Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
The Indian Embassy in the Philippines is looking forward to increasing engagements with regional business bodies in the Philippines as both countries seek partnerships to recover from the global pandemic and ensure a better future for their citizens. “We do recognize the Philippines is a very large country, and a lot of business activities in …
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Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO), the property development arm of the ICCP Group, recently bagged two gold awards in the Property and Real Estate Excellence Awards organized and presented by FIABCI (Federation Internationale des Administrateurs de Bien-Conselis Immobiliers) on December 9, 2021. Eduardo del Rosario, Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban …
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On this feast of the Holy Innocents, we decry the opening of a casino in Taboc, Opol, Misamis Oriental. On June 15, 1993, the archdiocese, headed by the late Archbishop Jesus B. Tuquib, D.D, rallied successfully against the proposal of putting up a casino in the city of Cagayan de Oro. Together with the City …
The Wedding Suppliers Association of the Philippines Northern Mindanao Chapter has set their program plans and projects for 2022 during a Christmas Fellowship at Amaya View, Indahag Hills, Cagayan de Oro City last December 24, 2021. The event was graced by no less than WSAP Founder Thel Jesus “TJ” Yuson who personally planed in from Manila to …
In January 2022, three-time Oro Chamber President Ruben A. Vegafria formally turns over the gavel of leadership to incoming president Raymundo G. Talimio, Jr. during the Oro Chamber’s 4th Quarter General Membership Meeting, Awards Night and Fellowship. Among the highlights of the occasion is Vegafria’s presentation of the President’s 2021 Annual Report, and he shared with …
When people in most cities in Mindanao woke up in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette on Friday, 17 December 2021, they found they had neither mobile nor internet services in their gadgets and computers. This posed a major problem not only for LGUs and disaster response agencies unable to contact their personnel in the field, …
After a long wait, the premier showcase of Northern Mindanao’s artists and designers was formally opened on December 8, 2021, the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Three years ago we envisioned to have a “preview” store in Cagayan de Oro, where designers, artists, and manufacturers could showcase their crafts to viewers …
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Indeed it has been a long and winding road for cousins Rosemarie Balan Uzon (Buding to family and friends) and Cinderella “Cindy” Waban Uy to get to where they are right now. Buding is the youngest of three children of the late Jessie and Tata Balan. Kizzay is her elder sister and JJ is the …
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Everyone’s favorite Babu is back! The first Moro-themed and inspired restaurant in Cagayan de Oro opened in April, 2019 at the ground floor of Saavedra Building (Vines Pension House), Yacapin corner Aguinaldo Streets, Barangay 32, Cagayan de Oro City, just across Wilshire Inn and 110 meters from Masjid Oro Jama-ah along Aguinaldo Street. Babu Kwan …
Cagayan de Oro’s signature restaurant of Mindanao Heritage Dishes is five years old, and looking forward to more decades of furthering its cause to bring the Culinary Patrimony of the island to the rest of the Philippines and the world. During a simple program and lighting ceremony of the restaurant’s Christmas tree commemorating the event, …
