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Mindanao Daily News Network’s long-serving editors, talents and loyal employees were honored with special service awards during the 3rd Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards on December 29 at Centrio Event Center, Cagayan de Oro City.

MDNN Publisher and CEO Dante M. Sudaria personally awarded the special excellence and service awards to the members of the editorial team and management staff of Mindanao Daily Group of Publications.… Continue reading... “MDNN’s Publisher’s Awards honors outstanding editors, talents and loyal employees”

Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PDO), the property development arm of the ICCP Group, recently bagged two gold awards in the Property and Real Estate Excellence Awards organized and presented by FIABCI (Federation Internationale des Administrateurs de Bien-Conselis Immobiliers) on December 9, 2021.

… Continue reading... “Pueblo de Oro wins two golds at 2021 Real Estate Excellence Awards”

On this feast of the Holy Innocents, we decry the opening of a casino in Taboc, Opol, Misamis Oriental.

On June 15, 1993, the archdiocese, headed by the late Archbishop Jesus B. Tuquib, D.D, rallied successfully against the proposal of putting up a casino in the city of Cagayan de Oro.… Continue reading... “Archdiocese’s Consistent Stand Against Promoting a Culture of Gambling such as Casinos”

The Wedding Suppliers Association of the Philippines Northern Mindanao Chapter has set their program plans and projects for 2022 during a Christmas Fellowship at Amaya View, Indahag Hills, Cagayan de Oro City last December 24, 2021.

The event was graced by no less than WSAP Founder Thel Jesus “TJ” Yuson who personally planed in from Manila to give the WSAP pin to the chapter officers and members.… Continue reading... “WSAP NorMin Chapter sets plans for 2022”

When my mother, Ma. Ester Desembrana Baños passed away a few years ago, among the mementos she left behind were a number of photo albums some of which had pictures of Old Zamboanga dating back to the early 1920s and 1930s.

I was particularly intrigued by one which showed a regal residence which she  captioned “Zamboanga 1931” which showed our late Tito Antonietto and Tita Francesca Bayot (actually our grandparents on my mother’s side, Tita Francesca being the elder sister of her mom Ester Navarro Desembrana) and “Pasonanca” on the  bottom of the staircase where they were seated, and where Tito Antonietto was holding a child whom I’m guessing was our late Tita Nena Bayot-Blanco, who  was born in 1925.… Continue reading... “Memories of Old Zamboanga: The Old Mankin House in Pasonanca”

“Pagkadako sa atong kalipay  sa pagpasalamat sa Ginoo kay karong adlawa natawhan kita sa Dios, ang atong Manunubos.”

Kini  ang mensahe sa mga anghel ngadto sa magbalantay sa karnero sa panahon sa pagkatawo sa atong Manunubos. Mianhi Siya aron makig-uban kanato sa atong managkadungan nga  pagbaktas sa dalan.

Ang dalan mao gayod ang atong Ginoo mismo, ang dalan sa kinabuhi,  kapuno sa kinabuhi.… Continue reading... “Christmas Message 2021”

In January 2022, three-time Oro Chamber President Ruben A. Vegafria formally turns over the gavel of leadership to incoming president Raymundo G. Talimio, Jr. during the Oro Chamber’s 4^th Quarter General Membership Meeting, Awards Night and Fellowship.

Among the highlights of the occasion is Vegafria’s presentation of the President’s 2021 Annual Report, and he shared with BusinessWeek Mindanao some salient points of the year’s accomplishments among of which are the following:

For the first time, NON-TRUSTEES of the chamber were appointed to chair Permanent Standing Committees, which allowed them to submit activity designs and to report accomplishments during the monthly board meeting.… Continue reading... “Our Year Together – Highlights of 2021: Oro Chamber Scales Greater Heights with Response to the Challenges of the New Normal”

Cagayan de Oro has retained its 7^th Place Rank in the Philippines’ Most Competitive Highly Urbanized Cities ranking in 2021.

Besides its Top 7 ranking, Cagayan de Oro was also tagged as the 6^th Most Improved Highly Urbanized City in the recently concluded virtual awarding rites of the 9^th Regional Competitiveness Summit of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) conducted on 14 December 2021 by the  Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with the Ayala Corporation and Globe Telecom.… Continue reading... “Cagayan de Oro remains PH’s 7th Most Competitive Highly Urbanized City in 2021”

When people in most cities in Mindanao woke up in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette on Friday, 17 December 2021, they found they had neither mobile nor internet services in their gadgets and computers.

This posed a major problem not only for LGUs and disaster response agencies unable to contact their personnel in the field, but perhaps even more to residents stressed out from their all-night vigil of the super typhoon as it wreaked destruction in its wake.… Continue reading... “How they did it: Parasat keeps CDO, Misor and Bukidnon towns connected in Odette aftermath”

After a long wait, the premier showcase of Northern Mindanao’s artists and designers was formally opened on December 8, 2021, the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“Three years ago we envisioned to have a “preview” store in Cagayan de Oro, where designers, artists, and manufacturers could showcase their crafts to viewers and buyers,” said Chris Gomez of Chris Gomez Creative Design, one of four partners who put their talents and efforts together to come up with the landmark store located at the ground floor of Centrio Ayala Mall (near BPI).”… Continue reading... “Lunâ : Artisanal Lifestyle Store by Oro Creative opens at Centrio Mall”