Oro SP approves Southridge Business Park Phase 1

The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cagayan de Oro approved the Development Permit for the Southridge Business Park Phase 1 in Barangay Lumbia during its 42nd Regular Session on June 29, 2026. Majority Floor Leader Councilor Edgar Salcedo Cabanlas cited the project as another concrete example of Cagayan de Oro’s unstoppable business growth, thus proving itself as the catalyst of Northern Mindanao’s rise as an economic …

COWD Explains Rationale for Proposed Water Rates Adjustment

The Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) would like to explain why a water rate adjustment has become necessary. COWD’s water rates have remained unchanged since 2014. For more than a decade, despite rising operating costs, COWD has continued to provide water service without increasing rates. Today, revenues are sufficient only for daily operations, maintenance, and …

Pueblo de Oro expands nationwide sales training  amid evolving buyer behavior

Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO) is strengthening its sales capabilities through a nationwide training program designed to support continued growth by further leveraging on digital marketing adapting to shifting buyer behavior. Conducted through regular monthly sessions, the PDO National Sales Training series brings together in-house sellers and broker partners, covering buyer profiling, digital marketing, …

1225 Heritage House : A Family Legacy Worth Sharing

When her husband Jess passed away in 2022, Consuelo “Nena” Paras continued living for another two years in their 44 year-old house at Capistrano Complex in Gusa, Cagayan de Oro. Her children were concerned for her living alone far from them, but she did not have the heart to leave their home of so many …

LGU lauds Pueblo’s launch of Upscale Southridge

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The City Government of this fast rising metropolitan area recently extolled the latest undertaking of its leading real estate developer in Uptown Cagayan de Oro   “Tonight’s Première Soirée is more than a celebration of a new development – it is a testament to vision, excellence, and a shared commitment to building communities …

Pueblo de Oro’s Southridge coming to  Uptown CDO

The next premier address in Cagayan de Oro has arrived. Southridge by Pueblo de Oro rises as Uptown CDO’s most anticipated high-end community—strategically located along the Pueblo de Oro-Laguindingan Diversion Road and designed for growth, prestige, and enduring value. It offers seamless access to key destinations, just minutes from Masterson Avenue, Pueblo Business Park, major …

Normin Designer brings brand to the global runway with FASHIONPhilippines New York 2026

CAGAYAN DE ORO  CITY- An Iliganon designer who now calls Cagayan de Oro home is bringing his brand to the Big Apple this coming September in a bid to bring Mindanaoan design to the global stage Christopher L. Gomez, Creative Director of Chris Gomez Design Studio, is one of Northern Mindanao’s senior designers who’s a …

ECCP working to have the Philippines included in Enterprise Europe Network

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 …

MCT Expansion in full swing as port attains 300,000 TEUs milestone in 2025

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 …

PHIVIDEC IA: Moving Forward with a Purpose

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 …