AgSur contingent wins in Kahimunan Festival’s
street dancing competition
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) – The Lamingan National
High School of San Luis, Agusan del Sur grabbed the championship during the
Street Dancing Competition of the 2017 Kahimunan Festival held at Libertad
Sports Complex here. They received the cash prize amounting to P200,000.00.
The combined contingents from Barangay Sta. Irene,
Prosperidad and San Francisco, all in Agusan del Sur grabbed the second place
during said competition and received the cash prize amounting to P175,000.00.
The third place was also awarded to the Father
Saturnino Urios College of Bayugan Incorporated of Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur
and received the cash prize amounting to P140,000.00.
Also, the Festival Queen award was given to
Libertad Central Elementary School, which also received the consolation prize
amounting to P60,000.00.
Meanwhile, the following contingents received
special awards: Best in Street Dancing - Sta. Irene, Prosperidad and San
Francisco, Agusan del Sur; Best in Costume - Lamingan National High School of
San Luis, Agusan del Sur; Best in Musicality - Sta. Irene, Prosperidad and San
Francisco, Agusan del Sur.
Agusan del Sur 1st District Representative Ma.
Valentina Plaza graced the event and extended full support to all the
contingents from the province.
The Kahimunan Festival is an annual festivity at
Barangay Libertad, this city. Held every third Sunday of January, Kahimuan is
the city’s version of the Sinulog of Cebu. It is the gathering of locals and
tourist in celebration of the Sto. Nino (holy child). The Kahimunan Festival
got its name from a local dialect of the Manobo tribe which means ‘gathering.’
Thus, it is a gathering to give thanks in honor of the child Jesus. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Barangays practicing good governance, recognized
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan. 16 (PIA) –
The city government here spearheaded a ceremony aimed to honor the barangays
that are espousing the principles of good governance in the city.
The ceremony dubbed as “Gawad Galing sa
Katangi-tangi at Tapat (GGKaT) na Pamamalakad” provided incentives to the
winning barangays with barangay development projects.
They also received a marker that symbolizes
excellence in barangay governance.
To become an awardee, a barangay must receive a
rating for its 2015 performance results of more than 80 percent based on the
standards set by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the
city government.
The barangays who got a performance rating results
of 90 percent to 100 percent (Gold Passer Awardees) were: Katugasan with 100
percent; Mabini - 100 percent; Poblacion 3 - 99 percent; Calamba - 96 percent;
Poblacion 4 - 95.5 percent; Poblacion 5 - 94 percent; Poblacion 8 - 94 percent;
Kauswagan - 93 percent; Tolosa - 93 percent; Poblacion 7 - 92 percent;
Comagascas - 92 percent; Puting Bato - 91 percent; Poblacion 2 - 90.25 percent;
and Del Pilar with 90 percent rating.
For those barangays with below 90 percent but not
below 80 percent performance rating results, they belong to the Silver Passers,
were: Antonio Luna - 87.75 percent; Soriano - 87 percent; Poblacion 11 - 83
percent; Cabinet - 82 percent; Poblacion 1 - 80.75 percent; and Poblacion 12
with 80 percent.
During the ceremony, special awards were also given
to some barangays. An Excellence in Participatory Governance was given to the
barangays of Poblacion 5; Cabinet; Katugasan; Mabini; and Soriano.
And award for the Excellence in Accountable
Governance was also given to the barangays of Poblacion 3; Poblacion 4;
Poblacion 7; Calamba; Comagascas; Kauswagan; Katugasan; Mabini; Puting Bato;
and Tolosa.
Barangays Poblacion 3; Poblacion 5; Poblacion 8;
Poblacion 11; Antonio Luna; Cabinet; Del Pilar; Katugasan; Mabini; and Soriano
also received the Excellence in Responsive Governance awards.
For the Excellence in Transparent Governance
Awards, the following barangays were awarded: Poblacion 3; Del Pilar;
Katugasan; Mabini; and Mahaba.
The awards were handed over by city mayor Katrina
Marie O. Mortola, 2nd district representative Erlpe John "Ping" M.
Amante, and city councilors Alvin Balinos, Andy Ceniza, Jerich Cuasito, Leo
Jongko, and Phillip Ramirez. (NCLM with a report from LGU Cabadbaran
City/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
