The late Senator Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. was well loved by the people of Cagayan de Oro. President Rodrigo Duterte, chairman of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), attends the national assembly in Clark, Pampanga on July 17, 2021. (Malacañang) Cagayan de Oro Mayor...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, July 21, expressed optimism that Cagayan de Oro would be able to beat the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city. House deputy speaker and Cayagan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez The Cagayan De Oro City Representative welcomed the...
Local government units (LGUs) should not be "brand conscious" when it comes to accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are given to them for free by the national government, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the visit of the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre "Bebot" Bello III has won the "Natatanging Cagayano Award" in the Dangal ng Lahing Cagayano 2021, the DOLE Regional Office (RO) 2 bared. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) Bello, who traces his roots in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced the launch of the first-ever coronavirus disease (COVID-19) telehealth project in Cagayan Valley. A member of the medical staff takes care of a patient infected by COVID-19 at the Intensive Care Unit of the Etterbeek-Ixelles Hospital on...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) denied on Saturday, July 10, that it is withholding Cagayan State University's (CSU) Smart Campus proposal. CHED (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, CSU Vice President Ranhilio Callangan Aquino said the university was promised development of a Smart...
The Department Science and Technology (DOST) and the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) have joined forces in setting up an ethanol production facility (EPF) in Cagayan Valley that is capable of producing ethyl alcohol using agricultural waste, like rice and corn. (Photo from DOST Region II...
After Malacañang said it welcomes her initiative to bring the vaccines closer to the people through her drive-through program, Vice President Leni Robredo asked on Sunday, July 4, if she can be given access to the country’s vaccine supply. (Vice President Leni Robredo/OVP) One of the problems of...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started dredging the Cagayan River as part of rehabilitation efforts to prevent or minimize the risk of massive flooding in nearby areas. (Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources) In a statement on Saturday, July 3,...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched on Wednesday, June 30 a watershed protection drive that was arguably triggered by the massive flooding experienced by Cagayan Valley last year at the hands of typhoon "Ulysses". DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Screengrab from Zoom...
Cagayan De Oro will be next destination of Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express,” a drive-through vaccination program in response to the pandemic. Tricycle, pedicab, and delivery riders get vaccinated through the Vaccine Express project in Manila on June 22, 2021. (OVP/Facebook)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stayed true to its "Build, Build, Build" mantra by cranking out 1,483 kilometers (km) worth of roads and 322 individual bridges in Cagayan Valley in just a five-year period. Pigalo Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) A total of 379 flood...
