Nissan CDO Hosts Patrol VIP Night

After a hiatus of almost four years caused by the global pandemic, Nissan Cagayan de Oro again hosted a Patrol VIP Night for Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao’s Bold and Beautiful. Nissan Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga are leading the market of large SUVs and we aim to keep our leadership in this segment,” …

Oro Artist’s Maquette selected for Espasyong Bayan Exhibit

A maquette by Cagayan de Oro artist Oscar Esteban Floirendo has been selected as one of 30 public art proposals from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao, featured in the Espasyong Bayan Exhibit launched Saturday, 25 February 2023 by the Arts Research and Training Institute (ARTIST Inc.) Center, Los Baños, Laguna. Dubbed Padayon (a Cebuano word …

Liceo Conservatory presents Opera Bonanza Concert-for-a-Cause on Feb. 28

By Tito Mike Cagayan de Oro and adjacent towns and cities of the growing metropolis are in for a treat as the Cagayan de Oro Symphony Orchestra presents Opera Bonanza on February 28 at the Liceo de Cagayan University’s Rodelsa Hall. “We will play parts from operas, famous arias and pieces with solo singers, choir …

Bud’z Café brings Bukidnon Pride to SM CDO Downtown Premier

February 20, 2023 Bud’z Café brings Bukidnon Pride to SM CDO Downtown Premier By Tito Mike An innovative café is bringing the best of Bukidnon’s produce to Cagayan de Oro with the recent blessing of its first outlet at the 5th floor of SM CDO Downtown Premier. “When we joined the  2nd Banog-Banog Festival of …

Eduardo Diego uncorks new wines and pasta for Valentine’s

I was indeed fortunate to be invited to Eduardo Diego’s Pre-Valentine Product Launching and Wine Tasting Event a day before the Day of Hearts on Feb. 13 at The Marketplace, Ayala Centrio Mall. Not only was it another milestone occasion for Cagayan de Oro’s multi-awarded Italian Specialty Restaurant, it was the wine-tasting event with the …

Jeffrey Limbonhai is new COHARA President

Jeffrey G. Limbonhai of De Luxe Hotel has been inducted into office as the new president of the city’s premier organization of hotels and restaurant. Limbonhai was inducted as the new president of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) on January 12, 2023 along with the new set of officers during the …

Ipanumpa Ko Festival Remix soars high in Spotify’s Local City Charts

An iconic Visayan hit song’s festival remix is gaining an even wider audience in the digital music service Spotify. The song Ipanumpa Ko by Oh! Caraga previously featured on the band’s live radio performance at Wish 107.5 after making it as one of the finalists in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in the World Category …

Monte Carlo: The Cradle of Futbol in Cagayan de Oro

Between a galvanized iron fence along Pabayo Street in Cagayan de Oro City is a small opening that opens to what was once a bustling block of makeshift houses but is now only a bare square of raw earth. The name first came to my attention when I was doing a feature on Carlo Dorin, …

The Fresenius Paradigm Shift

One small step for COMCI, a great leap forward for Metro Cagayan de Oro One of Cagayan de Oro City’s most venerable medical institutions has just taken the first small step aimed at making the capital city of Northern Mindanao the leading center for kidney dialysis services in the region. Cagayan de Oro Medical Center, …

Fairways by Frankees

Embracing the Pueblo de Oro Golf Clubhouse challenge Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club kicks off  its first quarter of a century this year with two regional golf tournaments and a new concessionaire for its venerable clubhouse. “The Mason’s 2nd Grand Master’s Open will grace its 18-hole, par-72, championship golf course designed by Robert …