Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
In a bold initiative to foster local filmmaking and kindle a newfound appreciation for diverse cinematic narratives, Cagayan de Oro City is set to host the fourth edition of Cine de Oro Film Festival from December 15 to 17 at Karumata and Limektkai Mall. Initiated by a passionate group of filmmakers from Cagayan de Oro, the Cine …
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Pilgrim Christian College (PCC) honoredย ๐๐ก๐ย ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ย ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌย (๐๐๐)ย ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌย ๐๐๐๐ย on the occasion of the school’s 75th Diamond Foundation Anniversary. The Awarding Ceremony was held Friday, November 24, 2023 at the PCC Auditorium. The Outstanding Pilgrimians (TOP) 2023 are the following: Dr. Fausto S. Abella (Collโ09/PEโ23) for Business Education; Rev. Cleto P. Bacarro, Jr. (HSโ84) for Religious Vocation; Eiko Hazel Acuรฑa-Belsky (HSโ73) for Global Filipino Professional; Hon. Vergito …
Here, at long last, is a primer for the younger generation of Kagay-anons, as well as those of us, getting up in years, who could be a tad wiser after going through this book, about who those pioneers who made our city were. Gwendolyn Ramos Garcia relates how she came up with the idea for โThe Amazing …
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The Cagayan de Oro City Council honored two music professors of the Liceo de Cagayan Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance on November 22, 2023 with commendation for their outstanding achievements in classical music which placed Cagayan de Oro in the World Music Map. Resolution No. 14729-2023 in the 20thย City Council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of Cagayan …
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The first Kagay-anon full-length film written, produced, and directed by Kagay-anons in decades has garnered multiple awards in a prestigious film festival in the USA. In an online post dated November 15, 2023, San Francisco, The Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE) which concluded its 30th year last Sunday, November 12, announced its tiered citations – Gold, …
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An anthology of poems by Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Department of English Language and Literature Faculty Member Dr. Arlene J. Yandug has been nominated as a finalist in two prestigious national book awards. “Coming Home to the Island: poems”ย has been selected as one of five finalists in both theย Best Book of Poetry in Englishย category by theย 41st National Book …
Theย Gospel of the Beastย of award-winning directorย Sheron Dayocย from Zamboanga City, Philippines, is competing at this yearโsย 36th Tokyo International Film Festivalย (TIFF) from October 23-November 1, 2023. The Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to FIAPF statistics, it is one of Asia’s competitive film festivals, …
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A professional lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines-Diliman has adopted an interesting tack in historiography through the art of two Japanese soldiers stationed in the Philippines during World War II. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ Ian ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐โs lectureย The Afterlives of Art: Problematizing the Anti-War Message proposes the creation of a space …
Two of the celebrity professors of Liceo Conservatory of Music, Theatre & Dance will feature in a double bill of the Lyric Opera of the Philippines and Hong Kong Opera Tutti next month. Professors Horst-Hans Bรคcker and Cipriano M. de Guzman Jr. are joining the cast and crew of the double-billed opera โCavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacciโ …
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The Cagayan de Oro Symphony Orchestra is professionalizing its management with the organization of an association tasked with overseeing its human and financial resources, scheduling and production; negotiating and fulfilling contracts with musicians, venues, and vendors; and managing the details of the orchestra’s recording, electronic media, and outreach projects. During the first general assembly of …
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