of the Lord Rock"). The image was canonically blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1985 at a ceremony in Vatican City. After the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo destroyed the original village, the image (which was found intact and buried chest-deep in lahar) and its shrine were moved to the nearby resettlement area of Loob-Bunga. The feast of Ina Poón Bató is celebrated every late January, with devotees flocking to the original image inside a chapel belonging to the Aglipayan Church, and the 1976 replica enshrined in the Catholic chapel. Government Elected officials Municipal officials (2019-2022) Mayor: Omar Ebdane Vice Mayor: Doris Ladines References External links Botolan Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Municipalities of Zambales