Malacañan Palace Grounds
December 24, 2022

Today marks the last day of ‘Tara sa Palasyo’, an open invitation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to Filipinos to visit and enjoy the Christmas tree adorned with colorful lanterns or ‘parols’ and participate in the ‘Simbang Gabi’ at the Malacañan Palace Grounds.

Around 2,000 visitors and churchgoers alike attend the final ‘Simbang Gabi’, one of the most enduring and distinctive Filipino Christmas traditions, presided by Reverend Father Dennis Bulanday (Chaplain, Presidential Security Group) starting at 4:30 AM.

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