Envoy shines spotlight on “Three Treasures” of Filipino-Chinese Community in Oro Medical Mission

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The highest diplomat of the People’s Republic of China has lauded the Filipino-Chinese Community for giving back to society with their “Three Treasures”. “The local Chinese community has long been a pillar of generosity, consistently supporting local charitable causes and giving back to society with great enthusiasm,” said His Excellency Chinese …

CDO Chinese New Year Festival exalts Chinese Cuisine

Cagayan de Oro City- Four of the city’s public and private groups recently got together to reacquaint the growing population of the Philippines emerging 4th Metropolitan area with its heritage of Chinese cuisine. The Oro Trade and Investment Center (Oro TIPC) headed by Department Head John W. Asuncion organized “Wok of Fortune: Culinary Showcase” held …

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 …

Huling Hirit sa Big Bad Wolf Cagayan de Oro Book Sale!

As the final curtain rings down on the Big Bad Wolf Books Sale at SM CDO Downtown this coming Monday, 16 December 2024, visitors can snap up their favorite titles for less than P100 and P300! This on top of a 5+1 offer on from Dec 9-12 and on th Final Day of the Sale …

Xavier Ateneo seeks Stronger Connections, Newer Grounds in coming Centennial

As Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) journeys closer to its 100th Anniversary, a sub-theme will be launched every year of the preceding decade during the celebration of the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola in July, to direct the mood and emphasis of each celebration. The sub-theme Onward to Stronger Connections and Newer Grounds …

ONE XAVIER: Centennial Logo celebrates storied past, upbeat future

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-To celebrate the decades long celebration marking the 100thyear of Xavier  University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo), it has unveiled a Centennial Logo representing 100 years of excellence, service, and faith, in the tradition of the Society of Jesus in a launching program held November 23rd at the XU Little Theatre. “The logo …

Dodong’s soap opera

A Civilian’s Life in Misamis Oriental during World War II FILOMENO “Dodong” Avanceña Bautista Jr. was 14 and a second-year high school student when the war broke out between Japan and the United States on Dec. 8, 1941. At Misamis Oriental High School that Monday morning, as he stood waiting for the flag ceremony to …

The Secret Service

Spies of the Kagay-anon Guerrillas in World War II Aside from being Kagay-anon residents during World War II, the following names had another thing in common: they were Cagayan de Oro’s civilian operatives serving the Guerrilla Army as spies. I call them The Silent Warriors. They lived within Japanese-held Cagayan de Oro and lived with …

A look back sixteen years ago : Origins and Rise of the Home-Grown Kagay-anon Culinary Brands

Already fast gaining a reputation as the Adventure Sports Capital of the Philippines, Cagayan de Oro looks to embellish that well-earned sobriquet as a culinary destination that can stand on its own merits and reputation. After an exhilarating day of white water rafting, zip lining and trail riding on horseback, famished adventurers have found to …

RELIVING MINDANAO’s LIBERATION 1945

US Vet’s kin makes nostalgic trip tracing the Liberation of Eastern Mindanao in 1945 Harry Balser and his wife Mary recently undertook a nostalgia trip to retrace the journey taken by his Uncle Macy’s unit during the liberation of Eastern Mindanao eight decades ago. Balser’s Uncle Macy Carneal served as an infantry man with the …