Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES – I recently attended a one day forum urging Kagay-anon writers to have more of their stories published with Kagay-anon publishers to increase awareness about the literary scene in Cagayan de Oro, and couldn’t help but reminiscence about the last four decades I’ve spent spreading the good news about this …
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22 February 1943 G-2 Section, 10th Military District Three rugged years of concentrated efforts of the Intelligence Section of the Mindanao Guerrillas brought recognition in the form of commendation from the Highest Headquarters of the United States Army in the Pacific in which Major General A. C. WILLOUGHBY, Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, in communication …
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Previously Recognized as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum JASAAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL-The historic Immaculate Conception Parish Church of this elder municipality of Misamis Oriental finally got a historical marker from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines recognizing its historical significance. On April 23, 2025, the NHCP marker was unveiled and turned over …
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When Col WENDELL W. FERTIG assumed command of the Mindanao Guerrillas on 18 September 1942, he was confronted with the problem of setting up and perfecting a good radio communication system, both for internal and external contact. Efficient administration of the units under his command and the transmission of vital information to higher headquarters especially …
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Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – The burgeoning Northern Mindanao region may soon get a timely boost as it metamorphoses into the Philippines fourth metropolitan area. Barely five months after signing an agreement to join forces in building up a globally competitive workforce in the Metro Cagayan de Misamis growth area, the Technical Education and Skills …
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A. The Need For Unity The diverse guerrilla bands springing into existence and taking shape and form during the last quarter of 1942, were loosely organized, clearly wanting in discipline and manifestly in dire need of many necessary attributes that make up the requirements for fighting units. The guerrillas had no definite source from which …
1. Factors Favorable For Guerrilla Growth: a) Natural Barriers: Mindanao turned out to be a fertile field for originating, nurturing, maturing and welding into a compact organization, guerrilla units. The island abounds in jungles, irregular land surface, rivers, mountains, steep cliffs, swamps and two big lakes (Lanao and Mainit), all offering obstacles in the way …
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May 1942 Lanao Province TAMPARAN DISTRICT: During the last week of May 1942, the Japs sent a strong patrol to Bacolod Grande on the Northwest shore area of Lake Lanao. The Patrol burned all houses in the settlement, killed some Maranaos. This was retaliatory to the strong opposition offered by the Maranaos in that sector …
“One of the most fundamental freedoms accorded to citizens like us who live in a democratic country is the freedom of speech and of the press.” (Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.) For the first time ever, the pioneers of Cagayan de Oro’s Press and Broadcast media were honored in a ceremony held fittingly enough, on the …
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Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines — The recent signing of a lease agreement by a Thai-owned, Hong Kong based with the PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) is expected to significantly transform the country’s largest industrial estate and Region X. PhilCo Food Processing, Inc. (PhilCo), an affiliate of the Thai World Group of companies, signed a 20-year …
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