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2010 Elections: List of Senatorial Candidates

Here’s a list of Senatorial Candidates for the 2010 Elections. Nereus Acosta Jr. – LP Sharuff Ibrahim Albani – KBL Zafrullah Alonto – Bangon Pilipinas Ana Theresia Baraquel – LP JV Larion Bautista – PMP Martin Bautista – LP Silvestre Bello III – Lakas-Kampi-CMD Rozzano Rufino Biazon – LP Bong Revilla – Lakas-Kampi-CMD Henry Caunan [...]




2010 Elections: List of Candidates for Cagayan De Oro

To guide you this Monday in the 2010 National Election, here’s a list of local candidates. These are the names you have to choose from for the seats in government in Cagayan De Oro. MAYOR ABEJUELA, BERCHMAN – Liberal Party BORRES, FELIX Jr. – Independent EMANO, VICENTE – PMP-Padayon Pilipino ILLANA, SULPICIO – Independent LLOREN, [...]




Xavier University Cultural Dance Troupe got Talent

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Our very own Xavier University Cultural Dance Troupe has proven that they got talent. The group made it to the semi-finals for Pilipinas Got Talent along with some other Cagayan De Oro and Mindanao semi-finalists. Here’s the rest of the list from Philippine Star’s recent article excerpt.




Is Starbucks brewing in Cagayan de Oro?

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Starbucks in Cagayan De Oro? Rumor had this since the past two or three years. But the rumor has not showed any sign of it becoming news until today when ExploreCDO discovered a JobStreet job opening. Rustan Coffee Corporation, company handling Starbucks in this matter, posted a job opening for Store Managers for Tarlac, Cebu, [...]




Journey to the Golden Ticket Missy Bon Bon way

April 16, 2010, Friday, more than 100 Kagay-anons woke up very early to witness the opening of Missy Bon Bon Breadshop–the latest craze in town because of their mouth-watering gelato. Located at Rosario Strip, Limketkai Center, Cagayan De Oro City, the breadshop attracted hundreds of people in its opening with their Golden Ticket marketing campaign– [...]




Cagayan de Oro Brownout Schedule (April 11 – 19, 2010)

Cities all over Mindanao especially Cagayan de Oro is still experiencing weekly scheduled rotational brownouts due to the continuing power supply curtailment that was imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. The 5-hour rotational brownouts in the city have already affected a lot of establishments that depend on electricity to run their business. [...]




CDO gets Egged

by: Casey Emata The young people had work to do, morning ‘til sundown: exchange smiles and give away eggs. Thursday, April 8—expectant, energized, and enthusiastic hands and feet gave away colored plastic eggs as invitations to the City of Golden Friendship to join in the first ever “Easter Friday” experience on April 9, 7 pm [...]




CDO To Enforce Smoking Ban at Divisoria Night Cafe

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The city government of Cagayan de Oro has enforced a smoking ban at the Divisoria Night Cafe and Night Market on Friday, April 9, 2010. Under Executive Order No. 2010CGJ-21 issued by City Mayor Constantino ‘Tinnex’ Jaraula, all residents, government agencies and business establishments are requested to join and support the tobacco-free Divisoria Night Cafe [...]




CDO’s 2010 Easter Egg Hunt activities

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This Easter Sunday 2010, different restaurants and organizations in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) are offering various Easter celebration and activities. ExploreCDO will roam around until Black Saturday to provide you information about all these. Xavier Sports & Country Club On April 4, 2010, 9 am, guests will have a chance to participate in the Egg [...]




Cagayan de Oro Brownout Schedule (March 29-April 5, 2010)

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A new public notice from CEPALCO has just been released regarding the scheduled brownouts here in Cagayan de Oro. The imposed rotational brownouts will now be 3 hours and 30 minutes daily starting Monday March 29 up to April 5, 2010. It’s good to know that the Kagay-anons will no longer experience long period of [...]




2010 Graduates in perspective: Lacking restaurants…and jobs?

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2010 college graduates from different colleges and universities flocked to local Cagayan De Oro restaurants on Saturday, March 27, 2010. With a number of colleges and universities which held their graduation ceremonies on Saturday, restaurants have been filled with a lot of families and friends celebrating the end of a long, exhausting yet fulfilling student [...]




Xavier University grad goes live online

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Xavier University will commence its academic year of 2009-2010 this Saturday, March 27, 2010. The catch of this story though is that the University graduation rites will go live online–the first in Cagayan De Oro. The ceremonies will have two parts to cater the number of graduating students. The morning and afternoon ceremonies will basically [...]




Election 2010 Watch – Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro in Cagayan De Oro

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Presidential candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro visited Cagayan De Oro last March 10, 2010 and impressed the majority of college students in the city. Facebook and Plurk last week were flooded with Gibo-related posts as far as Kagay-anons are concerned. A lot of Xavier University-Ateneo De Cagayan students posted their photo beside adminstration bet Gibo. On [...]




Who invented the Motorela?

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He put the ‘caretella’ into its antique place by inventing the Motorela. He’s no other than Raphael Floirendo, a graduate of Business Administration and Agriculture at the Far Eastern University and Araneta University. Floirendo’s family came from northern Luzon. Upon their transfer here in Cagayan De Oro, he was able to study high school at [...]




Brownouts result firms’ profit loss

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Cagayan De Oro’s small time businesses are losing their profits because of the almost daily brownouts. This was reported by Sun Star Cagayan De Oro enumerating some local companies experience loss. A computer service and brownout. That’s not a very good combination. Susan Ybarsabal is an owner of one. She said she lost a number [...]