Cagayan de Oro Local News
Maguindanao killings condemned
CONDEMNATIONS poured in over the grisly Maguindanao massacre, whose death toll has already reached 46 as of Tuesday evening.
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Barangay exec arrested, released
THE acting chairman of Barangay Patag and the village's former treasurer were arrested Tuesday simultaneously for several charges filed against them.
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House body mulls over anti-aerial spraying ban
THE House committee on ecology is now studying the pros and cons of aerial spraying after hearing the accounts of residents living near banana plantations in Davao City in a public hearing held Friday
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Rodriguez moves to regulate NGOs
CAGAYAN DE ORO Representatives Rufus Rodriguez is pushing for the approval of a bill that seeks to regulate the existence of non-government organizations (NGOs).
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Emano bolts Lakas
MISAMIS Oriental Rep. Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano (2nd district) has confirmed that he is no longer with the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party.
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COWD exec denies contract approval
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
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Admin bares Misamis Oriental slate
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
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Misamis Oriental receives first COC for guv
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.
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Laguindingan airport project 'on schedule'
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.
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Mindanao IPs decry intrusion of ancestral lands
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
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Comelec all set to accept COCs
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).
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Emano: Padayon will not oppose Rodriguez
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.
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P1.4B Oro coastal highway set
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
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