Cagayan de Oro Local News
From City Hall exec to security guard
SHE's been in government service for 25 years. Her government record is clean, devoid of any record of corruption.
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VYE: Fraud ring at City Hall
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.
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Talisayan bans smoking in public
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.
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Artists reap praise
FOUR artists from Cagayan de Oro were picked as among the top 10 in this year's Philippine Art Awards Mindanao Regional Eliminations.
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37 Lanao Sur towns election hot spots
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.
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Couple arrested for drugs
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.
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Rio Verde informed of voided payments
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.
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Rufus bill in peril over WHO findings
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.
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Pregnant mother victim of Pacquiao-Cotto bout
CAGAYAN DE ORO—An eight-month pregnant mother died from hemorrhage as she unexpectedly went into labor while her husband was in thick watch of the Pacquiao-Cotto bout.
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OFWs vulnerable to HIV infection
CAGAYAN DE ORO--Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continue to top the list of vulnerable groups to human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) infections, says CDO health official.
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Over 1000 guns ‘unregistered’
DESPITE ample time given to them, over a thousand gun owners have chosen not to register their firearms under the government’s Final and General Firearms Amnesty (FGFA).
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Rebels want counterinsurgency aid stopped
COMMUNIST rebels in Mindanao warned against more casualties of American soldiers if the United States persists on carrying out its current military activities in the country.
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Power shedding to be lifted
SHORT rotating brownouts plaguing Mindanao since Wednesday may soon be over as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had set up temporary measures
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Suspected gang member shot dead
A SUSPECTED member of notorious BM 29 gang was shot dead in broad daylight Friday, raising suspicion that the killing was perpetrated by vigilantes.
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Stakeholders to talk about climate change
A FOCUS group discussion (FGD) on the topics of disaster risk reduction (DRR), disaster preparedness and climate change will be held by the Northern Mindanao
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