Pueblo de Oro Cagayan de Oro posts 83% sales growth for First Semester 2026

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Despite the less than ideal global business climate during the first half of 2026, this city’s biggest real estate developer has attained an impressive 83 percent sales growth for the period. During the 2026 Mid-Year Sales Awards held August 18, Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation – Cagayan de Oro Territory Sales & Marketing …

VIVANT REPORTS 1H2026 CORE NET INCOME OF PHP 784 MILLION

Generation Remains Largest Contributor as share sf Water Business Grows Financial and Operating Results for the semester ended June 30, 2026 (with comparatives for 2025) Financial Highlights Cebu, Philippines – Vivant Corporation (Vivant or “the Company”) (PSE: VVT) reported a Consolidated Core Net Income (CCNI) of Php 784 mn, recording a 19% decline from the …

Filinvest, Vivant energy units ink 20-MW power supply agreement for contestable customers nationwide

Makati City, 24 July 2026 – FDC Misamis Power Corporation (FDC Misamis), a member of the Filinvest Group, has signed a Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with COREnergy, the retail electricity arm of Vivant Energy, to support the energy requirements of contestable customers nationwide. Under the agreement, FDC Misamis, one of the largest pioneering baseload power producers …

Oro SP approves Southridge Business Park Phase 1

The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cagayan de Oro approved the Development Permit for the Southridge Business Park Phase 1 in Barangay Lumbia during its 42nd Regular Session on June 29, 2026. Majority Floor Leader Councilor Edgar Salcedo Cabanlas cited the project as another concrete example of Cagayan de Oro’s unstoppable business growth, thus proving itself as the catalyst of Northern Mindanao’s rise as an economic …

Jpark Island Resort & Waterpark Mactan refreshes 5-Star Resort Rating, introduces enhanced Muslim-friendly facilities and services

By Tito Mike The Department of Tourism recently renewed the 5-Star Rating of the only premier water park resort in Cebu, and on top of this, introduced its enhanced Muslim-friendly facilities and services. These were among the highlights presented by the Jpark Island Resorts & Waterparks Marketing Team during their Cagayan de Oro Regional Product …

Anthology of Inspiring Kagay-anons and Misamisnons set for Mindanao Book Fair launch

A two-volume book on the life stories of inspiring Kagay-anons and Misamisnons will be launched later today at the Mindanao Book Fair happening at the Event Hall of SM Cagayan de Oro Downtown from June 18 to 20. Authored by veteran provincial writer and community journalist Rene Michael “Mike” Baños, it is published by Papel-Papel …

Message from The Editor-in-Chief Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz, Cagayan de Oro 400 Years Coffee Table Book

When people think of Cagayan de Oro, they often think of the phrase we carry so proudly: “The City of Golden Friendship.”  But as an editorial team, when we began digging into the very bones of this project, we asked ourselves: What lies beneath that golden warmth? What is the true bedrock of this city? …

COWD Explains Rationale for Proposed Water Rates Adjustment

The Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) would like to explain why a water rate adjustment has become necessary. COWD’s water rates have remained unchanged since 2014. For more than a decade, despite rising operating costs, COWD has continued to provide water service without increasing rates. Today, revenues are sufficient only for daily operations, maintenance, and …

Project Bayanihan’ unites Davao, CDO barangays vs cable thieves

With service-affecting cable theft and vandalism on the rise in Mindanao, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are working closely with local leaders and residents to maintain network reliability while keeping communities safe.  In some areas where recurring incidents of cable theft and vandalism have been reported, PLDT and Smart are collaborating …

Sidlak Iligan Dazzles with Mindanao’s Finest

ILIGAN CITY- This City of Majestic Waterfalls sparkled with two of the finest exhibits we were a most fortunate witness to during the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) last week. In the morning, the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) unveiled the Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort Collection at its University …