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General Trias celebrates 1st year as city, 268th overall

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General Trias in Cavite celebrated the first anniversary of its cityhood on Monday, a year after winning the “Yes” vote in a plebiscite.

Led by Cavite sixth district Rep. Luis “Jon Jon” Ferrer IV, who authored the law turning “GenTri” into a city, his elder brother Mayor Antonio “Ony” Ferrer, Vice Mayor Morit Sison and the city council, the officials attended the flag ceremony and the changing of the symbolic flag that marked it as the province’s seventh city after Cavite City, Bacoor, Imus, Dasmarinas, Trece Martires and Tagaytay.

They also laid a wreath at the monument of General Mariano Trias, the town’s most famous son who was named vice president of the revolutionary government during the latter part of the Spanish occupation.

General Trias also celebrated its 268th founding anniversary. It was founded Dec. 13, 1748 and was called San Francisco de Malabon, in honor of its patron saint, San Francisco de Asis.

The officials heard a thanksgiving Mass at the historic San Francisco de Asis de Malabon Church, then raised the new city logo flag at the City Hall promenade. Rep. Ferrer IV then led the distribution of Christmas gifts and cash for 400 persons with disabilities living in the city.

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In the evening, Barangay Tejero won the top prize of P25,000 cash in the Christmas lantern-making contest from recyclable materials, organized by the Nagkakaisang Kababaihan ng General Trias (NKGT) led by the city’s first lady Mrs. Anne Ferrer. 

Second place and P15,000 went to Barangay Pasong Camachile, and third went to Barangay San Juan, which pocketed P10,000. Nineteen other entries received consolation prizes of P2,000 each.

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