Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
After the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941, Mindanao was the last to surrender. On May 27, 1942, forty eight days after the surrender of Bataan, Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort, Commanding Officer of 81st Division of the Philippine Army, together with some of his men, marched out from their bivouac in the forest at …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Community in partnership with the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Incorporated invites the general public to view a Photo Exhibition on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II. The event will be held at the West Event Center of Limketkai Mall from August 26 to …
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September 12, 1942 With the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it was evident that the next move of the Japanese Imperial Army was to invade the Philippines. In fact, after Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombers were immediately mobilized to attack Davao (Dec. 8, 1941) and Jolo (Dec. 25, 1941), two strategic sites that …
Introduction Two weeks upon his return on Philippine soil and reestablished the Philippine Commonwealth Government in Leyte, President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. announced on November 7, 1944 the creation of a Board of Inquiry to look into the issue of Filipino collaboration with the Japanese. One might say that Osmena’s initiative may have also received impetus …
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The Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval of NGCP’s Maximum Allowable Revenue (MAR) and Under-Recoveries (UR) from 2016 to 2022, along with the decrease on the energy consumption from June to July 2025 Billing Period, resulted in an increase in NGCP’s Transmission Rates in the July 2025 Billing Period which will be translated by the Distribution …
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One of Cagayan de Oro’s legends which persists to this day tells of the Big Fish that inhabits the Cagayan River. Even as early as the Spanish colonial period, tales of the denizen of the deep abounded, such as one which relates how the priests from St Augustine Church once took care of it before …
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MANILA, Philippines 12th August 2025 – PLDT Inc. (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) reported a 3% rise (₱2.9 billion) in Gross Service Revenues to ₱106.3 billion, while Consolidated Service Revenues (net of interconnect costs) held steady at ₱97.1 billion in the first six months of 2025. Data and broadband, which grew by ₱1.3 billion to …
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A family of artists are holding an art exhibition from August 9 to September 6, 2025 at the Fr. Demetrio Art Gallery of XU Museo de Oro, Xavier Ateneo Downtown Campus, Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City. Opening reception is on August 9, Saturday, at 3pm. Everyone is encouraged to visit the gallery and enjoy …
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