President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. once again invited everyone to visit Malacañang to view the Christmas Tree and parols, and attend the Simbang Gabi or dawn mass.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the Catholic faithful to attend pre-dawn masses in Malacañang.
Malacañang Palace is now open to the public for the traditional Simbang Gabi (dawn masses).
Malacañang has encouraged unvaccinated individuals to attend the nine-day novena masses online.
Malacañang on Wednesday advised those attending the nine-day Simbang Gabi to strictly adhere to minimum health standards to prevent Covid-19 transmission.
An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) Public Affairs Committee urged the faithful to include the country in their prayers, as Catholics start the traditional nine-day Simbang Gabi on Saturday.
Aside from spending Christmas at vacation sites, overseas Filipino workers returning home for the holidays should also spend some time in church, a Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines official reminded.
