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 …

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 …

Flying School to open March in Laguindingan Airport

LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – A Subic Bay-based flying school and Mindanao’s oldest university have partnered to open a flying school in Northern Mindanao at the Laguindingan Airport in this province. Laminar Aviation, Inc., a professional flight training organization based in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo), a top …

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 …

Oro’s home-grown orchestra strives to stay relevant amidst birthing trials

By Tito Mike CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- After getting advised to disband, the members of what was Cagayan de Oro’s first city orchestra have banded together and decided to continue on their own to spread the gospel of classical and orchestral music. Previously known as the Cagayan de Oro Symphony Orchestra, almost all of its …

Pru Life UK opens benefits of Islamic Insurance to PH Muslim Community

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY , 03 December 2024 – For the first time ever in the Philippines, Pru Life UK became the first company to offer Takaful (Islamic insurance) to the country’s Muslim community. Filling in the long-standing gap for Shari’ah-compliant insurance and support the government’s efforts to promote and develop Islamic finance, this breakthrough …

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 …

Xavier Ateneo hosts 1st PH Regional Conference on Ethical Criticism of Mindanao Literature

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) recently convened the 1st Regional Conference on Ethical Criticism of Mindanao Literature on November 15-16, 2024 at the Little Theater of Xavier Ateneo — the first of its kind in the Philippines. Hosted by the Department of English Language & Literature (DELL) headed  by Dr. …