Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Natural pearls have been prized for their beauty and rarity for over four millennia. Oriental Pearls (also called Bahraini or Genuine Pearls), are the world’s most precious gem and continue to break world record prices in both the Middle-east and in the west. Natural gulf pearls are among the finest in the world and are …
Continue reading “A Kingdom for a Pearl: The Tale of the Lost Nautilus Pearl of Sulu”
Well-written for children said the pediatrician, and a heartwarming story about patience, love, and charity according to the teacher. “I like how Oozy did tricks [for] the children,” said a child. A children’s book written by a Kagay-anon doctor in Delaware, USA, and her sister in Cagayan de Oro, has earned praise from an American …
Mindanao Daily News Network’s long-serving editors, talents and loyal employees were honored with special service awards during the 3rd Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards on December 29 at Centrio Event Center, Cagayan de Oro City. MDNN Publisher and CEO Dante M. Sudaria personally awarded the special excellence and service awards to the members of the editorial …
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After a long wait, the premier showcase of Northern Mindanao’s artists and designers was formally opened on December 8, 2021, the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Three years ago we envisioned to have a “preview” store in Cagayan de Oro, where designers, artists, and manufacturers could showcase their crafts to viewers …
Continue reading “Lunâ : Artisanal Lifestyle Store by Oro Creative opens at Centrio Mall”
Indeed it has been a long and winding road for cousins Rosemarie Balan Uzon (Buding to family and friends) and Cinderella “Cindy” Waban Uy to get to where they are right now. Buding is the youngest of three children of the late Jessie and Tata Balan. Kizzay is her elder sister and JJ is the …
Continue reading “Letters from New York: Kagay-anon Duo makes it happen in Long Island, New York”
Everyone’s favorite Babu is back! The first Moro-themed and inspired restaurant in Cagayan de Oro opened in April, 2019 at the ground floor of Saavedra Building (Vines Pension House), Yacapin corner Aguinaldo Streets, Barangay 32, Cagayan de Oro City, just across Wilshire Inn and 110 meters from Masjid Oro Jama-ah along Aguinaldo Street. Babu Kwan …
Cagayan de Oro’s signature restaurant of Mindanao Heritage Dishes is five years old, and looking forward to more decades of furthering its cause to bring the Culinary Patrimony of the island to the rest of the Philippines and the world. During a simple program and lighting ceremony of the restaurant’s Christmas tree commemorating the event, …
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon – Travelers along the Sayre Highway going from Malaybalay to Valencia and vice versa have long been curious about this mysterious house at Barangay Cabangahan near Bancud, with its man and animal sculptures and baroque architecture. According to Levi Ann Pacana Babas, contrary to popular belief, the house was actually built in …
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Sometimes serendipity can lead you to paths you never dreamed you would be passing through, but the future often holds surprises which more often than not, exceed your expectations.
