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Wednesday | September 7, 2016
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Municipality of Opol celebrates 3rd grandiose Ostrich Festival 2016 - with newly crowned Miss Opol 2016-Ambassadress of Goodwill/Miss Mindanao Daily News with Miss Opol Tourism 2016 and Miss Opol Ostrich Festival Queen
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By Joe Palabao - Tourism Feature Editor
even (7) contingents coming from the schools of the Municipality Opol, Misamis Oriental competed during the 3rd Grandiose Ostrich Festival 2016 last Monday, September 5, 2016 commemorating the Feast Day of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Mother and Protector of their beloved town. Clad in their best festival costumes, the contingents have shown their best for the spectators and the Opolanons who witnessed the street dancing and the tableau competition. DeclaredGrand Champion of the grandiose festival was the contingent coming from Luyong Bonbon Elementary School; followed by Igpit Elementary
School, Patag Elementary School, Barra Elementary School and Opol Central School and the Junior and Senior High School contingents coming Opol National Secondary Technical School. Ostrich Festival which is considered as one of kind festival in the Region of which the Municipality of Opol gives importance
of the presence of the largest Ostrich farm in the country today. Thousands of these big fowl birds-the with 8-foot flightless yet swift-running African birds can be found in none other than Tablizo’s beautiful farm in the village of Malanang –a progressive barangay of Opol. It is now a tourism destination wherein we can see the biggest and
Newly-crowned Miss Opol 2016 Erika Glaiza Tablizo and her court (from left) second runnerup Marriah Caudor, Miss Opol Tourism 2016 Jerah Kate Selim, Miss Opol Ostrich Festival 2016 Jenny Yungod and first runner-up Maika Louisse Vacalares. photo by mark francisco
the largest bird in the world. Indeed fate has chosen Barangay Malanang to be shining in this year’s festivities as the Ostrich Farm is situated at their village. This year MISS OPOL 2016 the beautiful and talented Erika Glaiza Tablizo is also from Malanang herself, and was announced as the Ambassadress of Goodwill by no other than the Vice Mayor Chizarina Ortigoza to promote all the developmental activities of the town. Incidentally, Miss Opol 2016 Erika Glaiza Tablizo is this year’s Miss Mindanao Daily News as all her promotion activities will be featured by this known newspaper in Mindanao today in coordination with the
Local Government Unit of Opoil. Joining with her work as Ambassadress of Goodwill 2016 of Opol are the equally beautiful and talented Miss Opol Tourism 2016 Jerah Kate Selim and the Miss Opol Ostrich Festival Queen 2016. They will give good public image to the LGU in Northern Mindanaothe whole of Mindanao and the country as well. In an interview , Tourism Officer Designate Engr. Roland B. Cainhog told Business Week Mindanao that in 2015, under the able leadership of Mayor Maximino Seno instituted an annual prestigious Ostrich Festival to give homage to the unique tourist spot found only in their beautiful and
progressive town. With the spur of developments and presence of big businesses in the town: Opol will surely become municipality to watch in the region and the development of its tourism industry. Contributing to the success of the Ostrich Festival 2016 are the following: AT Builders & General Merchandise, TKC Industries, Philippine Ostrich & Crocodile Farm, Regent Foods Corporation, CDO Royal Daichi Food Corporation, Dahilayan Adventure Park, Panagatan Restaurant, C-One Trading, 2GO Travel, Dean Paguia, San Miguel Corporation, MORESCO-1, El Bonita Boutique and ABERDI. MABUHAY ANG MGA OPOLANONS!