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Barangay Carmen celebrates Dinogan Festival Posted: 15 Jul 2022 09:22 PM PDT AFTER two years of no public events, Barangay Carmen in Cagayan de Oro City celebrated the Dinogan Festival in the new normal from July 12 to 14 with several activities to honor its patron saint Nuestra Señora del Carmen.City Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy reminded the residents of Carmen and all who attended the festival, especially those who have not been vaccinated, to secure their shots including their booster shots."Naa pa ang pandemya, naa pa ang Covid. Hinaot magmatngon ta aron mapadayon kining mga kasaulogan," Uy said."Mag-obserbar ta ug magdasig ko, mag-awhag ako kaninyo kadtong wala pa na-vaccinate, ma-vaccinan na unta. Dasigon mo nako mga igsuon kay para kini sa atong kaugalingon panglawas," he added.Barangay Carmen conducted several activities and games during the three-day festival. The major events include the Pista sa Nayon, Dinogan Festival Street Dancing and the Civic Parade.The winner of the Dinogan Festival Street Dancing Competition, Cluster 4 (Zone 8, 10, 11), received P200,000 cash prize. They also won several special awards including Best in Choreography, Most Discipline, Best in Musicality, Best in Costume, and Best in Street Dancing.The first places, Cluster 3 (Zone 9), received P120,000, and the second placer, Cluster 1 (Zone 1 to 4), received P100,000.Meanwhile, Cluster 5 (Zone 12 and 13) got the title of Festival King, while the Festival Queen came from Cluster 1.Apart from the city mayor, also present during the event were City Councilors Yan Lam Lim, George Goking, Imee Rose Moreno and Jay Roa-Pascual, and former vice mayor Raineir Joaquin "Kikang" Uy.The old name of Barangay Carmen was derived from the fact that it was forested by Dinog trees.

High-powered firearms, war materials recovered in Misamis Oriental Posted: 15 Jul 2022 09:19 PM PDT TROOPS have recovered a high-powered firearms and war materials following an encounter with the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental on July 6, 2022.According to the 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB), the clash occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the hinterlands of Barangay San Juan in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental after the troops responded to the information from a concerned citizen regarding the presence of the armed group in their farm land.The firefight between the government troops and communist rebels lasted 10 minutes.The 58IB recovered one AK-47 assault rifle, four magazines AK47 with ammo, three magazines M16 with ammo, five bag packs with personal belongings, one rifle grenade, assorted medical paraphernalia, and subversive documents.Lieutenant Colonel Ricky Canatoy, the commanding officer of the 58IB, said that the encounter is a result of the continued effort and active steps to thwart the CTGs' activities."We urge the remaining members of CTGs to lay down their arms and live a peaceful and normal life and refrain from needless life loss. However, our troops will not hesitate and remain vigilant to use force against peace spoilers and other threat groups who will continue to use terrorism," Canatoy added.He also expressed his gratitude to the residents of Barangay San Juan for the information.Barangay San Juan, Balingasag is a beneficiary of the P20-million ELCAC Support to Barangay Development Project (SBDP) being cleared from CTG influence.

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