First baby in Xavier Ecoville
DJ Lyn Xavier Cabaring became the first baby born in Xavier Ecoville.
Heritage
Memorial Walls for Sendong mulled
Memorial walls are reportedly being planned to be built by different groups in Cagayan de Oro City in remembrance to those who perished during the flash flood brought by tropical storm Sendong.
Feast of Black Nazarene set today
THOUSANDS of Catholic devotees and religious people in Cagayan de Oro City and neighboring areas are expected to join the annual procession celebrating the feast of Black Nazarene today.
Nazareno church in CDO elevated into archdiocesan shrine
The Jesus of Nazarene Parish Church in Lapasan, one of the religious landmarks in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro has been elevated to the rank of shrine.
Famous Lipa statue in Oro
THE famous statue of the Our Lady of Mediatrix from Lipa has been brought to the city last Tuesday and would be here and in Misamis Oriental until Nov. 29.
2 lawmakers mull renaming of Macajalar Bay
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd district) and his brother, Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez of Abante Mindanao party-list, recently filed House Bill 5388 seeking for the renaming of Macajalar Bay citing a research by Fr. Jaime S. Neri, S.J. where ancient maps showed the original name of Macajalar Bay was actually [...]
Teogenes Velez – the man behind the lyrics of UP Beloved
Did you know that the original English lyrics of the university hymn of the University of the Philippines was written by a Cagayanon student? His name was Teogenes Velez who was then a Liberal Arts student of UP.
BRP Apollo Tiano – named after a Cagayanon hero
Did you know that Philippine Navy vessel BRP Apollo Tiano is named after a Cagayanon hero? Many of us today do not know who he is but Apollo Tiano is one of the heroic Tiano Brothers and a very long street is named after them.
Don Apolinar Velez
Don Apolinar Velez Street is probably the most famous street in modern Cagayan de Oro City basically because it traverses the citys main commercial business district from CM Recto (National Highway) down to Nazareth passing through Divisoria. But who really is Don Apolinar Velez?
