CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The private partner of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) now undertaking the expansion of the Laguindingan International Airport (LIA) recently shared their vision for the facility’s role in the emerging Metropolitan Cagayan de Misamis area. Cosette V. Canilao, President & CEO of Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc.(AIC), revealed what the company envisions for the …
Monthly Archives: June 2025
A Brief History of the Catholic Diocese of Cagayan de Oro
During the time of the great explorations, Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies (the Americas) in 1492, with the support of the King and Queen of Spain. In this venture, the territory of Spain expanded and the Catholic faith was propagated to the different places of the globe as far as the Philippines. Mexico was …
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Zubaibai Seafood Restaurant opens at the 5th Floor of SM CDO Downtown
Bigby’s Quality Food Corporation, the mother company behind a group of Cagayan de Oro-based restaurants, has just opened its latest one at the 5th Floor of SM CDO Downtown. Dubbed “ZUBAIBAI” Seafood Restaurant, gourmands can immediately discern the link to its progenitor Boy Zugba, the group’s Kusina Bisaya “serving best Kagay-anon grilled home-cooked meals in …
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Orochamber, AFI ink strategic partnership for AuroraPH & Elevate AIDA
Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) and the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (Orochamber) formalized a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on June 27, 2025. The MOU was signed by AFI Chief Operating Officer Mardie Mapa-Suplido, and Orochamber President Almarco C. Brito during the Orochamber’s 2nd General Membership …
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RCBC CEO’s Autobiography cited with Prestigious IABC Gold Quill Award
Publisher Media Wise Communications wins its third consecutive gold NEVER STAND ALONE, an autobiography by RCBC President and CEO Eugene S. Acevedo has been recognized with a prestigious Gold Quill Award, besting an international field of entries from major organizations and publication houses. Never Stand Alone received high praise from judges for its inspirational content and ability to resonate with a …
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Converge ICT Solutions brings Super FiberXperience to Metro Cagayan de Misamis
Cagayan de Oro, June 11, 2025 – Philippine connectivity soars to new heights with the launch of Super FiberX: a powerful upgrade from Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. featuring WiFi-6 technology, access to SkyTV, and the newly introduced Converge Xperience Hub. Designed for the evolving Filipino home, Super FiberX delivers the speed, value, and reliability essential …
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The Immigrants who helped shape Cagayan de Oro
The pioneers of old Cagayan de Misamis have always been a mixed lot – Higaonons, Visayans, Tagalogs, Moros, Spaniards, Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Indians, and mestizos of various degrees and calibrations. All have contributed their lives, talents, and treasures for a brighter future of their communal heritage. The new visionaries are just now capitalizing on what …
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History Feature on the 75th Diamond Jubilee of Cagayan de Oro as a Chartered City : Milestones in the History of Oro Chamber in its 40 years of Service as the Voice of Business in Northern Mindanao
In December 1982, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Regional Governor Dante P. Sarraga called a meeting of a group representing 25 firms to organize the Chamber of Commerce in Cagayan de Oro. Virgilio Neri, Sr. was elected as the Charter president. The following year, the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, …
Iligan @75—The First Ten Years
The passage and subsequent signing by President Elpidio Quirino on June 16, 1950 of RA # 525—the Iligan City Charter— was a coming-of-age event for a town that for decades played second fiddle only to neighboring Dansalan City. Afterall, the latter was capital of Lanao. Dansalan had it all especially before the outbreak of WW …
Wadhu’s Quality Store NextGen seeks to keep heritage and tradition as Cagayan de Oro’s Oldest Store approaches Centennial
In the center of Wadhu’s Quality Store stands a 1931 NCR cash register, bought by the store’s founder by mail order from Sears & Roebuck in the United States 89 years ago. During world war two, the owner wrapped it in grease and buried it in his backyard. After the war, he dug it up …