A Tale of Two Sibling Queens

Seven years is a long time in the country’s highly competitive beauty pageants, but that’s the time it took the two youngest siblings of a family of ten  to attain the unprecedented feat of ascending to the pinnacle of the Miss Cagayan de Oro beauty pageant. In its latest edition held August 27 at a …

Xavier Ateneo’s Dedication Day to the Blessed Mother for the New Masterson Campus and CLI Manresa Township

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan held a Dedication Day to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the XU Masterson Campus and Manresa Township on September 8, 2022. “Today, we recognize that the Campus of the Future is a gift from God to Xavier Ateneo, to us, a gift that needs our collective effort to make it happen, …

Siblings Reign in Ms Cagayan de Oro 2022 Pageant

In an unprecedented twist, siblings of previous pageant queens topped the Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 beauty pageant held August 27 at a local mall.  Arianne “Ara” Galenzoga representing Barangay Consolacion was crowned Ms Cagayan de Oro Universe 2022, 15 years after her eldest sister Dianne Galenzoga-Padilla was crowned 1st Runner Up in the Ms Kagay-an 2007 Beauty Pageant (as this same …

Andre Cue to carry the torch for PH in international pageant

A neophyte male model who entered his first pageant just this June will now represent the Philippines in an international competition slated next year in Laos. In an announcement posted on its social media page dated 25 July 2022,Mister International Philippines formally announced that Andre John Cue is Mister Teen International Philippines 2022-23. Cagayan de Oro has …

Guerrillas who liberated Cagayan during World War II honored

Veterans kin crowd-fund PT-41 scale model for MacArthur Memorial Filipino guerrillas who liberated Cagayan de Oro from the Japanese Imperial Army were honored in a simple ceremony held on its 77th Anniversary at the Activity Center of Ayala Centrio Mall on May 12, 2020. In memory of the valor and sacrifice of our guerrillas and …

Cagayan de Oro marks 80th Anniversary of MacArthur’s Breakout from Corregidor

Sunday, March 13, 2022, is the 80th Anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s arrival in Macabalan Pier following his successful breakout from Corregidor. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier ordered MacArthur to escape to Australia when the fall of the Philippines became imminent. Instead of taking the usual route by submarine, MacArthur instead chose the PT  Boats …

MDNN’s Publisher’s Awards honors outstanding editors, talents and loyal employees

Mindanao Daily News Network’s long-serving editors, talents and loyal employees were honored with special service awards during the 3rd Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards on December 29 at Centrio Event Center, Cagayan de Oro City. MDNN Publisher and CEO Dante M. Sudaria personally awarded the special excellence and service awards to the members of the editorial …

Pueblo de Oro wins two golds at 2021 Real Estate Excellence Awards

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 …

Christmas Message 2021

“Pagkadako sa atong kalipay  sa pagpasalamat sa Ginoo kay karong adlawa natawhan kita sa Dios, ang atong Manunubos.” Kini  ang mensahe sa mga anghel ngadto sa magbalantay sa karnero sa panahon sa pagkatawo sa atong Manunubos. Mianhi Siya aron makig-uban kanato sa atong managkadungan nga  pagbaktas sa dalan. Ang dalan mao gayod ang atong Ginoo …

Cagayan de Oro remains PH’s 7th Most Competitive Highly Urbanized City in 2021

Cagayan de Oro has retained its 7th Place Rank in the Philippines’ Most Competitive Highly Urbanized Cities ranking in 2021. Besides its Top 7 ranking, Cagayan de Oro was also tagged as the 6th Most Improved Highly Urbanized City in the recently concluded virtual awarding rites of the 9th Regional Competitiveness Summit of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness …