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Friday, September 12, 2008 (Philippines)
| Bonbon residents celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas with a colorful fluvial parade. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Trina Dongallo) |
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AN OFFICIAL of Promote CDO Foundation said recently that Cagayan de Oro's tourism and investment are affected by the recent atrocities committed by lawless Moro rebels as these had resulted in a US travel advisory against the city.
Ruben Vegafria, president of Promote CDO Foundation and former president of the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, said "there's nothing we can do" about the travel advisory because the US government is only after protecting its citizens.
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Oro graft-busting group born
THE Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao found another ally in its drive against graft and corrupt practices in government when it inked on Thursday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with CDO Good Governance Inc. (CGGI) at the Archbishop's Palace, Fernandez Street in Cagayan de Oro City.
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Seaside village marks little-known festival
WITH modern dance songs as background, hundreds of residents of Barangay Bonbon gracefully swayed their hips and raised their arms as they gathered around the statue of Sr. San Nicholas de Tolentino to give praise to their patron saint on his feast day Thursday.
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Cagayan de Oro Medical Center to mark 39th year
MINDANAO'S first private hospital, the Cagayan de Oro Medical Center, reaches yet another milestone as it turns 39 this Monday, September 15.
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