2008
Calendar of Events:
Every
First Week - Planning Session (Date to be Announce)
23
- Inauguration of the First Republic in Asia and Swearing
of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo as the First President of the Republic
in 1899, Barasoain Church
Last Sunday
- Traditional Sto.Niño Festival, Malolos, Bulacan
Students and Professionals are all invited to join the Historic
Kalayaan Trail, a tour on the historic and heritage sites
of Malolos. Visit the Barasoain Church Lights and Sound Museum,
Basilica Minore, Casa Real Shrine and the Ancestral Houses
in Pariancillo which served as quarters of the operations
of the revolutionary government.
February
22
-Date of the Letter of Rizal to the 21 Women of Malolos, Europe,
1889. Participate on a commemorative lecture by a noted historian
on the Letter of Rizal to the Women of Malolos
March
08 - International Celebration of Womens Month
April
Traditional Holy Week Rituals, Malolos, Bulacan. Witness the
processions of various images depicting the stages of Christs
passion, death and resurrection. The senakulo and Kristong
Lasing.
May
Annual General Assembly Elections of the Officers and
Members of the WOMFI
12
- Independence Day Celebration
19
- Birthday of National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, 1861
Celebrate the Philippine Independence in Malolos. Join the
traditional civic-military parade from the provincial capitol
to the Barasoain grounds.
Other
activities are also being organized.
Wreath-laying at the Monument of Rizal and a short ceremony
in Casa Real to commemorate our heros birthday.
July
To be announced
August
15 - Declaration of Malolos as a National
Landmark and Heritage Town by the National Historical Institute.
Know how you can help preserve the
historic and heritage sites of Malolos. Share your ideas with
local officials, NGO and Church leaders through this annual
conference on the Malolos Cultural Heritage Preservation.
In cooperation with the National Historical Institute and
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
September
9 -15 - Bulacan Week
15 - Inauguration of the First Congress in Malolos Cathedral,
1898
Food Festival on the Food of our Heroes
and the Culinary Legacy of the 20 Women of Malolos, based
from the book of Ms. Mila Enriquez, food historian.
October
Training of Tour Guides for the Kalayaan
Tour of Malolos
Help your WOMFI develop Malolos into an important tourist
destination. Volunteer as Tour Guides for our Kalayaan Tour.
Professional training will be provided to qualified candidates.
November
Nationwide Celebration of the Filipino
Values Month
(Presidential Proclamation No. 479, October 7, 1994).
December
08 - Malolos Town Fiesta
12 - Petition of the 20 Women of Malolos to establish a night
school to Gov. Gen. Valeriano Weyler. Founding of the Women
of Malolos Foundation Inc.
30 - Death of Dr. Jose Rizal, 1896
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