Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Barely three months after the City Council approved its biggest project in the city’s uptown area, a pioneer investor surprised the growing metropolis with another project which promises to be a disruptive game changer, not only for the city, but for the entire Mindanao and Philippines as well. In a simple …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippines longest running ang biggest culinary show and festival outside Metro Manila has undoubtedly contributed to the impressive gains made by Filipino cuisine in the global gastronomic world. During the launching of the 28th edition of Kumbira! Culinary Show and Competitions at a local mall, Norbert Gandler, chairman of …
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Already fast gaining a reputation as the Adventure Sports Capital of the Philippines, Cagayan de Oro looks to embellish that well-earned sobriquet as a culinary destination that can stand on its own merits and reputation. After an exhilarating day of white water rafting, zip lining and trail riding on horseback, famished adventurers have found to …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-Air travelers to and from Northern Mindanao can look forward to a upgraded terminal experience with the expansion of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental set to officially start on April, 2025. Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista made the disclosure during the ceremonial presentation of the Notice of Award to Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) …
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US Vet’s kin makes nostalgic trip tracing the Liberation of Eastern Mindanao in 1945 Harry Balser and his wife Mary recently undertook a nostalgia trip to retrace the journey taken by his Uncle Macy’s unit during the liberation of Eastern Mindanao eight decades ago. Balser’s Uncle Macy Carneal served as an infantry man with the …
At the corner of Don Apolinar Velez and Archbishop Santiago Hayes streets stands an unimposing two story brick building which has withstood ravages of time, the Philippine Revolution, the Philippine-American War, and World War II. It’s perhaps unfortunate how today, despite the quantum gains made by modern communications, few of Cagayan de Oro City’s growing …
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If you’ve always wanted to travel Asia but find the odds stacked up against you daunting, why not take a culinary tour instead? That’s what we managed to do in a mere 60 minutes (give or take some minutes for those who were tardy, ha ha!) at SM CDO Downtown’s Food Hall last weekend. With …
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Barely a year before Cagayan de Oro is projected to become the Philippines fourth metropolitan center, the tourism and hospitality industry appears to have the inside track to being first on the finish line with three international chain hotels, an international branded apartment hotel, and a resort hotel by a local brand with a decades …
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Davao City – NUSTAR Resort recently hosted an exclusive media gathering in Davao City to give them a closer look at its exceptional offerings and share the latest updates from the first and only premier integrated resort in Cebu. The event highlighted the resort’s luxurious shopping destination featuring global luxury brands in The Mall, advanced …
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Barely a year before Cagayan de Oro is projected to become the Philippines fourth metropolitan center, savvy investors are making a beeline to the fast rising metropolis to catch the wave. Among the most recent disclosures of big ticket investments on the pipeline are two international chain hotels and an international membership retail establishment. Mayor …
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