Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
The grandchildren of the late Cagayan de Oro Newsman Bienvenido “Ben” V. Emata Jr. is giving back to his home province of Misamis Oriental. Dubbed Chapters of Change, the project entails the deployment of a mobile library dedicated to promoting literacy and igniting a passion for reading in underserved communities in the Philippines. The ideas …
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Barely a year before Cagayan de Oro is projected to become the Philippines fourth metropolitan center, savvy investors are making a beeline to the fast rising metropolis to catch the wave. Among the most recent disclosures of big ticket investments on the pipeline are two international chain hotels and an international membership retail establishment. Mayor …
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Cagayan de Oro recently ranked in the upper half of an index ranking 1,000 Global Cities conducted by an economic advisory firm based in Oxford, England. The Index was compiled using five broad categories —Economics (including GDP size, growth and economic diversity); Human Capital (including educational attainment, corporate headquarters and population growth); Quality of Life (including life expectancy, …
Northern Mindanao has the most number of “Region-Specific” projects under the Philippine Medium Term Development Plan for 2024-2028. According to data from the Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee of the Northern Mindanao Regional Development Council (RDC-X InfraCom) , Northern Mindanao has 15 of the 133 Region-Specific projects listed for an 11.3% share of the total, or …
MacArthur returns to Cagayan and Malaybalay in June 5, 1945 During the 75th Anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s arrival in Cagayan de Oro on March 13, 1942 on the first leg of his famous Breakout from Corregidor, I joined a group of reenactors who traced the route of the convoy he took from the Macabalan …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Residents and stakeholders of this capital city of Northern Mindanao were recently treated to the inspiring news that it has become the second richest city outside Metro Manila. The report was contained in the Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) of the 16 pilot regions outside the National Capital Region (NCR), covering 82 provinces and 17 Highly Urbanized …
Some 120 automotive technicians recently graduated from Toyota Cagayan de Oro’s training institution, a big boost to expanding the city’s pool of trained industry personnel. The Toyota Cagayan de Oro Socio-Economic & Environmental Development Inc. (TCO-SEED) held its 10th Commencement Exercises for six batches of Automotive Servicing NC1 technicians (Batch 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & …
The City Government of Cagayan de Oro, the Cagayan de Oro World War II & Veterans Studies Committee, Veterans Federation of the Philippines Region X, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office and 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, commemorated the 82nd Anniversary of USAFFE Commander General Douglas MacArthur’s arrival at Macabalan Port aboard PT-41 piloted by Lt. John …
Veteran news writer and photojournalist Froilan O. Gallardo is the new President of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) Inc. The multi-awarded Gallardo is based in Cagayan de Oro and has covered Mindanao, in over thirty years as a freelance journalist, correspondent and stringer of various media organizations, most notably its conflicts and peace …
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The Philippines largest industrial estate marked another milestone towards its 50th Anniversary this August with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC- IA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) marks a pivotal moment …
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