Naglabas si San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora ng mga guidelines para sa “Basaan” sa Wattah Wattah San Juan Festival 2024, kung saan may limitadong bilang ng mga firetruck ang ipakakalat para sa okasyon.
“To conserve water during our festival, we have decided to limit the number of fire trucks participating in the Basaan parade. This is an essential step in our ongoing efforts to address water scarcity,” sabi ni San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora.
Ayon kay Zamora, bilang paghahanda sa inaabangang Wattah Wattah San Juan Festival sa Hunyo 24, ang LGU ay naglabas ng Executive Order No. FMZ-173, kung saan ang lungsod ay magpapatupad ng ilang hakbang upang matiyak na ang tradisyonal na “basaan”, ay isinasagawa sa responsableng pamamaraan.
“PAGASA has already announced the beginning of the rainy season. However, water levels at our dams have not yet recovered to normal levels, so we believe that we should continue our efforts for water conservation while allowing religious and cultural practices, albeit with water conservation in mind,” ani Zamora.
“These must be official San Juan fire trucks or volunteer fire trucks registered with the 2024 Wattah Wattah Festival Organizing Committee,” sabi pa ng alkalde.
Paliwanag ni San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, na ang Wattah Wattah San Juan Festival 2024 ay isang mahalagang religious at tourism attraction sa lungsod dahil ito ay sumisimbolo sa pagbinyag kay Jesus Christ ni St. John the Baptist.
“The Wattah Wattah San Juan Festival is a cherished tradition in San Juan City, celebrated every June 24 to honor the Feast of St. John the Baptist,” saad pa ni Zamora.
“This year, we are particularly proud as the St. John the Baptist Parish Church will be elevated to the status of an Archdiocesan Shrine, and St. John the Baptist will be formally proclaimed as the city’s Patron,” dagdag pa ni Zamora.