Cagayan de Oro City News January 2016

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Cagayan de Oro City Public Market
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The river of cagayan de oro city
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St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral

Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Flood Waters in the streets of Cagayan de Oro City
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Cagayan de Oro City Buildings
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Bus Terminal, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Entrepreneurs expect Wurtzbach win to bring ripple of benefits to Cagayan de Oro

(Associated Press)

Italpinas Development Corp. (IDC), one of the Philippines’s top corporations with impressive development projects, has congratulated newly crowned Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and expressed hope her dramatic victory would bring about ripple of benefits to Cagayan de Oro City, where she grew up.

Wurtzbach, whose father is German, was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. She moved to Cagayan de Oro, where she attended kindergarten at Kong Hua School and primary school at Corpus Christi. She speaks fluent Cebuano (Visayan), English, German and Tagalog.

Businessmen in Cagayan de Oro have expressed hope it’s not only their homegrown beauty queen who will catch the attention of the world, but their bustling economy of this city, as well. IDC Chairman and COO Romolo Valentino Nati, an Italian architect, said the spotlight on Wurtzbach has led businessmen to believe rays of opportunities will also shine brighter for this Misamis Oriental capital city. “The crowning of Cagayan de Oro’s pride and favorite daughter Pia as Miss Universe is sure to generate a ripple of benefits for the city, particularly in terms of tourism and investments,” Nati stressed.

IDC, a sustainable and design-driven real-estate development firm, has delivered on its commitment to complete the Tower B of Primavera Residences, its flagship development in Cagayan de Oro City, before year-end and turned over the condominium units to their rightful owners last December 16.

“Italpinas aims to build in alternative locations with real housing demands and where a sustainable green modern design brings innovations that offers quality and Italian lifestyle to the upper-middle class of the Philippines,” Nati said. “The company’s flagship project, Primavera Residences, is the first of its kind in Cagayan de Oro City and is setting the bar for condominium projects in the area with its modern Italian design infused with eco-friendly architecture with its second tower units already turned over,” IDC President Atty. Jose D. Leviste III added.

IDC’s series of milestones and achievements have made the company even more stable. Its achievements include its confirmed reputation as builder of one of the first IFC EDGE-certified condominium projects in East Asia, and its successful listing at the Philippine Stock Exhange, Tower B of its twin tower—Primavera Residences here has recently been turned over; Tower A is now nearly complete and will be ready for turnover shortly. IDC’s sustainable designs have already been widely recognized by prestigious international organizations. The company, in fact, has bagged a number of awards in International Property Development in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila in 2014. Its Primavera City development project also in Cagayan de Oro City has been recognized and cited by the Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network as the “Most Promising Clean Energy Investment Opportunities” in 2013.

A mixed-use commercial-residential building, Primavera is sustainably built at the Cagayan de Oro Pueblo de Oro Township, strategically located near SM Cagayan de Oro and major establishments uptown, including a call center. The building is built to maximize natural ventilation and light, and equipped with photovoltaic solar panels on its rooftop.

The complex also has a green inner courtyard that helps mitigate the high temperature year-round. Its cantilevers, likewise, create shadow effects on the condo units from the sun’s direct radiation with a dramatic decrease in temperature. These are just a few of the building’s special features that will help its residents save more than 20 percent in energy costs.

IDC believes nature holds the answer to sustainable design. Taking a cue from Mother Nature herself, the company strives to develop self-sustaining, flood-free and earthquake-resistant structures which are inspired by the beauty and functionality of nature. These green structures fuse human technology with the best that nature has to offer.

In 2008 the National Statistical Coordination Board declared Cagayan de Oro as “The City of Golden Opportunities” with its vast agricultural lands and coastal areas that facilitate easy trade and convenient transit to Luzon and other islands in the Visayas.

Aside from its superior agricultural advantages, CDO is also dubbed as the auto-hub of Mindanao with major automobile showrooms, including Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota, dotting the Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Butuan road.

Ayala Land Inc. invested P5-billion pesos in instituting a multi-establishment, “mini-Glorietta” in the heart of the city in 2012. At present, the Centrio mall has over 44,000 square meters of leasable space.

Mindanao contributed 14.32 percent to the country’s GDP in 2013. CDO forms part of region’s economic hub, alongside with fishing industry giant General Santos City and Fruit Basket of the Philippines Davao City.

Tourism is also expected to boom soon in CDO, with its whitewater rafting assets. The city attracted half a million tourists in 2012, but 5.08% of the total were foreign visitors.

Business continues to hum in the city with the growth of its annual business registrations up by 45.22 percent from January 2014 to January 2015. Between January and March 2015, CDO registered 1,415 new businesses.

.2M devotees join ‘Black Nazarene’ procession in Cagayan De Oro

(PNA), JBP/CD

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 9 (PNA) -- Around 200,000 devotees from the Visayas and Mindanao joined the procession highlighting the annual celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene here Saturday.

Police officials estimated that the crowd has doubled over that of last year as venerating devotees continue to grow every year for the last six years since the “Black Nazarene” found a new home in this seaport capital six years ago.

The “left hand” of the replica of the life-sized “Black Nazarene” is an original part of the “Black Nazarene” in Quiapo, Manila, a parish priest said.

Msgr. Rey Monsanto, the parish priest of the “Nazareno Parish Church” located along the busy Claro M. Recto Avenue here, said he originally requested only a visit of the replica of the Black Nazarene from Quiapo during the Feast of the Black Nazarene here every January 9, of the year.

“I did not expect that an original portion of the “Black Nazarene” would be given to us to become part of the replica of the Black Nazarene here," Monsanto said.

He said the replica of the “Black Nazarene” in Cagayan De Oro City is recognized by Quiapo as the only one allowed outside Metro Manila.

Monsanto said that every year, the nine-day Novena, in preparation for the Feast of the Black Nazarene, here started on December 31 until the Feast Day of the Black Nazarene on January 9.

“A vigil at the provincial sports center is held on the eighth night to enable all devotees to have a chance to get near the Black Nazarene prior to the 10-kilometer procession on the Feast Day,” Monsanto said.

This year, the vigil was on Friday evening where thousands of devotees from Visayas and Mindanao trooped to the sprawling sports center along Velez Street here.

On Saturday, thousands of devotees joined the procession early morning as another thousand queue along the routes until the Black Nazarene was back to its Shrine at the Nazareno Parish Church along C.M. Recto here.

Police Superintendent Lemuel Gonda, deputy head of the Regional Police Strategy Management Unit, said the crowd swarmed at the start of the procession Saturday morning, filling the city’s major thoroughfares.

He said law enforcers have been placed on heightened alert as the local risk reduction management council deployed medical teams to respond to emergency calls.

Gonda said that there was no report of untoward incidents during the more than four-hour grueling procession.

“The observance of the Feast of the Black Nazarene here was peaceful and orderly,” Gonda said.

BIR urges taxpayers to file returns early

By Apipa P Bagumbaran (APB/BIR-RR16/PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) --- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is reminding all taxpayers to file their 2015 income tax returns (ITRs) early to avoid penalties and inconvenience due to late filing.

In a statement, BIR Deputy Commissioner Nelson M. Aspe appealed to taxpayers not to wait for the April 15 tax filing deadline.

He advised taxpayers to start preparing and submitting their annual ITRs and its accompanying schedules and attachments such as Financial Statements, Statement of Management’s Responsibility, BIR Form No. 2307 as early as January 2016.

He also reminded all manual and/or electronic tax filers or Accredited Tax Agents using eBIRForms and eFPS or the Electronic Filing and Payment System to download the latest version and start filing early to avoid technical difficulties or downtime of the system.

All BIR systems underwent its regular system maintenance in preparation for the tax filing season and year-end adjustment.

Taxpayers may visit the BIR website at www.bir.gov.ph, or call the BIR hotline at 981-888 for further details or assistance. They may also call the BIR Revenue Region 16 Office at (08822) 725-609 or 711-637 or visit them at the West Bound Terminal, Bulua, this city.

Bitan-ag Bridge to be completed next month

By Pamela Jay F. Orias

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Northern Mindanao has re-scheduled the completion of the Bitan-ag Bridge which started May 2015.

DPWH information Sandra Flores earlier said the completion date of the bridge along CM Recto was supposed to be on October 2015 but was reset to February this year for "uncontrollable" reasons.

Flores said the hold-up was also caused by the delay of the approval of the executive order necessary for traffic re-routing.

The construction was also repeatedly deferred due to changes of plans.

"Example ana is wala mag-expect na ma-igo ang underground pipes sa ilalom ana like anang mga telephone lines, sa tubig, sa electricity, so we had to revise the plan again," she said.

She added the weather situation in the city could also affect the construction.

"Unta gayud mapadayon na mu-uyon ang panahon para wala na'y undang ang atong pag-build aron na gayud madali," Flores said.

Roger Pino, 35, a jeepney driver, urged the DPWH to fast-track the completion of the project.

"Murag nakabantay ko taud-taud na gayud na diha hangtod karon wala pa gihapon nahuman. Unta dali-on na kay usahay magkagubot ang mga jeep raba gayud walay mu-give way," Pino said.

Meanwhile, traffic is being rerouted along the national highway in Barangay Bulua to make way for the building of bridge touted as the solution to flooding in the area.

The new span will be 1.1 meters higher than the existing highway while the bridge will be about 12 meters long. Flores reassured business owners beside the bridge that there will be no flooding in their area.

The construction work will raise the level of the road surface starting at the vicinity of Honda Cars and will end near the factory site of Vjandep Pastel in Barangay Bulua.

Flores said to counter floods, they have removed three culverts to let floodwater drain faster.

Flores earlier encouraged residents to be responsible with their trash, seen as the major reason behind perennial flooding.

She added that public utility jeepneys and trucks may now use the third lane which is now open for use.

"Murag ni-gaan na diha dapit tungod kay three lanes na ang gina-gamit," Flores said.

100,000 set to join the ‘Black Nazarene’ procession in Cagayan De Oro

(PNA), FPV/CD/MARK FRANCISCO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) – Everything is set as about 100,000 devotees are expected to join the procession during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan De Oro City on January 9 here, organizers said Wednesday.

Cagayan De Oro City, the premier capital of Northern Mindanao, is the only city outside Manila allowed by the Catholic Church to hold the Feast of the Black Nazarene procession.

The Black Nazarene replica in Cagayan de Oro is the only one outside Metro Manila. The replica contained portion of the hands of the original Black Nazarene statue in Quiapo, Manila being revered by thousands of devotees from Mindanao and the Visayas.

As the Novenas at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene at the “Nazareno Parish” along CM Recto Avenue began on December 31, local authorities expect about 100,000 devotees to join the procession as the Novena ends on the feast day on January 9.

On Friday evening, January 8, the statue of the Black Nazarene will be brought from its home shrine to the Misamis Oriental-operated Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center along Velez St.

According to Gerry P. Sabal III, the sports center manager, the idea is to allow the huge number of provincial devotees here who come even as far as the Visayas to pay homage to the replica of Manila’s Black Nazarene statue for an overnight vigil.

During the vigil, there will be prayers, worship songs and reflection sessions throughout the night to be capped by a Mass at 3:30 at dawn on Saturday morning, January 9.

Sabal said this is the second year that the local Black Nazarene statue is housed for a day at the Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center.

“I expect the main grandstand to be full to the brim during that moment. The capacity of the main grandstand is around 20,000 persons,” Sabal said.

During the event, the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) has strict instructions to frisk everyone who will be wearing caps and sporting backpacks in the area for security reasons.

After the dawn Mass on January 9, the traditional procession will start at 4:30 a.m. traversing Velez St., crossing the national highway, exiting right towards Julio Pacana and Gaabucayan and taking another right towards Agora before finally exiting back to the CM Recto Avenue and into the shrine.

There will be several Masses throughout the day. The concelebrated Mass is scheduled on Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

PESO bags awards from YEPA

By Nena de la Peña (PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, January 5 -- Cagayan de Oro City’s Public Employment Services Office (PESO) received five awards during the recently-concluded PESO Year-End Performance Assessment (YEPA).

The city’s PESO was adjudged as ‘Best in National Skills Registry Program’ (3rd award implementer), ‘Best in Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Emergency Employment Program’ (DILEEP), ‘Best in Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) (highly urbanized city category, ‘Best in Job Fair Implementer’ and ‘Best in Job Placement Award (highly urbanized city category).

PESO Manager Kathleen Kate Sorilla expressed gladness for bagging the prestigious awards, implying that the said achievement was a product of hard work and unity among office staff and personnel.

PHP3B worth of infra for Cagayan De Oro bared

(PNA), JMC/CD

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 4 (PNA) –- Various national government offices had allocated a total of PHP3 billion for various infrastructure projects in the city’s second district here for the year 2016, a lawmaker said Monday.

Second District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the biggest chunk went to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with an approved budget of PHP2.6 billion.

The DPWH projects involving the construction of a “tourist-friendly” passenger vessel terminal at the Port of Macabalan here is worth about PHP300 million, Rodriguez said.

Another is the construction of the PHP1.2 billion “Skyway” that would traverse from the village of Patag in the west to the city’s J.R. Borja St. in the east, he added.

The proposed diversion road from Sayre Highway in Balubal toward the Laguindingan airport was also approved, Rodriguez said.

Other infrastructure projects include flood control along the Cagayan De Oro River banks and drainage system to prevent flooding in the city’s major thoroughfares during heavy rains.

The Department of Health (DOH) has also approved PHP300 million for the expansion of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) to make one of the biggest public hospitals in Northern Mindanao.

Rodriguez said the DOH has also allocated an additional PHP24 million for the construction of health centers in the city’s second district.

Meanwhile, the Department of Education (DepEd) also approved the release of PHP200 million for the construction and repairs of public school buildings in the district.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) also approved PHP40 million, on top of the PHP24 million approved in 2015, for the construction of farm-to-market roads in the hinter villages in the city’s second congressional district.

“While the city government has an approved budget of only PHP2.02 billion, the second congressional district has an approved budget of about PHP3 billion this year,” Rodriguez said.

Kuyamis festival of MisOr to open on Tuesday

By Alwen Saliring

THE province of Misamis Oriental will open the annual ‘Kuyamis’ festival at the Provincial Capitol grounds on Tuesday.

The week-long celebration will highlight cultural shows, competitions among municipalities, and the grand coronation of the Miss Earth Philippines-Misamis Oriental.

During the opening, several competitions will be held including a tableau dance contest, a coconut-themed booth competition, livestock and meat show, a cat and dog show, and a cultural activity in the evening.

Around 8 municipalities are slated to participate in the booth competition where they would showcase and display the products of their respective towns.

These are the towns of Balingoan, Medina, Talisayan, Jasaan, Laguindingan, Manticao, Naawan, and Initao.

The first prize would get P150,000, P75,000 for second, P50,000 for third, and P10,000 each as consolation prizes.

The province has allocated some P1.4 million from the tourism budget for the festival.

The coronation night of the Miss Philippines Earth-Misamis Oriental 2016 will conclude the festivities on January 9.

'Kuyamis' means a variety of golden colored sweet coconuts that are smaller in size than other coconut varieties.

These kind of coconuts are still prevalent in Misamis Oriental.

‘Kuyamis’ festival had its beginnings in 2013 during the term of Governor Yevgeny ‘Bambi’ Emano with the aim of promoting tourism in the province.

Emano aspires Misamis Oriental to be part of the tourism roadmap in the country, inviting tourists to visit and experienced the bounty and beauty of the province.

Foul play suspected in woman’s alleged suicide in Oro

By Alwen Saliring

POLICE authorities are looking into the circumstances of a woman’s alleged suicide inside a motel in Barangay Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday evening.

The woman, identified as Lea Muñez, 18, and a resident of Danao Patag, Opol, Misamis Oriental, was brought by her live-in partner Roel Montebon, 42, resident of Tabok, Bulua in this city, to the hospital following her alleged suicide.

Investigators said Montebon left after taking the victim to the hospital.

Montebon and Muñez had been staying in the motel for about two months, according to an employee at the motel.

Victim’s friends also disclosed that the two had a misunderstanding before the Muñez’s death.

Authorities are still waiting for the results of the autopsy conducted by the Scene of the Crime Operatives (Soco) to determine the cause of the victim’s death.

Two intertwined kerchiefs were recovered in the motel room where the couple had been staying.

Investigators also recovered assorted drug paraphernalia in a garbage bin inside the room.

DAR-10 celebrates Christmas with elder

By Ressan Nash N. Alonto-ERS (DAR 10/PIA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)—​The Department of Agrarian Reform Ladies’ Association (DARLA) celebrated Christmas with the elderlies from Sitio Macanhan in Carmen, on December 22, during their 2015 Social Amelioration “Adopt an Indigent Senior Citizen” program at the DAR-10 Regional Office.

​The event is part of DARLA’s social outreach in addressing concerns on the health and welfare issues of the elderly. DARLA conceived this social program to impart the practice of being persons for others, particularly to the elderly of Macanhan where the agency’s regional office is located.

​In her opening message, DARLA president Ester Salas talked about the event as a way of giving back to the senior citizens in the community.

Regional Director Faisar Mambuay, meanwhile, emphasized the spirit of Christmas as a way of sharing one’s blessings made more meaningful by giving to the elderly.

“Nalipay ko nga nianhi mo ug hinaot nga magkita pa kitasa sunod nga Pasko,” (I am pleased to see you here and I hope to meet you again) Mambuay told the 25 elderly in the audience.

The event was filled with many activities, including games and culminated with the exchanging of gifts donated by some DAR employees.

In her closing message, DARLA vice-president Amy Baiño expressed her thanks for the presence of the elderly guests in the event and said that she was happy that they had a good time.

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