History

Feb 15, 2012

First baby in Xavier Ecoville

DJ Lyn Xavier Cabaring became the first baby born in Xavier Ecoville.

Nov 3, 2011

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 [...]

Aug 9, 2011

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.

Jul 26, 2011

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.

Jul 26, 2011

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?

Jul 17, 2011

Rare photo of pre-war St. Augustine Cathedral

Here’s a rare photo of pre-war St. Augustine Cathedral. I got this photo from an online book written in Spanish supposedly written by a Spanish Priest. The dates of the book indicated 1925 as the year. I just don’t know if the photos were also taken on the same year.

Jul 13, 2011

The marker at the provincial capitol of Misamis Oriental

There is a marker on the right side of the main entrance of the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental which states some engineering milestone of the building as shown above.