Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Commentary by Mike Baños When Fr Antonio Moreno SJ firs requested me to do a review of his book “Imperfect Leadership (A Jesuit Reflects on His Journey), I reluctantly said yes, though I warned him I greatly feared the fires of hell should I come up short of his expectations. After all, who was I …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- As it celebrates its 40th Anniversary today, leaders of the Oro Chamber (Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc.) reflect on what has made it the Voice of Business in Northern Mindanao. “Your outstanding contributions are truly instrumental in bringing economic progress and transforming the business landscape of …
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Fuel their future with proper nutrition As the Philippines ushers in National Children’s Month this November, renewed calls have been renewed to focus on bridging the alarming nutritional gap in Filipino children. The 2023 report of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) revealed that 21.3% of Filipino children aged 5-10 years old are underweight, …
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Power transmission service provider NGCP announced a slight reduction in overall transmission rates of the end consumers this October following a reduction in ancillary service and transmission wheeling rates. Overall average transmission rates for the September 2025 billing period dropped by 1.23% to PhP1.3998/kWh, from August’s PhP1.4171/kWh. The decrease was driven by reductions in both …
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Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu. As of 9:38 AM of 03 October (Friday), NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan–Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable linking Cebu and Leyte. The company deployed over 60 personnel to work …
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When Meranaw Irregulars annihilated an IJA company in Lanao del Sur TAMPARAN, LANAO DEL SUR- In September 12, 1942, a company of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) from Dansalan (now Marawi City) in pursuit of the Meranao guerrilla Datu Busran Kalaw disembarked at the Tamparan wharf at dawn, during the first day of the Holy …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) recently hosted a back-to-back event which further strengthened its eminent track record of fostering economic growth, industry innovation, and international collaboration. Held August 18 at the Pioneer House function room, the twin events dubbed NorthMin: Elevating Regional Businesses to Global Heights & …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Community in partnership with the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Incorporated invites the general public to view a Photo Exhibition on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II. The event will be held at the West Event Center of Limketkai Mall from August 26 to …
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One of Cagayan de Oro’s legends which persists to this day tells of the Big Fish that inhabits the Cagayan River. Even as early as the Spanish colonial period, tales of the denizen of the deep abounded, such as one which relates how the priests from St Augustine Church once took care of it before …
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MANILA, Philippines 12th August 2025 – PLDT Inc. (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) reported a 3% rise (₱2.9 billion) in Gross Service Revenues to ₱106.3 billion, while Consolidated Service Revenues (net of interconnect costs) held steady at ₱97.1 billion in the first six months of 2025. Data and broadband, which grew by ₱1.3 billion to …
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