Sorsogon commemorates founding anniversary, first mass in Luzon
Photo from Gov. Chiz Escudero
In attendance were Governor Chiz Escudero, the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, executives of local government units, provincial department heads, and representatives from different national government agencies.
Sorsogon was founded on October 17, 1894.
Meanwhile, the first mass in Luzon is said to have taken place in Magallanes, Sorsogon.
Said mass, according to records, was presided over by Fray Alonso Jimenez of the Order of St. Augustine in 1569.