Cagayan de Oro’s yearly fiesta celebration, commonly known as Higalaay Festival, is a long weekend festivity packed with a sequence of vibrant, cultural and fun-filled core events that culminates on the 28th of August, which is the feast day of the city’s patron saint, St. Augustine.
The celebration has developed not only as the expected day of thanksgiving but also as a campaign to promote and support our city, Cagayan de Oro as a tourism destination. The Higalaay Carnival Street Parade is one of the core events of this city’s’ annual feast in honor of St. Augustine. Here are the lists of winners:
Carnival results:
Macabalan won the as the 2nd runner up and 50 thousand, Mambuaya won as 1st and 75 thousand While Bugo National High School was adjudged as the champion in this year’s Higalaay Carnival Street Parade and brought home 125 thousand.
Special awards:
Most Diciplined: Carmen National High School
Best in Gold: Bugo National High School
Best Carnival Costume: Bugo National High School
Most Festive: Mambuaya National High School
Festival king & Queen 2nd Runner up = Liceo de Cagayan University
1st runner up = Bugo National High School
Champion = Mambuaya National High School
Higalaay civic military parade result
Float Result
3rd place SupportZebra and won 50 thousand
2nd place Palawan Pawnshop and Express Pera Padala 70 thousand
Grand Champion 100 thousand, UNI Writing Instruments
Top 10 (randomly announced):
Gusa Regional Science High School
Liceo de Cagayan University Drum and Bugle Corps.
Lumbia National High School
Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School
Agusan National High School
Pedro “Oloy” N. Roa Senior High School
Cagayan de Oro National High School
Puerto National high
Lourdes College Integrated Basic Education
Pilgrim Christian College
Photos by: Tom Udasco, Glenn Palacio and Eliza Galupo
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