City mulls actions vs water rate hike
THE City Council is set to pass a resolution urging the City Legal Office to file necessary actions against the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) for reportedly implementing an increase in water rates despite the court’s restraining order.
The move came after City Councilor Alden Bacal...
8-point agenda on disaster reduction mulled
PARTICIPANTS to the two-day Mindanao Summit on Disaster Risk Reduction and Geo-hazard Awareness held in Cagayan de Oro over the weekend came up and agreed on an eight-point agenda that would reduce risk to disasters in the island.
The eight-point agenda includes knowledge, emergency...
Ash Wednesday starts Lenten season
AS THE Lenten Season starts today, Ash Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is urging the public to link up a period of prayer and penance for all abuses in the environment.
Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, DD said the people have to be more ecologically conscious for...
School denies connection with arrested drug suspect
THE management of Informatics Computer Institute Cagayan de Oro denied that the security guard who was arrested for illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation recently is an employee of the school.
Jonafe G. Tapulgo-Rodas of Informatics clarified that the suspect, Eduardo Delcosora, is not...
Guv heads regional peace, order council
THE Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Northern Mindanao formally convened on Tuesday with Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno officially sworn as chairperson following the appointment issued by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo.
Moreno...
Probe bureau head a no-show in council session
MEMBERS of the City Council expressed disgust on Tuesday over the absence of the head of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Northern Mindanao Region during their regular session.
PDEA Regional Director Roberto S. Opeña was earlier invited by the City Council to talk about his plans...
Misamis Oriental declares 1-year moratorium on mining
THE Misamis Oriental Provincial Board approved on Monday a resolution declaring a one-year moratorium on the conduct of small-scale mining operations in Opol town and the issuance of new endorsements for mining applications throughout the province.
Vice Governor Norris C. Babiera, who...
2 senators back green bills
MINDANAOAN Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Teofisto Guingona III said Saturday they will support the pending house bills and resolutions on environmental protection and rehabilitation of Sendong-devastated areas.
The bills are filed by Cagayan de Oro Representatives Rufus Rodriguez (...
Proper disposal a must for seized illegal drugs
THE government’s anti-drugs campaign has been gaining grounds with the seizure of millions worth of shabu and the arrest of some of the suspects in the past months.
But lawyer Clarence Paul Oaminal, former vice chair of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and an authority of the anti-drugs...
Senator mulls insurance of government assets vs disasters
SENATOR Francis Escudero is proposing that government infrastructure assets should be insured against disasters.
Escudero said this is to ensure that money is readily available for immediate rehabilitation of infrastructures destroyed by natural calamities.
Aquino’s civil disobedience call ‘not good’
THE “disobedience call” made by President Benigno Aquino III to oust embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona have drawn negative reactions from local and national officials.
Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya said he “doesn’t favor it and will stand still on the rule of law” considering that the...
Cloudy with scattered rains expected in Oro
CAGAYAN de Oro City is expected to experience winds that are moderate to strong going east while the sea condition is moderate to rough, said Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its 5 p.m. weather report Monday.
Pagsa said the tail end...
River dredging project gets support
KAGAY-ANON Senator Aquilino Pimentel III is reportedly backing up the proposed P250-million dredging project of Cagayan de Oro Representative Jose Benjamin Benaldo (1st District).
This, after Benaldo cried foul over the alleged “unfair treatment” of the National Government in approving...
Government hit over inaction on relocation
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Thousands of families displaced by Tropical Storm Sendong are dismayed with the government’s unclear plans on their relocation two months after the disaster.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) estimated the total number of affected persons from...
300 benefit from medical missions
AT LEAST 300 residents in the municipalities of Manticao and Naawan in Misamis Oriental benefited from a medical mission conducted by Provincial Board Member Jesus M. Jardin recently.
In Manticao, the medical missions were held at the Tuod Public Market and Mindanao Mission Academy in...
Soldiers join cleaning, clearing ops in Oro
THE 4th Infantry ‘Diamond’ Division (4ID) joined students and other agencies in the cleaning and clearing operations at sitio Tambo in Barangay Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City recently.
The clean-up activity, initiated by the Safer River, Life Saver Foundation of Liceo de Cagayan University...
Lanao blamed for Sendong’s destruction
A CIVIL society group in Mindanao cried foul over the blame being thrown on Lanao del Sur as the one “responsible” for the destruction brought by Tropical Storm Sendong, specifically in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities.
Drieza A. Lininding, secretary general of the Young Moro...
Probe urged on realty firm’s execs
TWO lawmakers are proposing to investigate the outgoing officials of Independent Realty Corporation (IRC) for allegedly receiving excessive and illegal retirement packages and bonuses.
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd district) said based on a report from the...
12 Oro graduates in Top 10 nursing exams
AT LEAST 12 graduates from Cagayan de Oro City made it to the Top 10 of the Nursing Licensure Examinations (NLE) held in December 2011.
Out of the 12, 10 were graduates of Xavier University (XU) and two were from Capitol University (CU) and Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU).
Review of solid waste management law pushed
KAGAY-ANON Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is seeking to review the solid waste management law to ease numerous environmental concerns that reportedly add up to the social problems affecting local government units (LGUs).
Pimentel recently filed a resolution at the Senate directing...
City-wide clean-up drive starts
THE City Government in cooperation with different fire brigades in Cagayan de Oro conducted a city-wide clean-up and flushing drive on Friday, which will be held on a monthly basis.
Fire trucks owned by the Misamis Oriental Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cagayan de Oro...
Pag-ibig grants 3-month moratorium on housing loan amortizations
ELIGIBLE Pag-ibig Fund housing loan borrowers, whose houses were damaged or whose sources of income were affected by Tropical Storm Sendong may now apply for a three-month moratorium on amortization payments.
In a statement, Pag-ibig said the moratorium aims to alleviate the debt-burden...
Cops join training on disaster preparedness
POLICE officers from various provinces in Northern Mindanao and the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan underwent Disaster Preparedness Trainors’ Training last February 6 to 11 at Camp Alagar in Barangay Lapasan.
Police Superintendent Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga, Police Regional Office-...
Government employee nabbed for drugs
A GOVERNMENT employee was arrested along with a security guard during a buy-bust operation conducted by operatives of Police Station 1 in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro on Sunday.
Police Senior Inspector Ariel Philip Pontillas, station commander of Police Station 1, identified the government...
Pa stabs 3-month-old baby
A THREE-month-old girl was stabbed to death by her father inside their house in Barangay Puntod, Cagayan de Oro, Wednesday night.
Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Bagas of Police Station 5 in Macabalan identified the suspect as Victoriano Delagon, 32, a resident of Block 2, Barangay Puntod...
