Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Misamis Oriental captivates a massive crowd of 200 participants on the growing digital interactive media of Cagayan de Oro City during the Kahimunan MisOr Digifest: Mobile Legends Tournament and Cosplay Competition.

The e-sports and cosplay competition were organized as part of the core activities during the Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair 2024 on August 2024 at SM City CDO Uptown, Cagayan de Oro City.

The Kahimunan MisOr Digifest highlights the Digital Interactive Creative Industries, one of the nine domains in the Creatives Industry. It specifically focuses on the Games, Toys, and Characters Creative Sector of Misamis Oriental.

Thirty-two teams competed in the Mobile Legends Tournament, with Explicit Esports taking home the cash prize of P12,000 as the tournament’s champion. Migo$ secured the second place with P7,000 cash prize while XCD Hits-V Minerva took home P4,000 in cash in the third place.

On the other hand, Kristin Mae Pulmano won the first prize in the Cosplay Competition with P5,000 cash prize. The second place was awarded to Kay Manzenades and Christina Canada with P4,000 cash prize; and Missy Tacastacas earned the third prize of P2,000.

Additional cash prizes of P10,000 were also awarded to the winners by Cagayan de Oro City Councilor George S. Goking.

The Kahimunan MisOr Digifest: Mobile Legends Tournament and Cosplay Competition was organized in partnership with the Xavier Campus Esports and Entertainment Development, Trailblazers’ Association for Campus Esports, Virtual Grounds Esports, and Xavier University Assembly of Extra-Curricular Organizations Kazoku.

The event was also graced by Councilor Goking, City and Chairman of the Committees on Trade & Commerce; Stephanie Rosalind P. Caragos, Representative of the Digital Interactive Media Creative Domain; Raymundo G. Talimio, Jr., Chairman of the MisOr-CDO MSMED Council; and DTI Misamis Oriental OIC-Provincial Director Jesusa M. Abear. (by Melanie Joy S. Legara)

Date of Release: 11 September 2024