CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The local police here are on full alert to provide security and maintain the peace and order for the resumption of the month-long celebration of Higalaay Festival this month of August.
One of festival queens during the Cagayan de Oro Carnival Street Dance Competition in Hi
PHOTO OF THE YEAR. Two healthcare front-liners sitting in front of Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro City wait for the service vehicle that will transport them to another coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) isolation facility last August. The photo, which encapsulates the year 2021 in Northern Mindanao, won first place in the Region 10 Photo Contest of the Civil Service Commission last September. (Photo courtesy of Isabelle Czarina Soriano) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Some would consider 2021 to be an unfortunate extension of 2020 as the country continued to fight off the coronavirus disease 2019. But not everything in 2021 was bad news for Northern Mindanao as the year also saw milestones in peace and order in the region, and homegrown talents conquering the global stage. Aside from the pandemic, another health obstacle faced by the region was the African swine fever (ASF). First reported in 2020 in Iligan City, ASF cases were eventually recorded in February 2021 in the hin
FOR my first in-person presscon since the pandemic started, I opted to attend the heartwarming homecoming of two Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. queens The Miss Globe 2021 Maureen Ann Montagne of Batangas and Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cinderella Faye Obeñita of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental. Unlike other national pageants, BPCI graciously…
Miss Intercontinental 2021 Cindy Obenita. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Obenita FB Page) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - After winning two titles in previous contests, Cinderella Faye Obenita has kept her winning momentum when she won the Ms. Intercontinental 2021 pageant in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Friday night (Saturday morning, Philippine time). Obenita, 25, currently working as head of planning and events division of the Misamis Oriental provincial tourism office, bested other 70 candidates from around the world to become this year's titleholder of the prestigious beauty-and-brains competition, which is now on its 49th edition. Obenita, or Cindy as she is called by family and friends, went straight to the point during the question-and-answer portion when asked if she believes that speaking English is important for Miss Intercontinental as an international ambassador. She replied: "I don't think that speaking a specific language is very important here in Miss Intercontinental or any pag