Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- As it celebrates its 40th Anniversary today, leaders of the Oro Chamber (Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc.) reflect on what has made it the Voice of Business in Northern Mindanao. “Your outstanding contributions are truly instrumental in bringing economic progress and transforming the business landscape of …
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Industry Players Driving Climate Action to Manage Climate Risk and Strengthen Resilience Climate goals are ambitious, and with limited time and resources, the urgency to act has never been more urgent for the Philippines. Inaction risks lives, livelihoods, and long-term economic stability. Bold measures such as reducing emissions by decarbonizing operations and value chains are …
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Power transmission service provider NGCP announced a slight reduction in overall transmission rates of the end consumers this October following a reduction in ancillary service and transmission wheeling rates. Overall average transmission rates for the September 2025 billing period dropped by 1.23% to PhP1.3998/kWh, from August’s PhP1.4171/kWh. The decrease was driven by reductions in both …
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Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu. As of 9:38 AM of 03 October (Friday), NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan–Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable linking Cebu and Leyte. The company deployed over 60 personnel to work …
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Mets Cold Storage Services, Inc (Mets), formerly known as Mets Logistics, Inc, has tapped First Gen Corporation (First Gen), the country’s leading renewable energy (RE) company, to power its cold storage facility in Cagayan de Oro City with geothermal power, in line with the company’s thrust towards more sustainable operations. The supply agreement, signed on …
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Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) has been ranked 18th among global airlines with the lowest emissions in the Cirium Flight Emissions Review — the only Philippine carrier to make the list. Cirium reported that CEB emitted 62.4 grams of CO₂ per Available Seat Kilometer (ASK) in 2024, among the lowest in the global aviation industry.Unlike conventional …
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Cagayan de Oro City’s luxury boutique hotel and the Philippines leading food service company have been undertaking the enviable goal to level up Northern Mindanao’s culinary experience. For the last decade, Limketkai Luxe Hotel and Unilever Food Solutions Philippines (UFS Philippines) have been conducting product demonstrations and trainings to make life easier in the kitchen for …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) recently hosted a back-to-back event which further strengthened its eminent track record of fostering economic growth, industry innovation, and international collaboration. Held August 18 at the Pioneer House function room, the twin events dubbed NorthMin: Elevating Regional Businesses to Global Heights & …
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The Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval of NGCP’s Maximum Allowable Revenue (MAR) and Under-Recoveries (UR) from 2016 to 2022, along with the decrease on the energy consumption from June to July 2025 Billing Period, resulted in an increase in NGCP’s Transmission Rates in the July 2025 Billing Period which will be translated by the Distribution …
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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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