Newest Out of Nowhere Kitchen pops up in  SM CDO Downtown

By Tito Mike An accounting manager and a physician specializing in ophthalmology may sound like the unlikeliest partners to operate a restaurant, but that’s exactly what Denise Gregonia and Maoi Soriano have been doing these past four years. Just last week, the partners opened their newest Out of Nowhere Kitchen branch on the third floor  …

CAMI Candles light the way to a brighter lifestyle

No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. (Luke 8:16 NIV) The global pandemic created havoc and all sorts of disruptions in the lives of people around the …

24 going on 25: Bigby’s reopens 3rd Branch in SM City CDO Uptown

Looks to open more branches in Vis-Min and Luzon By Tito Mike On December 8, 1998, three fresh graduates from the pioneer class of the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) in Manila introduced the first truly intercontinental menu to Cagayan de Oro along Archbishop Hayes street, in an area known as Havelano Square. On September …

World Travel Awards cites Seda Hotels as the Philippines Leading Hotel Group 2023

For the 10th straight year, Seda Hotels has been recognized as the “PHILIPPINES’ LEADING HOTEL GROUP” in the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA)! The WTA Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony 2023for “the Oscars of the travel and tourism industry” was held this year at the GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Stakeholders in …

Mother-Daughter Duo brings best of French Cuisine & Pâtisserie to Cagayan de Oro’s Downtown & Uptown

By Tito Mike Some cities are just plain luckier than others. Take Cagayan de Oro City, for instance. There’s probably no other urban center outside Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao which can boast of a mother and daughter tandem, both graduates of one of the world’s most prestigious culinary schools, whose bistros are …

PHIVIDEC IA sets priorities for 2024 Golden Anniversary

The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) is all set to ring in its first 50 years next year with a slew of projects and accomplishments in compliance with its mandate to  carry out the national government’s policy to encourage, promote and sustain the economic and social growth of the country. In an exclusive interview, Atty. …

PIEMO eyes self sufficiency in power for estate & locators

The Phividec Industrial Authority is actively seeking measures to make its Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental more self-sufficient for its electricity needs, while at the same time providing for more power for the region. Recently, Phividec Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo attended a board meeting …

PHIVIDEC IA, PEZA partner to entice more Phividec locators 

The Phividec Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC IA) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) have partnered to attract more locator industries in the 3,000 hectare Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental (PIEMO). Last week, PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga met with PIA Administrator & CEO Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo to discuss joint measures to …

2GO capitalizes on Cagayan De Oro’s vibrant economic drive

Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, 24 August 2023 – 2GO, the Philippines’ largest end-to-end logistics, transportation, and distribution solutions provider and a part of SM Investments Corporation, is dedicated to optimizing the movement of goods to and from Mindanao. This initiative aims to catalyze business prospects for local enterprises and corporations across the region, boosting its …

Nestlé, Cepalco, Minergy close the sustainability loop with RE

When Nestlé Philippines, Inc. (NPI) launched its roadmap in 2021 to attain net zero greenhouse gases by 2050, it pledged to transform its operations by running all of its factories and offices in the country on renewable electricity. Barely two years later, it has attained that lofty goal in in partnership with Mindanao Energy Systems …