Join and Celebrate Quezon City 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary

10/09/2015 10:15:00 AM

I Love QC! I live here for almost 3 decades, I was 3 years old back then when my parents decided to live here in Quezon City for good. I'm proud to be Quezonian!

Quezon City Memorial Circle is not new to me, almost every month we went there for family bonding and to relax from the busy world of work. Since I have my own Family and having a 2 kids, strolling and playing at Circle is a must now for us, specially that they do have so many activities there.

photo credit to Gracee Bongolan of www.itsmegracee.blogspot.com

I am privileged to be part of the Quezon City 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary, to kick off the celebration, they toured us, Bloggers, to one of the famous landmark and historical site in Quezon City which is the Quezon Heritage House located inside the Quezon City Memorial Circle.

According to our Tour guide, 60 percent of the Quezon Heritage House is preserved from the original house while 40 percent is just a replica of it.

The Quezon City government, desirous of preserving and protecting the City's heritage, signed a memorandum of Agreement with the heirs of President Quezon, represented by the brothers Manuel, Benjamin and Ricky Quezon-Avecena for the transfer of the original Quezon House at 45 Gilmore st., to its new location at QMC.

The Quezon Heritage House is historically significant because it is associated to the lifestyle and health of the Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon. The only residence in the city he founded. This reflects the country / rehabilitation house architecture of the American period and the family life of the former President.

I remember when I was in Elementary at Commonwealth Elementary School part of our field trip was to visit QMC. The Quezon Heritage House can be visited as well and anyone can feel free to visit and there is no fee required. It is open to the public from Tuesdays to Sundays from 9am to 4pm.

I will let my kids visit the Quezon Heritage House when we schedule our stroll again at QMC.

After the tour, Bloggers were also oriented of the upcoming activities dedicated to the Quezon City 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Celebration. To all Quezonian you can expect amazing and unforgettable festivities specially this weekend.

To enlighten you more about it here are schedules of the festivities;

October 2 up to 11 with the Our Lady of La Naval Novena Massess which is conducted at the Quezon City Hall Lobby.

From October 6 - 9, there will be International Pink Film Festival at Cinema 1, Gateway Mall, Cubao. This is a landmark event that provides platform for the public recognition of the country's LGBT Community made more meaningful with the passage of the City's Gender Fair Ordinance.

October 10 There will be a Diamond Jubilee Mardi Grass from 4pm to 7pm at Tomas Morato. A parade of 500 fully costumed festival dancers from the biggest and grandest fiesta celebrations will be gathered to perform at the said street. It is a chance to experience the country's best festivities without going that far.

At the same date, from 7pm to 11pm, there will be a Grand Parade of Lights. You will see Quezon City comes to life in a way that has never been before. The Grand Parade of Lights is a unique parade of extensively and colorful LED-illuminated floats. At least 10 of these floats escorted by dancers with lit costumes as well will pass along Tomas Morato area and so on. There will also be Grand Parade of Lights the next day, same time if you happen to miss the first of the parade

October 11 there will be QCROCKS@75 form 7pm to 12 midnight at Quezon City Memorial Cirlce. The City will sponsor a grand concert for the residents and even tourists around the area. It will feature some of the best rock bands in the country like Parokya ni Edgar, Rocksteddy and other stand up comedians and artists.

October 12, there will be a State of the City Address at Carlos Albert Hall, Quezon City Hall. This is where Mayor Herbert Bautista presents to the public the status of the City's programs and projects together with upcoming developments and more.

October 19, Manuel L. Quezon Gawad Parangal Night which will be held at Smart Araneta, Cubao. It is a night where QC honors its most outstanding citizens and institutions who contributed well to the community.