MisOr’s Silver Lining

The province of Misamis Oriental is well on its way on preparing for the Kuyamis festival this coming January 2019. Through the leadership and vision of Governor Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano, the province has established itself as a rising tourism destination and potential business partner for both foreign and local investors. The term “Kuyamis” which is derived from a coconut variety is a fitting description of the people of Misamis Oriental, sweet inside yet resiliently tough on the outside. Tourism has always been one of the major thrusts of the debonair governor and its rise to the spotlight has been made possible through the efforts of the tourism department.

Atty. Jeffrey Saclot who heads the tourism department has created and took on the chance to join numerous ways to shine the spotlight on the destinations, products and people of the province. From joining food expos, national pageants, local and foreign publications and video presentations, the province is slowly but surely being promoted to a higher platform and wider audience each month through the efforts of its leaders and staff.

This coming January, theprovince prides itself in the selection for the next Miss Kuyamis. A titlewhich holds such prestige and can pave way to opportunities to whoever whoshall win it. This upcoming pageant, 20 hopefuls for the crown will showcasetheir beauty and brains to somehow catch that silver lining. For the pastyears, the candidates and title holders of the pageant has garnered a great andmany achievements. The beauty of Misamis Oriental is not only in its places butalso in the faces of its people. Miss Earth, Miss Millenial, Miss Scuba andMiss World are for the record, some of the national pageants which doors areopened through the Miss Kuyamis crown. 

The upcoming Kuyamis festivalfeatures a display of the succulent and mouth watering food products of themany municipalities, a street dancing to showcase the elegance and vigour ofthe portrayal of how Kuyamis has shaped the future of the province, the MissKuyamis pageant and a presentation of the various talents of the differentLGUs. The festival is a legacy and a footprint not only to the province or the10^th region but to the country as well. This signifies that theprovince of Misamis Oriental is already conquering the national stage and istaking its steps to be put in the map of international tourists as well.

 I am proud to say that I havewitnessed the growth of the province which dedicates itself to creatingopportunities for the people not only through tourism but also in its manyprograms spearheaded by the Governor and his departmental heads, employees, andconsultants. And as the motto of the province suggests: “Explore Mis.Or”.