Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
The global pandemic lockdown last year virtually shut down business enterprises worldwide, and Cagayan de Oro’s white water rafting industry was no exception. Already attracting over 20,000 a year from all over the Philippines and the world, the self-styled Whitewater Rafting Capital in the Philippines, claims to be the only location in the country where …
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Even before the global pandemic became full-blow, many journalists all over the country were already finding themselves out of work as social media displaced many community newspapers, and no less than 11,000 workers found themselves jobless with the closure of ABS-CBN. However, being journalists and by nature resourceful, it did not take long for some …
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There’s more to the Mahangub Highlands Integrated Farm than meets the eye, far more than your usual tourist destination. Owned by Elmer Velasco Sayre and his family, and now styled as the Sayre Highlands Resort, you can find it in Sitio Mahayag, Barangay Digkilaan in Manticao, Misamis Oriental. As a B.S. Agriculture graduate of the …
The coronavirus pandemic has literally shaken the foundations of human civilization, and the retail sector has been one of the hardest that has been hit, but retail players have flexed their creativity to turn threats imposed by the new normal into opportunities to further strengthen their resiliency. In Mindanao, The Primer Group of Companies has …
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The People Management Association of the Philippines Cagayan de Oro Chapter has a new president following a year in which they were adjudged the PMAP’s 12th Chapter of the Year in 2020. In a virtual ceremony during the chapter’s 14th General Membership Meeting and 44th Induction Ceremony held via Zoom on Feb. 10, 2021 Outgoing …
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Manila, Philippines, XX February 2021 — COVID-19 is not just a health crisis. While wreaking havoc around the world and causing so many losses, the pandemic also raises many other crucial issues, foremost of which is leadership. Governments, businesses and organizations continue to struggle, all caught off guard by the pandemic and had to think …
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04 February 2021 – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest business organization in the country, expressed its support to the move by the government to ensure the stable supply of meat and meat products in the market amidst shortage in the country’s local production. In a statement, the PCCI said it …
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Prospects for the bamboo industry shined bright during the recent Mindanao Bamboo Summit held 19 January 2021 at the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Conference Hall on 19 January 2021 in Cagayan de Oro City where key stakeholders and representatives of various agencies met in-person. A virtual conference followed later in the afternoon for …
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As the country puts in place a travel ban to prevent the entry of the new COVID-19 strain, power transmission operator NGCP raises concerns on further delays on the completion of critical projects meant for the improvement of the power grid. The submarine cable laying activity for the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project, for example, faces new …
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, NGCP continued on with its annual gift-giving tradition to its partner communities through its Christmasaya project, alongside relief operations for areas affected by the recent typhoons. Instead of the usual Christmas party with games, prizes, and entertainment, NGCP turned over Christmas packages to barangays from NGCP’s host communities, which were then …
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