Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Junior Golf at Pueblo de Oro got off to a sizzling start as the matches went down to the wire for both the boys and girls marquee divisions during the second leg of the Mindanao Open held January 9-11, 2023 in Cagayan de Oro City. In the girls marquee 15-18 division, it was a friendly …
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Solid waste continues to be a challenge for the Philippines as waste generation rates steadily rise annually while recovery and recycling rates lag behind. Of the estimated 61,000 metric tons of solid waste generated daily in the Philippines, up to 24% is plastic, the biggest source of which are packaging materials or SKUs (stock keeping …
By Tito Mike An accounting manager and a physician specializing in ophthalmology may sound like the unlikeliest partners to operate a restaurant, but that’s exactly what Denise Gregonia and Maoi Soriano have been doing these past four years. Just last week, the partners opened their newest Out of Nowhere Kitchen branch on the third floor …
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For the 10th straight year, Seda Hotels has been recognized as the “PHILIPPINES’ LEADING HOTEL GROUP” in the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA)! The WTA Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony 2023for “the Oscars of the travel and tourism industry” was held this year at the GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Stakeholders in …
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By Kelly Ramos The Panit-Bukog 5 (PB5) Mindanao contemporary art exhibition will open with three dates and venues this year. It will start with an exhibition on Sept. 8 at the Fr. Francisco Demetrio Gallery in Museo de Oro, at the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City. A second exhibition follows on Sept. 9 …
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By Tito Mike Some cities are just plain luckier than others. Take Cagayan de Oro City, for instance. There’s probably no other urban center outside Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao which can boast of a mother and daughter tandem, both graduates of one of the world’s most prestigious culinary schools, whose bistros are …
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, 24 August 2023 – 2GO, the Philippines’ largest end-to-end logistics, transportation, and distribution solutions provider and a part of SM Investments Corporation, is dedicated to optimizing the movement of goods to and from Mindanao. This initiative aims to catalyze business prospects for local enterprises and corporations across the region, boosting its …
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The Cagayan de Oro Taekwondo Main Gym (A Tradition Of Excellence) team garnered 33 medals in the 8th Daejon MDC Cup International Open Taekwondo Championships held at the Taean General Indoor Gymnasium in Taean City, Republic of Korea from August 11-16, 2023. The Oro Jins medal haul included 12 gold medals, 11 silvers and 10 bronze. A …
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by Tito Mike Two of the three Kagay-anon designers who were finalists made it to the podium of the Habi Kadayawan Luxe Wear Apparel and Fashion Accessories Design Competition, one of the flagship events of Davao City’s 38th Kadayawan Festival. Christopher Gomez was adjudged the Grand Prize winner in the Commercial Fashion Accessories Category with …
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Kagay-anons actively opposed Spain’s ceding of the Philippines to the United States under the terms of their peace treaty signed on December 10, 1898. In Cagayan de Misamis (as Cagayan de Oro was then known) the Spanish authorities surrendered to Misamis Governor Jose Roa y Casas and Cagayan de Misamis Mayor Toribio Chavez, who were both appointed by …
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