Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY/6 October 2026 – Energy stakeholders in Mindanao continue their relentless campaign to attain a 50/50 renewable/thermal energy mix for the island grid by 2030. Based on 2025 data from the Department of Energy (DOE), Renewable Energy (RE) accounts for 35% of generation capacity, but if Agus-Pulangi is optimized, RE share could …
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with Dr. Alberto P. Fenix & Ruben A. Vegafria Two luminaries of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) recently shared their insights into the future of regional chambers during the Chamber Development Workshop, a pre-conference activity of the 35th Mindanao Business Conference held 11 August 2026 at The Atrium, Limketkai Mall, Limketkai Center …
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By Tito Mike The Department of Tourism recently renewed the 5-Star Rating of the only premier water park resort in Cebu, and on top of this, introduced its enhanced Muslim-friendly facilities and services. These were among the highlights presented by the Jpark Island Resorts & Waterparks Marketing Team during their Cagayan de Oro Regional Product …
A two-volume book on the life stories of inspiring Kagay-anons and Misamisnons will be launched later today at the Mindanao Book Fair happening at the Event Hall of SM Cagayan de Oro Downtown from June 18 to 20. Authored by veteran provincial writer and community journalist Rene Michael “Mike” Baños, it is published by Papel-Papel …
With service-affecting cable theft and vandalism on the rise in Mindanao, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are working closely with local leaders and residents to maintain network reliability while keeping communities safe. In some areas where recurring incidents of cable theft and vandalism have been reported, PLDT and Smart are collaborating …
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By Feng Shui Expert Richard Yu Cagayan de Oro—the City of Golden Friendship—stands at the edge of a powerful new chapter. As 2026 dawns under the blazing banner of the Year of the Yang Fire Horse, the city feels the stirrings of momentum, courage, and long-awaited breakthroughs. This is not a quiet year. It is …
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When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts… CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- There’s just no stopping the economic juggernaut that is this capital city of Northern Mindanao. As the leading growth driver in powering the region’s economy past the trillion peso mark in 2024 with 28.3 percent of the P1.04 trillion total, …
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American Guerrillas On Mindanao 1. CLYDE M. ABBOTT ASN 6553635, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to Tenth Military District on 15 Oct 1942. Born in Cuba, New Mexico, on 30 Oct 1917. Second Year High School; speaks English and Spanish; 6 years as Pvt, USAC: Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, Tenth Military District, USFIP, on 28 Nov …
Requiem for a Kagay-anon Lawyer, Public Servant and Statesman CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – It’s fascinating how something as catastrophic as the global pandemic can lead to a tribute to a Pioneer Kagay-anon Lawyer, Public Servant, and Statesman who most present-day Kagay-anons know so little about. Which is quite a pity, given how Don Manuel …
(Condensed by Renato G. Tibon from the Book Twilight in Misamis – Josefa Borromeo Capistrano’s Guerrilla Days by Erma M. Cuizon) FORMATIVE YEARS “Be calm, do not panic” was the first ominous message Josefa Borromeo Capistrano heard over the radio airwaves from the Voice of America, following America’s declaration of war on Japan. The day …
