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City of San Pablo (2010 and 2011 Best Tourism Event in the Philippines, Festival Category) SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Theme: Isang Tugtog at Isang Indayog ng Isang Bayang Nagkakaisa sa Piyesta ng Niyog 2012. Date Time Venue Activities January 7 (Saturday) 10:00 am SM City Atrium Pre-Pageant of Munting Lakan at Mutya ng San Pablo 2012 1:00 pm SM City Atrium Pre-Pageant of Lakan at Mutya ng San Pablo 2012 7:00 pm City Plaza (main stage) United Pastors Council (UPC) Night January 8 (Sunday) 4:00 pm SM City Atrium Grand Fashion Show of Munting Lakan at Mutya, Coco Star and Lakan at Mutya ng San Pablo 2012 7:00 pm City Plaza (main stage) DepEd/TESA Night January 9 (Monday) 4:00 am ABS-CBN Studio Umagang Kay Ganda (UKG) 7:00 pm City Plaza (main stage) Sang...

The holding of the First Coconut Festival, Mardi Gras Style , on January 12, 1996 , was actually conceived by Robert M. Non , an advocacy officer of the San Miguel Group of Companies based here in Laguna who suggested it to then Secretary to the Mayor Adolfo “Rudy” J. Vergara, and Project Development Officer Ruben E. Taningco, in June of 1995, while Mayor Vicente B. Amante and City Administrator Hizon A. Arago were on official travel to the United States. On his return, Mayor Amante approved the idea/proposal as a compliance to the provision of Republic Act No. 7356, an Act Creating the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and with the approval of the Sangguniang Panglunsod, then headed by Vice Mayor Danton Q. Bueser, an ad hoc committee chaired by City Administrator Hizon A. Arago, assisted by former Councilor Vergel Cosico and Businessman Arthur T. Reyes was organized to formulate the program of activities for the holding of street dancing contest. Resear...