TESDA, PDO eye expanded partnership to boost emerging metro

Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – The burgeoning Northern Mindanao region may soon get a timely boost as it metamorphoses into the Philippines fourth metropolitan area. Barely five months after signing an agreement to join forces in building up a globally competitive workforce in the Metro Cagayan de Misamis growth area, the Technical Education and Skills …

For its Golden Anniversary, PHIVIDEC IA Open House celebrates people who made a dream a reality

“You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it requires people to make that dream a reality.” – Walt Disney Atty. Joseph Donato J. Bernedo, PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC-IA) Administrator & CEO used this quote to emphasize what the focus of the estate’s open house on March 26-28, …

Mindanao features in World War II International Conference

INTRAMUROS, MANILA – Mindanao was well represented in the recently concluded international conference commemorating the 80th Battle of Manila held at this historic walled city. Four resource persons from Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan), Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) and the City College of El Salvador (CCE) presented three of the 36 presentations …

Tiger City in the Year of the Wood Snake

with Feng Shui Expert Richard Yu What exciting prospects lie ahead for Cagayan de Oro in the transformative Year of the Wood Snake? “This vibrant city, characterized by its dynamic Tiger spirit, is poised at the cusp of remarkable growth and development. Now is the perfect moment to leverage the vast potential we have cultivated …

CDO Filipino-Chinese Community holds Free Medical/Dental Mission

10th Cagayan de Oro Chinese New Year Festival CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- For the first time ever, the Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Community will be conducting a free Medical and Dental Mission on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the festival starting 8:00AM at the Limketkai Mall Atrium in Barangay …

All Systems Go for 3rd Mayor’s Cup Spring Festival Dragon Boat Race

Eleven teams from all over the Philippines have so far confirmed their participation in the 3rd Mayor’s Cup Spring Festival Dragon Boat Race scheduled on February 1-2, 2025 at the Cagayan River. This event is part of the ongoing BUGSAY MINDANAO 7: PADDLE FOR PEACE series organized by the Dragon Boat Kagay-an Race headed by Pinky …

Cagayan de Oro hosts Inception Meeting & Writing Colloquium on History of 13 Muslim-Majority Ethnolinguistic Groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will launch one of its largest research initiatives through the undertaking of the Inception & Meeting & Research – Writing Colloquium on the History of the 13 Ethnolinguistic Groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan at the New Dawn Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City …

2024 The Year in Science and Technology in Northern Mindanao

DOST-10 has made remarkable strides in 2024 by transforming communities, keeping the innovation ecosystem vibrant,  and promoting environmental sustainability across Northern Mindanao. Through targeted projects and collaborative efforts, the agency empowered communities, supported MSMEs, and advanced sustainable development practices. Transforming Communities into Smart and Sustainable In 2024, DOST-10 significantly advanced its Smart and Sustainable Communities …

Pueblo de Oro, TESDA 10 partner to upskill workers for Metro Cagayan de Misamis

CAGAYAN DE ORO – The region’s leading real estate developer has linked with the government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical education and skills development in the Philippines, to build up a globally competitive workforce in the Metro Cagayan de Misamis growth area, now the Philippines fourth metropolitan area after Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and …

World Trade Center coming to Uptown Cagayan de Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Barely three months after the City Council approved its biggest project in the city’s uptown area, a pioneer investor surprised the growing metropolis with another project which promises to be a disruptive game changer, not only for the city, but for the entire Mindanao and Philippines as well. In a simple …