Cagayan de Oro City Archives

Amid siege of heritage structures, National Heritage Month opens in Ormoc May 3

May is National Heritage Month, and the celebration couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time, considering that some heritage structures are under siege, from

Fashion boutique’s ‘Catwalk 2014’ stars Mindanao VIPs

Fashion boutique Mags’ “Catwalk 2014” show drew 4,000 people to the atrium of the Limketkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro City recently.

PEN to hold literature-teaching workshop in CDO

The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) will hold “For Love of the Word: Workshops on Teaching Philippine Literature in High School and College” on Oct. 27, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m, at the University Conference Hall, Capitol University, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental.

Why UN Habitat named CDO an ‘emerging city of tomorrow’

Cagayan de Oro City (CDO) has been named an “emerging city of tomorrow” in this year’s World Urban Forum in Colombia organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat).

New haven for the arts rises in CDO

In Cagayan de Oro City, the National Arts Month celebrations peaked with the opening last Feb. 21 of an art cafe run by the city’s Art and Culture Committee.

Rafaelita Pelaez throws a party to celebrate friendship

Rafaelita Pelaez, president of Liceo de Cagayan University, spends most of her time in Cagayan de Oro City where she has multifarious academic duties and business concerns, including building a modern convention center which will soon open.

Dulaang Atenista hosts first-ever Ateneo Theater Festival

The first Ateneo Theater Festival (ATF) unfolds in Cagayan de Oro City this Wednesday under the auspices of Dulaang Atenista, the resident theater company of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan.

Spooked in hotels and elsewhere

“I was driving from General Santos City to Cagayan de Oro with my sister Rita and our friend Lea. It was around 3 p.m. when it started raining really hard, almost like a storm.

Be ready to get drenched in CDO

Travelers to Cagayan de Oro City should be ready for one thing, whether they visit during the summer or rainy season: They will get drenched, because in the “City of Golden Friendship,” water is the main tourist attraction.