The Vineyard, Amaya View, Indahag Hills, Cagayan de Oro City Pilipinos have traditionally known grapes as a harbinger of the Christmas season, since it is usually in the last quarter of the year when they become a common sight not only in supermarkets, but even on the sidewalk stalls. However, in the last decade or …
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Across the Continents : Healthy and Tasty Mediterranean Gourmet Foods
A week ago I was coming back from a business trip in Barangay Indahag, coming down the road at Upper Macasandig when we decided to drop by the newly opened Mediterranean Gourmet Foods. It’s easy to find, at the ground floor of the EJM Building in Maandig Avenue just next door to the now shuttered Kambingan sa …
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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 …
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 …
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Ikebana International Cagayan de Oro Chapter 163
“Blooms of Legacy, from Seeds of History” As the Ikebana International Cagayan de Oro Chapter 163 marks its golden anniversary this September, one of the things it would be focusing on is passing on their passion to the next generations. “We shall endeavor to teach our children and grandchildren the joys of Ikebana beginning with …
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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 …
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Remembering the pioneer Washoku Restaurants of Cagayan de Oro
Washoku (the traditional cuisine of Japan) was already familiar to Cagayan de Oro’s well-heeled residents during the 1970s where it was served during private home parties. However, the name and exact location of the first Japanese restaurant which was reportedly located in Kalambagohan street going towards Burgos street is lost to oblivion. Thus, the first which …
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Time Stops in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon : The Philippine Eagle Sanctuary of Northern Mindanao
The town of Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon is renowned for the Del Monte plantation, but there’s more to this upland town than its pineapples. Named in honor of Don Manolo Fortich, a resident of Barrio Damilag and the first Governor (1902-1914) of the District of Bukidnon, the town was originally known as Maluko. Manolo Fortich …
C’mon let’s Take a Ride on Route N955
(Gingoog–Claveria–Villanueva Road) Since travel restrictions were lifted, tourists and motorists have been flocking to ogle, gawk, ooh and ahh at the scenic sights and attractions of the Gingoog-Claveria-Villanueva Road in Misamis Oriental. Listed as National Route 955 (N955) in the Philippine Highway Network, the 71 kilometer (44 mile) two-and-four lane secondary highway links the Misamis …
Andre John Cue puts CDO in PH Glam Map
Andre John Cue finished in the top 5 of the 2022 Mister International Philippines held recently at the grand ballroom of Okada Manila in Parañaque City on June 27. Andre was only 18 years old when he joined the pageant and finished it at the age of 19 when he celebrated his birthday last June …