Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Milestone 30th Anniversary Celebration CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) proudly marks a monumental milestone this year: the 30th-anniversary celebration of Kumbira, officially anchored under the banner “Three Decades, One Culinary Legacy.” The landmark event is scheduled for October 14–16, 2026, at the Atrium, Limketkai Mall, …
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The Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines (AFAD) brings the 32nd Defense & Sporting Arms Show (DSAS) to Cagayan de Oro City from August 27 to August 30, 2026, at The Atrium, Limketkai Center. Guests and visitors can explore exhibits featuring industry products and equipment; a selection of local and imported sporting …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Despite the less than ideal global business climate during the first half of 2026, this city’s biggest real estate developer has attained an impressive 83 percent sales growth for the period. During the 2026 Mid-Year Sales Awards held August 18, Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation – Cagayan de Oro Territory Sales & Marketing …
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KUMBIRA 2026: Three Decades, One Culinary Legacy The Philippines longest culinary festival and competition celebrates its 30th Pearl Jubilee on October 14, 15 & 16, 2026 at The Atrium, Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City. “This year, KUMBIRA celebrates its 30th year of bringing together culinary talents, creativity, passion, and the love of food!” said COHARA President Jerome …
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When people think of Cagayan de Oro, they often think of the phrase we carry so proudly: “The City of Golden Friendship.” But as an editorial team, when we began digging into the very bones of this project, we asked ourselves: What lies beneath that golden warmth? What is the true bedrock of this city? …
It took a long time coming, but after a passage of nearly five decades, Cagayan de Oro’s first ever Coffee Table book covering its past, present and future history and heritage has come to fruition. In a Grand Launch held at a local hotel on June 9, 2026, “CAGAYAN DE ORO 400 YEARS” was finally …
Very few Kagay-anons today are aware that Cagayan de Oro (then known as Cagayan de Misamis), was the primary center of resistance in Mindanao to the American invasion of the Philippines during the Philippine-American War. Based on historical records, the Northern Mindanao Resistance (primarily centered in Cagayan de Misamis under General Nicolas Capistrano) was a …
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The Humble Beginnings of Lim Ket Kai In the early part of the 20th century, a young Mr. Lim Ket Kai, at the age of 12, together with his father, emigrated from Quemoy, China and landed in the old town of Cagayan de Misamis, in the then frontier island of Mindanao, Philippines. As a poor …
When her husband Jess passed away in 2022, Consuelo “Nena” Paras continued living for another two years in their 44 year-old house at Capistrano Complex in Gusa, Cagayan de Oro. Her children were concerned for her living alone far from them, but she did not have the heart to leave their home of so many …
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On March 20, we were most fortunate have a first hand experience of the Mother-Daughter Four Hands Degustation by Chef Candy Lu and Chef Chloe Lu at Candy’s Café and Restaurant at Ayala Centrio Garden. Their Four Hands Degustation was one of the kick-off events of the maiden edition of the Normin Food and Wine …
