"We are fortunate that health protocols have been relaxed and we are now able to return to our usual activities, but let us be careful and observe mandated protocols to keep ourselves and our families safe," said Roxas City mayor Ronnie Dadivas.

Dadivas, a devotee of the Virgin Mary, has reiterated the real reason for the conduct of Sinadya as a thanksgiving for the intercession of Immaculate Conception to the city and province amid the health and economic crisis and calamities.

Religious traditions, like the procession of the Patron Saints along the major thoroughfares that will be followed by a Vespers Mass at the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, are now back on track with deeper dedication after all the online and virtual means in 2020 and 2021. 

The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be crowned by 2022 Musa dela Immaculada Conception Ericka Vinculado and to be assisted by Mayor Dadivas.

Teener Vinculado represented Roxas City in vying for the Miss World Philippines crown last April this year.

This year, the celebration will award the Roxas City Order of the Golden Heart to city residents who have, over the years, brought honor and pride to the city as well as those who have not hesitated to extend their charity to the city’s dwellers.

The Sinadya 2022 will still showcase the seafood for which the city is known for in many of its food festivals and a grand cultural presentation featuring a 100-voice choir that will coincide with the Dec. 6 switching on of the Christmas decorations and lights display of the city.

The celebration is by itself a testamentthat the city and its people are