2023 JGFP Mindanao Inter-School Golf Championship successfully hosted by Pueblo, Del Monte for 1st time

For the first time ever, Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City and Del Monte Golf and Country Club in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon hosted the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP) Mindanao Inter-School Golf Championship. Del Monte Golf and Country Club hosted the event on 28 & 29 October …

Xavier Ateneo hosts forum on Indonesia & the Philippine Diplomatic Relations

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) hosted a forum on Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Indonesia on November 21, 2023. Echoing Indonesia’s diplomacy with the theme “Rowing between two reefs in a fast-changing world”, the event was graced by Minister Counsellor Dr. Partogi Jan Pieter Samosir, Head of the Embassy of Indonesia-Manila Political Section, …

Oro PTA Nazareth Kids finish strong in 40th PCA Open Age Group Championships

The Cagayan de Oro delegation to the 40th Philippine Columbian Association Open Age Group Championships led by the Philippine Tennis Academy kids put up a good showing in the tournament held recently at PCA Sports Club Complex at Plaza Dilao, Paco, Manila. Philippine Tennis Academy (PTA) is a grassroots program based in Nazareth Tennis Courts, Bgy. …

PCC honors The Outstanding Pilgrimians 2023 on 75th Diamond Foundation Anniversary

Pilgrim Christian College (PCC) honored 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 (𝐓𝐎𝐏) 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 on the occasion of the school’s 75th Diamond Foundation Anniversary. The Awarding Ceremony was held Friday, November 24, 2023 at the PCC Auditorium. The Outstanding Pilgrimians (TOP) 2023 are the following: Dr. Fausto S. Abella (Coll’09/PE’23) for Business Education; Rev. Cleto P. Bacarro, Jr. (HS’84) for Religious Vocation; Eiko Hazel Acuña-Belsky (HS’73) for Global Filipino Professional; Hon. Vergito …

Introducing the Amazing Men & Women of Cagayan de Oro City

Here, at long last, is a primer for the younger generation of Kagay-anons, as well as those of us, getting up in years, who could be a tad wiser after going through this book, about who those pioneers who made our city were. Gwendolyn Ramos Garcia relates how she came up with the idea for “The Amazing …

City Council honors Liceo Music Conservatory Professors

The Cagayan de Oro City Council honored two music professors of the Liceo de Cagayan Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance on November 22, 2023 with commendation for their outstanding achievements in classical music which placed Cagayan de Oro in the World Music Map. Resolution No. 14729-2023 in the 20th City Council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of Cagayan …

DAUNTLESS

The story of a top secret Filipino unit that fought Imperial Japan in Occupied Philippines The tensions growing with China’s incursions in the West Philippines Sea have again revived similar times during the early 1940s when Imperial Japan began expanding its empire by invading China, then Southeast Asia including the Philippines. Author Marie Silva Vallejo recalls those turbulent times …

First Kagay-anon Full-Length Film in decades garners multiple awards in FACINE 30

The first Kagay-anon full-length film written, produced, and directed by Kagay-anons in decades has garnered multiple awards in a prestigious film festival in the USA. In an online post dated November 15, 2023, San Francisco,  The Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE) which concluded its 30th year last Sunday, November 12, announced its tiered citations – Gold, …

The Lion King : Who is Kagay-anon MMA Sensation Moises Ilogon?

On November 3, 2023, a Kagay-anon MMA fighter based in Qatar won his debut MMA fight with a third round technical knockout on the undercard of ONE Friday Fights 39 at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Moises Lois Ilogon, a.k.a. The Lion King, won his third straight professional MMA bout to keep his record …

XU Press Poetry Anthology nominated as finalist in two prestigious national book awards

An anthology of poems by Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Department of English Language and Literature Faculty Member Dr. Arlene J. Yandug has been nominated as a finalist in two prestigious national book awards. “Coming Home to the Island: poems” has been selected as one of five finalists in both the Best Book of Poetry in English category by the 41st National Book …