CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government kicked off the first Kagay-an International Dragon Boat Fiesta Race with 19 competing teams on Saturday, August 19.
RACE official Prisicilla Castillo , Hong Kong Dragon Boat Net Founder Edwin Hou , Councilor John Michael Seno , Department of Tourism-Region 10 Director Marie Ellaine Unchuan , and Kagay-an Dragon Boat Race Coordinator Kim Lao answer questions from the media during the first Kagay-an International Dragon Boat Fiesta Race press conference at the New Dawn Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City, on Saturday, August 19.
Race official Prisicilla Castillo said a total of 19 teams, or 700 participants, are competing in the two-day event, one of the core activities of this year’s Higalaay Festival here. City Tourism Officer Rico Libre also said that the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office has been deployed to assist participants as some of them are from different parts of the country and abroad.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cagayan de Oro hosts its first international event 3 years after COVID-19 struckMore than 19 teams from various parts of the country, as well as Malaysia and Hong Kong, are participating in the dragon boat race in Cagayan de Oro
Read more »
50 farmers in Cagayan de Oro gain skills in organic farmingCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fifty local and indigenous farmers from two hinterland barangays in this city have gained skills in organic farming after they graduated from the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program (KSK-SAP) of the SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) on Wednesday, August 16.
Read more »
Cagayan de Oro heritage advocates oppose Ysalina Bridge destructionCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Kagay-an Heritage Advocates submitted a petition on Friday afternoon, August 18, to the office of Mayor Rolando Uy here opposing the destruction of the historic Ysalina Bridge in this city.
Read more »
Kahimunan Northern Mindanao trade fair launched in Cagayan de OroCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Region 10 launched on Friday, August 18, this year’s Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Regional Trade Fair, one of the core activities of the month-long Higalaay Festival 2023 in this city.
Read more »
CDO green start-up secures US funding support for food waste recycling projectDAVAO CITY—An organization based in Cagayan de Oro was selected to be among three Philippine organizations to get support funding from the US government to scale up their start-up green projects. The Cagayan de Oro’s Kids Who Farm has established a Food Loop, a circular food system concept, and its…
Read more »
Cebu City rolls out free hi-speed Wi-Fi to barangays, in partnership with PLDT EnterpriseA first-class city in the Visayas, Cebu City envisions to develop into a smart city, much like the city-state of
Read more »