Light of Peace

The Light of Peace Event in San Enrique, Iloilo was well attended by the townspeople of the Municipality of San Enrique, its 28 barangays.

Neighboring towns and municipalities added support by having representatives for the flaming event. City schools coming from Iloilo City (WVSU, ISAT U) also attended.

The proceedings of the event are as follows: first part registration of volunteers at 8:30 am, second registration for participants at 1:30 pm. A pre-program presentation was participated by the Mary Help of Christians Parish Chorale. Program perse started with a meditation at 5:00 pm. It was followed by a prayer coming from different religious sect by their respective clergy (Catholic, Muslim and Buddhist). The singing of the National Anthem next. Then, a series of speeches followed suit. Honorable Mayor Ramona Palabrica-Go was the first to give here insights on "World Peace" thru "Inner Peach". Representative Mark Villar also gave his speech, a representative from UNESCO, a representative from Department of Tourism, among others who attended and gave their speeches.

The flaming event was sponsored by the Municipality of San Enrique, Smart Communications, Representative Pablo Nava of Append, Representative Mark Lapid, Midway Meditation Institute, and Taytay Sa Kauswagan Inc.