Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro City – Mindanao’s first ever university has opened its Diwang Mindanao Book Fair 2026, featuring four days of events and a two-week book exhibit featuring literary and other creative works from around the island with the theme “Sulat sa Lupa: Stories, Scholarship and Solidarity.” The fair opened with a short program and …
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The Legacy of Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort ILIGAN CITY- A recent two-day exhibit held at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of History (MSU-IIT) threw open the curtain to hitherto unseen images of Mindanao and its people from over a century ago. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗢. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 featured rare archival and ethnographic materials such as vintage weapons, brassware, documents, …
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The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP), together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing hard to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union in place by 2028 latest to ensure a smooth transition to the more comprehensive and permanent FTA to replace the current Sustainable Development and Good …
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TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL – The expansion of the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) located in this town inside the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate couldn’t have come at a better time. During the estate’s 50th Anniversary in 2024, PHIVIDEC IA Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo disclosed the facility already exceeded its original design …
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Bigger, Bolder, Beyond Business TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL – The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority opened its Open Hour Year 3 on March 25 with bold optimism despite the current disruption of the global economy arising from the conflict in the Middle East. “This year, we embrace a bold and exciting theme—Bigger, Bolder, Beyond Business,” said PHIVIDEC IA …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines is looking forward to the country’s smooth transition from the current GSP+ to a more comprehensive Free Trade Agreement once the country attains Upper Middle Income Status this year or the next. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the ECCP Mixer …
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No need to panic for the scheduled four day water service interruption starting next Tuesday. It’s the best compromise to cushion the impact of the sixteen day rehabilitation period needed to restore the production of the Cagayan de Oro City Water District’s (COWD) bulk water supplier after twenty years of continued operations. What COWD and …
By Mike Baños (as related by Salika Samad-Maguindanao CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In the wake of the infamous Marawi Siege of 2017 which displaced thousands from this Islamic City of Mindanao, real-life couple Salika and Jardin Maguindanao gathered together their fellow Meranaws under the banner of Maranao Collectibles. At an evacuation center in Iligan …
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By Feng Shui Expert Richard Yu Cagayan de Oro—the City of Golden Friendship—stands at the edge of a powerful new chapter. As 2026 dawns under the blazing banner of the Year of the Yang Fire Horse, the city feels the stirrings of momentum, courage, and long-awaited breakthroughs. This is not a quiet year. It is …
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After starting as a social enterprise, Cagayan de Oro’s upscale furniture maker now has a proper showroom to showcase its beautifully crafted products. Twin Head Furniture & Home Décor opened its biggest showroom to date on February 12th at the Ground Level, CV Roa Wing of the Ayala Centrio Mall (beside BPI). It was a significant …
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