Kagay-anon film selected as finalist in FACINE 30 Kagay-anon Filmmaker Joe Bacus’ full-length feature film Markado: The Moon Devourer has been selected as one of the finalists of the F A C I N E 30 (Filipino Arts & Cinema International Festival) to be held in the United States next month. The landmark film will …
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Cagayan de Oro rises to No. 7 as the Philippines Most Competitive Highly Urbanized City
Cagayan de Oro City rose one rank higher to No. 7 in the Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI) for Highly Urbanized Cities for 2023. It was previously ranked No. 8 in 2022. Cagayan de Oro is ranked Top 2 for the Resiliency Pillar, Top 5 for the Innovation Pillar, Top 7 for both Most …
CAMI Candles light the way to a brighter lifestyle
No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. (Luke 8:16 NIV) The global pandemic created havoc and all sorts of disruptions in the lives of people around the …
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Rescue Proficiency for Normin Rivers and Floodwaters bolstered
Rescue trainees practice throw bagging near Bolao Spring, Cagayan River on August 30, 2023.
Mindanaw Arboretum : Living museum aims to sustain Philippine Arboreal Heritage
Within a ten-hectare property at Barangay Pagawan, Manticao , Misamis Oriental is a repository of endemic trees native to the Philippines. Started in 2018 by Lawyer Carl Cesar Rebuta of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Inc.- Friends of the Earth Philippines (Kasama sa Kalikas), the 1.6 hectare Mindanaw Arboretum now has over 200 …
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PHIVIDEC IA sets priorities for 2024 Golden Anniversary
The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) is all set to ring in its first 50 years next year with a slew of projects and accomplishments in compliance with its mandate to carry out the national government’s policy to encourage, promote and sustain the economic and social growth of the country. In an exclusive interview, Atty. …
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PIEMO eyes self sufficiency in power for estate & locators
The Phividec Industrial Authority is actively seeking measures to make its Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental more self-sufficient for its electricity needs, while at the same time providing for more power for the region. Recently, Phividec Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo attended a board meeting …
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PHIVIDEC IA, PEZA partner to entice more Phividec locators
The Phividec Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have partnered to attract more locator industries in the 3,000 hectare Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental (PIEMO). Last week, PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga met with PIA Administrator & CEO Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo to discuss joint measures to …
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Velez kin restores patriot’s monument at MOGCHS
Recognizes the forgotten master sculptor from Jasaan Every day is always a good occasion to recall one of Cagayan de Oro’s greatest patriots, leader and philanthropist, who despite his remarkable deeds during his lifetime, remains relatively unknown to the new generation of Kagay-anons, who are only familiar with the eponymously named thoroughfare dedicated to his …
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Nestlé, Cepalco, Minergy close the sustainability loop with RE
When Nestlé Philippines, Inc. (NPI) launched its roadmap in 2021 to attain net zero greenhouse gases by 2050, it pledged to transform its operations by running all of its factories and offices in the country on renewable electricity. Barely two years later, it has attained that lofty goal in in partnership with Mindanao Energy Systems …
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