After shelling out P50 billion worth of investments that saved Visayas from power crisis, the Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC) of tycoon George S.K Ty’s group is now eyeing Northern Mindanao or the Cagayan-Iligan axis as one of its expansion hub.  Read More →

AN OLD plan to build a railway in Mindanao was revived by a House panel which has approved a bill creating a state-run corporation that will own and operate the planned system.  Read More →

Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Gil Beltran has preferred an expressway for the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan corridor “because it is cheaper.” than the long overdue Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) which could cost the government P66.5 billion (US$1.33 billion) for a 100-kilometer railway project alone.  Read More →

IN FEBRUARY 2012, the airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental is expected to be operational, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda)-Northern Mindanao office.  Read More →

Segment 1 of Phase 1 connects CdeO and Laguindingan A RAILWAY connecting Cagayan de Oro to Laguindingan town in Misamis Oriental will likely be operational in 2013, an official of the Mindanao Railway Project Office (MRPO) said.  Read More →

Relying on its competitive advantages, the region will seek to boost its position as the leading industrial core and trade center in southern Philippines.  Read More →

The chief executive of this growing city in Mindanao was elated after learning that Malacanang has given priority to the Mindanao Railway System (MRS).  Read More →

The government is exploring the possibility of prioritizing the development of the proposed Mindanao Railway, a proposal which was originally hatched during the Estrada administration and was pushed by then ARMM chairman Nur Misuari.  Read More →

THE long-overdue Mindanao Railway project will finally be realized through the efforts of Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd district).  Read More →

Dropped by Abbas Orchard recently and took these pictures overlooking the Tablon-Bugo (partly) area. This is Cagayan de Oro’s industrial center stretching towards Tagoloan and Villanueva in Misamis Oriental.  Read More →

Apron Area The construction of the civil works and buildings of the US$167.09 Million (PhP7.853 Billion) Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental posted 69.14% accomplishment or about one percent ahead of schedule as of 14 September 2010.   Read More →

Super 5 Transport, the only other “large” bus company competing against Rural Transit has introduced the newest and most modern bus plying the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Route (and vice-versa).  Read More →