The celebration of the annual “Kuyamis” Festival is one of the legacies of outgoing Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano who started it when he assumed office in 2013. During the official opening rites of the celebration Monday, lawyer Jeffrey Saclot, provincial tourism chief, said it was Emano who ordered the creation of the festival in line with the celebration of the founding anniversary of the province, which is now on its 92nd year. “Since then, it has become a source of pride and inspiration; the festival established the cultural identity of Misamis Oriental,” he said. The “kuyamis,” is a
The Dallas Mavericks retired their German legend Dirk Nowitzki’s jersey in a ceremony on Wednesday night. The Mavericks beat the Western Conference leaders Golden State Warriors 99-82 in an NBA game in Dallas, with a postgame ceremony held to honor Nowitzki, the team’s former power forward. The 2011 NBA champion’s No. 41 jersey was raised to the rafters of the American Airlines Center. Nowitzki, 43, played 21 seasons with the Mavericks from 1998 to 2019. Several players from the 2011 championship team, including the Dallas’ head coach Jason Kidd, attended his ex-teammate’s ceremony. The crowd at American Airlines Center chanted
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called on sports officials to promote the welfare of national athletes and let them focus on their training, instead of dragging them into issues that should be resolved amicably by sports officials. “Trabaho ninyo na tulungan sila. Iresolba at ibigay mga pangangailangan nila. Pagaanin ang pinapasan nila. Hindi para ipitin at mas pahirapan pa sila! (It’s your job to help to help them. Resolve and provide their needs. Lessen their burden and not to accost and make life hard for them),” Go said in a news release on Thursday. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on
Despite an ongoing spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in many nations mainly due to the Covid-19 omicron variant, the Winter Olympics scheduled this year in Beijing will push through. In an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting on Wednesday, President Thomas Bach announced that the Beijing Winter Olympics will still happen as scheduled from Feb. 4-20 in the Chinese capital. With Covid-19 scientifically proven to be more prevalent in cold weather, stricter health and safety protocols will be implemented during the Winter Olympics. One major aspect of the protocols is converging everyone involved in the games inside a bubble.
The village of Tenani in Paranas, Samar, known for its extreme riverboat ride, has been listed as one of the runners-up in the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Best Tourism Villages for 2021. The village of Bojo in Aloguisan, Cebu made it to the list of the 44 Best Tourism Villages in the world, the UNWTO announced on Friday night. “Home to the Ulot Torpedo Boat Adventure Ride and the Paranas Eco-Trail and Birding Site, Tenani will be included in the UNWTO’s Upgrade Program,” Department of Tourism 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said in a Facebook post.
The Philippines is preparing to welcome back foreign tourists to its pristine beaches and innovated “new normal” touristic attractions, as the country’s COVID-19 cases keep dropping and vaccination drive continues to improve.The Department of Tourism (…
