PGMA signs RA 9644 “Cagayan de Oro City Day”

 
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently signed Republic Act No. 9644 entitled “An Act Declaring August 28 of every year a special non-working holiday in the City of Cagayan de Oro to be known as “Cagayan de Oro City Day.” The law was signed on June 11, 2009.

PROJECT WATCH: Press Freedom Monument to be unveiled soon

The Press Freedom Monument located at the southwest corner of Vicente de Lara Park is almost finished. Renowned Filipino Sculptor Eduardo Castrillo has completed the bronze figures for the monument dedicated to the members of the media who died while performing their work. The monument is scheduled to be unveiled on August 21, 2009, to [...]

Balingasag Bangus Goes Global

The bangus from Balingasag, Misamis Oriental are now traded to foreign soils, a step forward in attaining BFAR-10 Road Map for the Mariculture Park Development.
WMC Trading and General Merchandise made its first shipment of fresh chilled whole round bangus to Hawaii last July 1 which were sourced out from one of the fish cages in [...]

PROJECT WATCH: Gaston Park facelift gets P200T from CDO-MisOr Fil-Chinese traders

Members of various Chinese-Filipino Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Cagayan de Oro City-Misamis Oriental hand over a P200,000 check to Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Constantino’Tinnex’ Jaraula during a courtesy call, July 22. The donation will be used for the redevelopment of Gaston Park into a theme park depicting Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Filipino [...]

PPA urges CDO slaughterhouse construction

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is pushing for the construction of a slaughterhouse near its Cagayan de Oro port in a bid to lure hog and cattle growers to ship processed meat rather than transporting livestock all the way to Manila.
PPA General Manager Oscar Sevilla said the agency has already initiated talks with its port [...]

CdeO Flagship Projects Are Now Shaping Up – Jaraula

by Ian Fuentes (City Information Office)
Positive things are now shaping up for Cagayan de Oro City’s unprecedented growth and development.
This, after City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula recently announced that the construction of the new multi-level City Hall Legislative and Administrative Building Project will jumpstart next month. The City Hall Legislative and Administrative Building Project is considered [...]

Northern Mindanao’s economy records fastest growth in 2008

Northern Mindanao’s economy posted the fastest growth rate among the country’s 17 regions at 5.3 percent in 2008, albeit a slowdown from its 7.7 percent growth in 2007. The region’s robust performance was fueled by the 10.7 percent expansion of its agriculture, fishery and forestry sector which had a 31.2 percent share of the region’s [...]

Mindanao Container Terminal reports slight growth in cargo handled

Despite the generally lower cargo volumes being reported as a result of the global economic slowdown, the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) posted a slight increase in its volume of goods handled for the first half of the year.
MCT, which is now being operated by top port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), handled 53,886 [...]

$800 Million Mindanao Railways to start before 2010

A local daily has quoted Rep. Rufus Rodriguez saying that the Mindanao Railways project would commence before the year-end. This after the Project Management Office was recently established in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City to oversee the preparation and implementation of the project.

Chicco Di Caffé opens today at SM City

Chicco Di Caffé, a Davao-based coffee shop will open its Cagayan de Oro branch today at SM City. The specialty coffee shop was started by Abraham C. Rojas and his wife Mildred Rojas.
Their first branch was formally opened just last February 28, 2009 in Davao City.
From http://chiccodicaffe.ph, the name Chicco Di Caffe was adopted from [...]

MisOr invests P140 M to upgrade hospitals

The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has poured a total of P140 million for the rehabilitation and upgrading of seven hospitals in the province including the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital of Balingasag, Gov. Oscar Moreno said.

City govt to establish 14-hectare livestock farm

In an effort to boost livestock production and animal dispersal program, City Mayor Constantino “Tinnex” Jaraula yesterday said the City Government is establishing a 14-hectare mini-stock farm in barangay Indahag this city.

NEDA chief: Hanjin scouts more investments in Northern Mindanao

“Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. is scouting for more investment opportunities in Northern Mindanao,” OIC-Regional Director Leon M. Dacanay, Jr. of the National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office 10 (NEDA-10) said after his meeting with Du Sik Mun, Director and General Manager of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Company and Yoo Kyeing Seong [...]

PROJECT WATCH: Club South Pacific now preparing for Phase 1 construction

With construction of the Laguindingan Airport project in Misamis Oriental on schedule, the builders of the proposed hotel and beach resort of Club South Pacific Philippines in nearby Gitagum town are now processing all necessary licenses to start the first stage of its development.

DOTC eyes Laguindingan Airport for International Flights

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is considering Laguindingan Airport for future international traffic following the expected upswing in international tourists come 2011.
Doroteo A. Reyes II, Undersecretary for civil aviation, said the DOTC is looking at Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao and Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan) airports to pick up the slack for the anticipated [...]