Kaliga Festival

KALIGA FESTIVAL (street pageantry)

KALIGA FESTIVAL (July 22) - “Kaliga” means thanksgiving for the Gingoognons to the blessings that they have received all year round. It is also the Gingoognon’s expressions of gratefulness to the Almighty’s undying love and continued assurance of prosperity.

This colorful and joyous festival of abundance and prosperity, also arouse to look back the city’s Manobo and Higaonon roots, their culture and traditions through rituals and street dancing.

It is one of the most awaited parts in a week celebration for the people in Gingoog and its neighboring areas. During this time there was a street dancing that will go around the city’s major streets. It ends up into the grandstand where the actual contest was going to be held…with the several contingents coming from the various barangays, government agencies, and even college institutions presents their colorful costumes and prowess in rendering the traditional dance and culture of the Higaonon and Manobo tribes.

In line with this there were also trade fair and cultural presentations. These packages of all the activities in observance of the City Charter day which happens every 22nd of July, in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental.

Below are the photo/s that best illustrates the kaliga festival celebration.

I also would like to give some important information about Gingoog City.

You can use it as your reference.

ABOUT GINGOOG CITY

Gingoog City is a 1st class city in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. It is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. It is bounded on the east by the Municipality of Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, the province of Bukidnon; the Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental on the south; and on the north by Gingoog Bay. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 102,379 people in 20,081 households throughout its 79 Barangays. The city boasts of its beautiful waterfalls, beaches, lake and nature trails which attract visitors, nature lovers and tourists.

Brief History

Gingoog is a Manobo word for good luck. The word implies good fortune, thus Gingoog means the City of Good Luck. Gingoog’s pioneering tribe, the Manobo, settled in the area known as Barangay Daan Lungsod which later expanded to the lower-western side of Gingoog, the Gahub-Mangiskis area, as the population increased. Life then was simple where the natives worshipped the anitos and diwatas. The first known priest that reached Gingoog was Fr. Felix Garcia, a Jesuit. In 1868 Gingoog became a Spanish pueblo of the then undivided Mizamis de Mizamis. In 1903, during the American regime she became a municipality. Gradually, by sheer hard work and perseverance, Gingoog edged towards economic progress with its economy largely based on agriculture. On June 18, 1960, by virtue of RA 2268 authored by Cong. Fausto Dugenio and signed by then Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Gingoog became a Chattered City.

The installation of the electric power in 1978 by Misamis Oriental II Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. (MORESCO II) facilitated the City’s march towards progress, with business and small industries highlighted by the establishments and operation of Indo. Phil. Oil Mills at Barangay San Luis.

Moving towards the 21st century, the city leadership schemes the local government to deliver a systematic and comprehensive assistance to the entrepreneur world to be able to utilize and maximize the rich and fertile lands of the city without compromising the balance of nature, to attain its dream of a progressive and prosperous city.

Land Area

Originally, the city’s land area was only 560 square kilometers. In July 1980, the Bureau of Lands redefined its boundaries increasing the area to 744.44 square kilometers. The 33% increase was derived from the Province of Bukidnon and the Municipalities of Claveria and Magsaysay. The boundary redefinition has been vigorously contested until Joint Resolution No. 01 series of 1993 of the sanggunians of Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City and Claveria agreeing to conduct a joint survey to determine the boundary of both LGUs which did not materialize.

In June 27, 1997, Manuel D. Gerochi, OIC Director of Lands, DENR-LMB, Manila, after reviewing the Base Map prepared by DENR-LMS, Regional Office 10, issued a rectification of the city’s land area from 36,460 hectares based on cadastral survey CAD-295 to 56,844 hectares. This was brought up after the LGU forwarded a complaint on its decreased IRA allocation for the same year when the 36,460 hectares area was being used as basis for IRA computation. The 20,000 hectares more or less, forested area in the south has a pending claim from the Municipality of Claveria.

Accessibility

Gingoog City can be reached via Cagayan de Oro and Butuan Cities which have daily flight from Manila and vice versa. The CDO-Gngoog-Butuan-Davao route is plied regularly by public vehicles such as Bagong Lipunan Transit and Bachelor Express Transit. PUJ's and minibuses serve the neighboring town and remote barangays of Gingoog. Motorelas, trisikads and motorized sikads ply the poblacion areas. The Integrated Bus Terminal is built within the Agora area to facilitate commuters´ convenience.

Political Subdivision

The city used to have seventy-one (71) barangays only. By virtue of SP Resolution No. 270 and SP Code Ordinance series of 1986, eight (8) other barangays were created. These were once sitios of barangay Anakan and Malibud. Presently, Gingoog has a total of seventy-nine (79) barangays. Twenty-nine of which are urban barangays and 50 are rural barangays. Of the 50 rural barangays, 11 lies along the national highway parallel with the Gingoog Bay. They are now considered as urbanizing barangays.

Climate

Type 2 no distinct dry season. Pronounced maximum rainfall from September to January. Temperature is moderate, ranging from 24.2 degrees Celsius to 27 degrees Celsius. Lowest on record, 20.1 degrees Celsius. Annual average is 26.8 degrees Celsius. The cold part of the year is from December to February and the warm part is from March to November. Relative humidity ranges from 81 to 86 percent.

Major language/dialect

Cebuano, Tagalog Others: English, Chinese, Ilongo; Native Higa-onon

sources: local documents

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