Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
An iconic Visayan hit song’s festival remix is gaining an even wider audience in the digital music service Spotify. The song Ipanumpa Ko by Oh! Caraga previously featured on the band’s live radio performance at Wish 107.5 after making it as one of the finalists in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in the World Category …
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Between a galvanized iron fence along Pabayo Street in Cagayan de Oro City is a small opening that opens to what was once a bustling block of makeshift houses but is now only a bare square of raw earth. The name first came to my attention when I was doing a feature on Carlo Dorin, …
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One small step for COMCI, a great leap forward for Metro Cagayan de Oro One of Cagayan de Oro City’s most venerable medical institutions has just taken the first small step aimed at making the capital city of Northern Mindanao the leading center for kidney dialysis services in the region. Cagayan de Oro Medical Center, …
Embracing the Pueblo de Oro Golf Clubhouse challenge Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club kicks off its first quarter of a century this year with two regional golf tournaments and a new concessionaire for its venerable clubhouse. “The Mason’s 2nd Grand Master’s Open will grace its 18-hole, par-72, championship golf course designed by Robert …
The late former mayor of Cagayan de Oro Reuben R. Canoy and his lifetime partner in journalism and the arts Lorenzo M. Dela Serna have been honored as the Founding Fathers of Cagayan de Oro films. The two were accorded the Golden Giant Fish Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema during the awarding rites for the 3rd Cine de Oro Film Festival …
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There’s a growing wave of excitement sweeping across Uptown Cagayan de Oro as people and businesses move up to the booming district in search of greener pastures. This has been partly fueled by the vastly improved roads and bridges infrastructure to upland barangays like Bayanga and Dansolihon, arterial roads to Bukidnon, Davao and Cotabato which …
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Cagayan de Oro’s oldest and most respected organization of social media practitioners elected their new set of officers for 2023 during their annual general membership meeting and Christmas Party held at The Cistern, Xavier Sports & Country Club, Uptown Cagayan de Oro City. Elected president was Maria Irene Aserios of Mindanaoan.com-Mindanaoan Meets the World. Ms. …
Straddling the Virtuous between Millennials and Gen Z There’s a new place in SM City CDO Uptown’s North Wing which promises to deliver a unique entertainment experience straddling two generations. “Virtue Luxury Lounge primary target market are persons aged 28-42 years,” said Kenji Galam in an exclusive interview with CDO Bloggers Mindanaoan Meets the World …
In keeping with its tradition and mission as the Home of Mindanao’s Heritage Dishes, Cucina Higala will launch a new addition to its menu on November 28, 2022 as it celebrates its 6th Anniversary. Believed to have been originally brought by 13th Century Arab spice traders to the islands of Sulu as the traditional curry …
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SM Supermalls first mall in Cagayan de Oro City has rebranded with a new moniker to mark its 20th anniversary milestone. Now officially known as SM City CDO Uptown to differentiate it from its downtown sibling, the rebranding was also part of its 20th commemoration to mark its redevelopment. “We started our 20th year commemoration last June 30, 2022 …
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