Believe it or not, one of the country’s largest water parks has not changed its waters for the past three years, yet has managed to maintain water quality which meets mandated standards for safe drinking water. Better yet, they are looking to further elevate their self-imposed grades with the introduction of further innovations in their …
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Data key to integrated, inclusive water security framework
A water security advisor of the USAID Safe Water Project in the Philippines has advised water stakeholders in Northern Mindanao that updating key water related data is crucial to the successful formulation of an integrated, inclusive water security framework. USAID Safe Water Advisor Dr. Rachel M. Beja, stressed this key point in her presentation “Provincial …
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Congressmen vow to push Normin Water Summit resolutions
Legislators from the House of Representatives have vowed to push for the approval of the resolutions for Region 10’s water security passed during the recent Northern Mindanao Integrated Water Security Summit held at the Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort in Opol, Misamis Oriental. Among these are the regionalization of the functions of the National Water …
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Holistic approach needed to address increasing water demand in Northern Mindanao
An integrated, holistic and multi-sectoral “all-of-society” approach is urgently needed to address the increasing water demand in Northern Mindanao. “For us here in Cagayan de Oro City, we have recognized the magnitude of our challenges with regards to all four aspects of the water security discussion,” said Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy in his …
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Too few Kagay-anons remember Liberation Day
A small crowd of fifty gathered on May 12, 2023 to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the Liberation of Cagayan de Oro during World War II at the Xavier University Museo de Oro with the opening program for The Road to Victory Exhibit and Lecture Series. Although the organizers invited local officials from the local …
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Kagay-anon Artist draws inspiration from Pusô
A Kagay-anon artist has taken the ubiquitous Pusô famous in the street food culture of Southern Philippines and transformed it into an objet d’art embellished with traditional indigenous designs which has made it worthy of the haute couture catwalks of Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai. Pusô, which Filipinos often translate to foreign guests as hanging rice, is …
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Two Eyewitness accounts of MacArthur in Cagayan
Aside from the accounts of military historians and members of his staff who traveled with him from Corregidor to Cagayan, Misamis on his famous Breakout, here are two extant eyewitness accounts of civilians who had first hand encounters with General Douglas MacArthur during his arrival in Mindanao and layover at Tankulan, Bukidnon from March 13-17, …
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Del Monte to Oz : MacArthur’s Flight to Australia
March 13, 1942 is frequently mentioned in the annals of the Second World War in the Pacific Theatre as the date of the arrival of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, his family and general staff at the Macabalan Wharf in Cagayan de Oro (formerly Cagayan de Misamis, Misamis Oriental) after a harrowing two-day trip from Corregidor aboard …
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Barangay Lumbia gears up for the big-time with La Aldea del Rio access road concrete pouring
A simple concrete pouring ceremony held on Holy Wednesday is just one of the signs that Barangay Lumbia is ready to join the League of Progressive Uptown Barangays. Strategically situated in the center of twelve (12) hinterland barangays, Lumbia is leading the boom in Uptown Cagayan de Oro with no less than 58 approved residential …
NMADI ready to make Isuzu CV Market Leader in Normin, Caraga, Zampen
North-Min Auto Dealership, Inc. (NMADI) is determined to make Isuzu the leading truck brand in Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the Zamboanga Peninsula. “We have always been very strong in the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market segment in Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula,” said Nyle B. Balasabas, NMADI General Manager. “However, for this year we will be …
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