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Lighting of lanterns to mark ASEAN’s 50th

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Cagayan de Oro will join 50 other cities around the country in lighting the Associatio­n of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) landmark lantern marking the 50th ASEAN anniversar­y at 7 pm today, August 8, at the Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria .

Some 76 local government units (LGUs) throughout the country will switch on 57 lanterns simultaneo­usly today.

The lantern lighting is also one of the core events of the month-long celebratio­n of Higalaay Festival.

“Aside from the Asean lantern, we will also light our own Cagayan de Oro lantern designed by artists in the city. We Kagay-anons should be proud of this because out of the 140 cities, Cagayan de Oro is chosen and tasked to light up these special lanterns,” City Administra­tor Dionnie Gersana said.

President Rodrigo Duterte will also light a giant lantern on the grounds of the Cultural Center of the Philippine­s in Pasay City on Aug. 8.

Aside from Cagayan de Oro, Davao City’s Osmena Park will be

similarly lighted up by a lantern. “Ang tema sa event is ‘CdeO, ASEAN, and more to come’, this is more or less one of the biggest activity in celebratin­g our fiesta this year,” he added.

To celebrate Asean’s 50th, a job fair will also be held near the Bonifacio Monument for the first time in Divisoria for job seekers at around 9 am until 5 pm today.

The city will also host a mural painting at the JR Borja Monument, storytelli­ng, cultural shows in the different universiti­es here, and fireworks display at 7pm. Elena Gomez, MSU-Marawi intern

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