Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Limketkai Luxe Hotel kicked off its Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 16, stressing sustainability in its Christmas decors by repurposing its old decorations from previous years, in an inspiring validation that elegance and environmental responsibility are not mutually exclusive. “Previously we imported 11 Christmas trees in honor of the nine Limketkai siblings and their …
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Cagayan de Oro City – The Mindanao Development Authority pressed its urgent call for energy stakeholders to proactively accelerate the targeted energy mix of 50/50 fossil/renewable energy mix in Mindanao by 2030. In his keynote speech read by Director Olie B. Dagala during the opening of the Mindanao Clean Energy Forum 2024 held 12 September …
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In the future, July 23, 2024, could be remembered as just another stepping stone in the quest of a visionary Filipino who seeks to bring cheaper, safe and sustainable drinking water to every Filipino home. Barely 13 years after they started, his company JE Hydro and Bio-Energy Corporation, commissioned and turned over its 20th Design …
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Cagayan de Oro recently ranked in the upper half of an index ranking 1,000 Global Cities conducted by an economic advisory firm based in Oxford, England. The Index was compiled using five broad categories —Economics (including GDP size, growth and economic diversity); Human Capital (including educational attainment, corporate headquarters and population growth); Quality of Life (including life expectancy, …
Northern Mindanao has the most number of “Region-Specific” projects under the Philippine Medium Term Development Plan for 2024-2028. According to data from the Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee of the Northern Mindanao Regional Development Council (RDC-X InfraCom) , Northern Mindanao has 15 of the 133 Region-Specific projects listed for an 11.3% share of the total, or …
Nestlé Philippines continues to embody its role as Kasambuhay for Good of Filipino families as it forges a significant partnership with the City Government of Cagayan de Oro. The partnership was formally launched on March 6, 2024 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the Cagayan de Oro City Hall, and is …
Cagayan de Oro City needs to move forward and apply basic solutions to address its current water supply problems instead of bickering to find a scapegoat for the ongoing brouhaha over the quality of its current water services to its consumers. In a radio interview over Strong Radio with anchor Patrick Tablon in the program …
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Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO) unveiled its much awaited La Aldea del Rio model house marking another milestone in affordable housing for the middle-income demographic. The unveiling ceremony were held on February 17, 2024 headed by PDO Vice President and General Manager Chrysler B. Acebu. Guests and interested buyers got a firsthand chance to …
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By Mike Baños Kagay-anon Architect Edwin D. Uy is one of the Philippines innovative architects whose project – House No. 26 is featured in a compilation of 18 diverse and purposeful dwellings from around the Philippines in BluPrint Magazine’s latest coffee table book The Architecture of Silence. Capturing the essence of silence and serenity within …
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The Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) is actively seeking an acceptable compromise with its majority partner regarding the price of bulk water it sources from their joint venture company.\ During a media press conference held 16 January 2024 at the COWD Board Room, Engr. Antonio Young, COWD General Manager, said the dispute arose when …
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