pagoda as no other woman except Our Lady of Peñafrancia should be the center of the celebration. This belief spawned the superstition that if a woman boards the pagoda, it would sink.The Philippine National Police in Bicol deployed 2,316 personnel for the feast and related activities throughout September, according to Bicol police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Maria Luisa Calubaquib.

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