What does SMILES stand for?

See, Meet, Invest, Live and Study.
This acronym stands for Naga's goal in strengthening its position as a fast-growing progressive city in Bicol and im Southern Luzon.

Cultural Attractions

Plaza Quince Martires

Located in the center of Naga that honors the 15 Martyrs of Bicol.

Holy Rosary Minor Seminary

Constructed in Cathedral year 1785 as the alma mater of our heroes and patriots.

Naga Metropolitan Cathedral

Mother of all Cathedrals in Bicol Region.

10 Little Things a Proud Nagueño Should Do

10 Little Things a Proud Nagueño Should Do

by Mayor John G. Bongat

What's Inside Naga?

The Feast Of Our Lady of Peñafrancia  

is celebrated on the third Saturday of September in Naga City, Bicol Philippines. All roads and routes will lead to Naga City in Camarines Sur where six million Bicolanos from here and abroad will flock to that progressive city to pay honor to the Virgin of Peñafrancia, miraculous patroness of the Bicol Region. Bicolanos from all walks of life will be in Naga City to meet their relatives and partidarios, share food, drinks, and prayers with them, and most of all, to pay homage and make thanksgiving to the Virgin of Peñafrancia, whom the Bicolanos fondly call Ina. Viva la Virgen, they will shout to high heavens. The feast day is headed by a novena, nine days of prayer, in honor of the Virgin.

HISTORY

NAGA CITY as one of the premiere cities of the Philippines, derives its name from tough and robust Narra trees that was abundant in the area before the city's establishment. The early local Filipino settlers established a trading village here. The place was well known for trade and the community's advanced weaponry and technology at the time.