Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro News Feeds

Cops linked in crimes on the rise

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:56:29 +0800

AN INCREASING number of Cagayan de Oro policemen are being linked to serious crimes.

Emano bolts Lakas

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:57:08 +0800

MISAMIS Oriental Rep. Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano (2nd district) has confirmed that he is no longer with the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party.

COWD exec denies contract approval

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:55:33 +0800

AN OFFICIAL of the Cagayan de Oro City Water District has denied that he took part in the approval of the controversial bulk water supply deal in 2004, whose award to a previously disqualified bidder

Admin bares Misamis Oriental slate

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:13:03 +0800

IN A line-up that conspicuously left out pro-administration Representative Yevgeny "Bambi" Emano, Misamis Oriental's Lakas-Kampi-CMD slate bared Friday its entire official slate for the 2010 elections

Misamis Oriental receives first COC for guv

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:16 +0800

COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Office has received its first certificate of candidacy (COC) with the filing of a 73-year-old candidate for Misamis Oriental governor Friday.

Laguindingan airport project 'on schedule'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:13 +0800

HEAVY rains delayed the scheduled pouring of concrete for the proposed Laguindingan International Airport runway Friday but Misamis Oriental Governor said construction is still ahead by three months.

Dole to boost, preserve employment

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:09:58 +0800

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has recently launched new projects that would boost its programs in promoting and preserving the employment of Filipino workers.

Corn production in Northern Mindanao falls

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:09:13 +0800

CORN production in Northern Mindanao, both white and yellow varieties, decreased by almost 15 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year.

City Quad meet set on Dec. 10-12

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:06:46 +0800

AS MISAMIS Oriental concluded its Provincial Meet Palarong Panlalawigan recently at Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center, Cagayan de Oro formally announced Friday the holding of its own City Quadrangular

Comelec all set to accept COCs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:50:21 +0800

CANDIDATES for the May 2010 elections are expected to flock the Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices starting Friday for the filing of their certificate of candidacies (COCs).

Mindanao IPs decry intrusion of ancestral lands

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:52:04 +0800

A GROUP composed of different indigenous tribes in Mindanao is calling on the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to conduct a fact-finding mission on the claims of some companies

Rio Verde can’t stop water delivery: Batar

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:19 +0800

“NO ONE has the right to deny the public with water.”

Emano: Padayon will not oppose Rodriguez

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:49:15 +0800

CAGAYAN de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez may yet run unopposed when he runs for re-election next year, Vice Mayor Vicente Emano said Thursday.

P1.4B Oro coastal highway set

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:48:29 +0800

CONSTRUCTION for the P1.4 billion coastal superhighway that will link Barangay Puerto to Barangay Kauswagan is set to begin with the approval of P120 million from the Department of Public Works and

From City Hall exec to security guard

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:18:15 +0800

SHE's been in government service for 25 years. Her government record is clean, devoid of any record of corruption.

VYE: Fraud ring at City Hall

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:17:11 +0800

CAGAYAN de Oro Vice Mayor Vicente Emano has called on appropriate agencies to investigate the presence of an alleged fraud ring at City Hall victimizing would-be business registrants.

Talisayan bans smoking in public

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:16:10 +0800

SMOKERS in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental will have to shun all public places if they want to light up after the local government passed an ordinance prohibiting smoking in all public places.

Artists reap praise

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:17 +0800

FOUR artists from Cagayan de Oro were picked as among the top 10 in this year's Philippine Art Awards Mindanao Regional Eliminations.

37 Lanao Sur towns election hot spots

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:14:25 +0800

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Provincial Office in Lanao del Sur is closely monitoring the political situation in the province in preparation for the much-contested elections next year.

Dole launches employment projects

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:30 +0800

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently launched new projects that would boost its programs in promoting and preserving the employment of Filipino workers.

Oro veterans rule Fundador dartfest

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:12:44 +0800

RELYING heavily on veterans, local darters had successfully defended turf, dominating the well-attended Fundador Dart Tournament Invitational held recently at SM City Cagayan de Oro.

Rufus bill in peril over WHO findings

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:37:26 +0800

A BILL authored by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez seeking a nationwide ban on aerial spraying of agrichemicals is now caught between a battle of health experts.

Couple arrested for drugs

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:39:06 +0800

A TIP from a concerned citizen led to the arrest of a Cagayan de Oro couple suspected of selling illegal drugs through their “sari-sari” store.

Rio Verde informed of voided payments

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:38:14 +0800

THE troubled Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) has officially informed its bulk water project contractor that the over a hundred millions of pesos it paid to Rio Verde Water Consortium Inc.

XU pasarelle off to Baguio finals

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:36:29 +0800

XAVIER University-Ateneo de Cagayan's pasarelle team will represent Mindanao in this year's Milo Best National Finals to be slated Nov. 21-22 in Baguio City.