PROJECT WATCH: Limketkai Gateway Tower 1 updates

Limketkai & Sons, Inc., Cagayan de Oro City’s homegrown company which operates the 25-hectare Limketkai Center, home to the largest and most modern shopping-center complex in Northern Mindanao, is finishing its first office tower, Limketkai Gateway Tower 1.
 

NorMin export groups are “model clusters”

 
Processed food industries in Northern Mindanao and the high-value vegetables of Bukidnon have been cited as model clusters in the export industry.
 

PROJECT WATCH: Pearlmont Inn Expansion South Wing

The expansion of Pearlmont Inn is not yet finished. After the masterful facelift of its exterior and the addition of floors, the south portion above the convention and dining halls are now being expanded vertically.

PROJECT WATCH: Boutique Hotel – final stages

As if the newly opened hotels in Cagayan de Oro City are not enough, BOUTIQUE HOTEL (no official name yet) is set to open soon. Located at the corner of Pabayo and Cruz Taal Streets, the building is a mixed use facility with commercial spaces in the ground floor.

PROJECT WATCH: Grand City Hotel’s Nature’s Pensionne nears completion

Nature’s Pensionne-Velez is nearing completion. Construction work has suddenly gone from fast to super fast. Grand City Hotel, which also operates Nature’s Pensionne along Toribio Chaves Street has fully re-constructed the former Colors Disco building. Ideal for budget travelers, the site is right at the city center. Amenities are expected to be the same with [...]

PROJECT WATCH: Sir George Pension House – now open

Another hotel or say a pension house just had their soft opening last week. SIR GEORGE PENSION HOUSE, located at the corner of Pabayo and Gaerlan Sts., is the latest accommodation facility to open in Cagayan de Oro City. The 4-storey building has 21 air-conditioned rooms, complete with cable tv, hot & cold shower, telephone [...]

PROJECT WATCH: Agora Complex Redevelopment updates

The start of 18 months construction for the Agora Complex Redevelopment Project has began. With the temporary stalls for the vendors completed, the contractor, Mega Farm of Mr. Erwin See has isolated the work area with perimeter fence thus enabling the contractor to speed up construction.

PROJECT WATCH: Press Freedom Monument capsule laying

Gov. Oscar Moreno and other officials of the Province of Misamis Oriental and members of the press conducted yesterday the groundbreaking and capsule laying for the Press Freedom Monument inside Gov. Vicente de Lara Park at the Capitol Grounds, Cagayan de Oro City.

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PROJECT WATCH: Heritage Monument ground breaking today

 
The ground breaking is scheduled today for the Heritage of Misamis Oriental Monument at Gov. Vicente de Lara Park fronting the Provincial Capitol. It is expected that the monument will soon become a major landmark in Northern Mindanao. 

Indonesian diplomats visit CdeO, talk business

Two Indonesian diplomats visited the city Thursday to explore potential business ties between Cagayan de Oro City and Manado City, Indonesia.
 

Artificial insemination for goats in N. Mindanao

The regional office of the Department of Agriculture has launched an artificial insemination drive to boost goat production. Officials said it as a cheaper method of improving goat breeds among backyard goat raisers here. Mario D. Oro, artificial insemination technician in the town of Lugait (Misamis Oriental), said that with this method, small farmers would [...]

Mantigue – NorMin’s top destination during Lent

 
A four-hectare islet next to the island-province of Camiguin emerged as a favorite destination for Northern Mindanao during Lent, the regional office of the Department of Tourism noted.

PROJECT WATCH: Twin Eco Towers to start construction end of 2009

ITPI (ITALPINAS “Euroasian design & eco-development corporation”) and ICCP (INVESTMENT AND CAPITAL CORPORATION OF E PHILIPPINES) signed the final agreement of the propriety’s acquisition in “Pueblo de Oro township” (Cagayan de Oro) to develop the first  green building condo in Mindanao island (Philippines). The project will be designed by the Italian architectural firm ITAproject.

Four more hotels to open in Cagayan de Oro this year

After Miami Inn, 4 more budget and economy hotels will open this year in Cagayan de Oro City.
 
Oro Capital Inn beside Capitol University Medical City is reportedly opening this week. It is good for transient individuals and travelers.
 
Grand City Hotel is also completing its new hotel located beside Polymedic General Hospital along Velez St. [...]