Inaugurates San Vicente Ferrer Plaza in Cabuyao City today
LEADING memorial-park developer Eternal Gardens will unveil today (June 18) the image of the Transfiguration of Jesus at its newest branch in barangay Mamatid, Cabuyao City, Laguna. San Vicente Ferrer Plaza in honor of the patron saint of barangay Mamatid will also be blessed along with the Transfiguration image.
House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be the guest of honor in the event, which will also be graced by local government officials, headed by Cabuyao City mayor Rommel A. Gecolea, Vice Mayor Leif Laiglon Opiña, and Barangay Mamatid chairwoman Erlinda Alcasabas. Laguna 2nd Dist. Rep. Joaquin Chipeco, Jr. is also expected to attend.
Former First Gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo and former Camarines Sur Rep. Dato Arroyo will be with Speaker Arroyo.
They will be welcomed by top company officials of Eternal Gardens, led by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer D. Edgard A. Cabangon.
The event will start with a Thanksgiving Mass to be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Gomer Torres, parish priest of the Diocesan Shrine & Parish of San Vicente Ferrer, who will also officiate the blessing.
“We are officially bringing our fine brand of memorial care to the City of Cabuyao with the unveiling of the image of the Transfiguration of Jesus, which is our company’s trademark and symbol of excellence,” said Eternal Gardens president and chief operating officer Numeriano B. Rodrin. “We have also built the San Vicente Ferrer Plaza in honor of the patron of Barangay Mamatid, and as a gift to devotees in Cabuyao and nearby places,” he added.
The concrete image of the Transfiguration of Jesus at Eternal Gardens Cabuyao is a work of veteran sculptor Conrado Balubayan, while the image of San Vicente Ferrer at the center of the new plaza is a creation of artist Jubail Bautista.
Eternal Gardens Cabuyao is the company’s third branch to open in the Province of Laguna, following its branches in the Cities of Biñan and Santa Rosa, and 11th memorial park nationwide. It broke ground on October 23, 2018.
The other branches of Eternal Gardens are located at Baesa, Caloocan City; and in the cities of Dagupan, Batangas (Balagtas and Concepcion), Lipa, Naga, Cabanatuan, and Cagayan de Oro.
Founded in 1976 by the late Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua, Eternal Gardens is part of the Eternal Group together with Eternal Plans, Inc., Eternal Crematory Corporation, and Eternal Chapels and Mortuary.
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