Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
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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Requiem for a Kagay-anon Lawyer, Public Servant and Statesman CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – It’s fascinating how something as catastrophic as the global pandemic can lead to a tribute to a Pioneer Kagay-anon Lawyer, Public Servant, and Statesman who most present-day Kagay-anons know so little about. Which is quite a pity, given how Don Manuel …
Korean Media Promote CDO and Misor after Successful Fam Trip CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Pueblo Golf and Country Club is optimistic the recent familiarization tour of Korean media to Northern Mindanao (Region 10) would encourage more South Korean tourists, particularly golfers, to include Cagayan de Oro and the region in their travel itineraries. The …
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UPTOWN CAGAYAN DE ORO-Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO) is accelerating the rollout of solar energy installations as part of its broader Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs. These initiatives underscore the company’s commitment to sustainability, excellence and responsible development within a modern social context. “The principle is called New Urbanism, where residents are given …
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Increased access, expanded benefits, policy enhancements & compassionate care await registered members. CAGAYAN DE ORO- A New Era of Care and Excellence await Philhealth members at the Local Health Insurance Office-Cagayan de Oro (LHIO-CDO) which was officially inaugurated on July 14 at its new location at the South Concourse of Limketkai Mall. This was the …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The private partner of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) now undertaking the expansion of the Laguindingan International Airport (LIA) recently shared their vision for the facility’s role in the emerging Metropolitan Cagayan de Misamis area. Cosette V. Canilao, President & CEO of Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc.(AIC), revealed what the company envisions for the …
Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) and the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (Orochamber) formalized a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on June 27, 2025. The MOU was signed by AFI Chief Operating Officer Mardie Mapa-Suplido, and Orochamber President Almarco C. Brito during the Orochamber’s 2nd General Membership …
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The pioneers of old Cagayan de Misamis have always been a mixed lot – Higaonons, Visayans, Tagalogs, Moros, Spaniards, Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Indians, and mestizos of various degrees and calibrations. All have contributed their lives, talents, and treasures for a brighter future of their communal heritage. The new visionaries are just now capitalizing on what …
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In the center of Wadhu’s Quality Store stands a 1931 NCR cash register, bought by the store’s founder by mail order from Sears & Roebuck in the United States 89 years ago. During world war two, the owner wrapped it in grease and buried it in his backyard. After the war, he dug it up …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Even before he was cutting his teeth as a lawyer and teacher, Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr., without question one of this City of Golden Friendship’s Golden Boys, started out as a cub reporter for the Mindanao Star, then the No. 1 weekly newspaper in the city. The late Manuel Quisumbing, Sr., …
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