Cagayan de Oro, Philippines News

THE term of office of barangay officials, which is fixed by the Local Government Code, has undergone two changes: on Feb.

THE Philippine National Police in Northern Mindanao was declared as the fourth region having the most number of confiscated firearms in the Philippines since the implementation of the Commission on Elections gun ban for the May 13 midterm polls.

The National Bureau of Investigation's witness to the killing of Italian missionary Fausto "Pops" Tentorio, who was parish priest of Arakan, North Cotabato at the time of his death, did not witness the incident at all, but was forced to say so only out of fear.

Reelected Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said yesterday he would file a resolution with the incoming 16th Congress calling for Charter change .

POTENTIAL hydro projects in Mindanao that can generate at least 1,093 megawatts capacity may solve the 300-450 MW power shortages in the island.

The conflagration that hit the coconut oil mill of Granexport Manufacturing Corporation in Barangay Kiwalan on Monday afternoon has continued to rage as another round of flame billowed from the thick smoke as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Fire fighters contain the fire that raze Granex Oil Mill. The fire starts inside a warehouse which contain tons of dried copra for processing.

ON SUNDAY, May 19, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the coming down of the Holy Spirit over the Apostles and the entire church of Jerusalem.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte said the results of the May 13 elections which showed strong support for the Aquino government is a strong indication of similar people's backing to government's reform agenda.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The flag-officer-in-command of the Philippine Navy visited the largest infantry division in Mindanao over the weekend and pinned medals to wounded marine soldiers in Camp Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.

A "HABAL-HABAL" driver was shot dead along Narra St. in Reyes Village subdivision, Barangay Bugo in Cagayan de Oro City Saturday night.

THE success of Mayor-elect Oscar Moreno in thrashing the empire created by Vicente Emano in Cagayan de Oro is just one of the few developments in the local elections in Mindanao, as a greater picture, and how possibly the majority of the people think and decide whom to vote in this age of much recent technology.

Mayor Vicente Emano says this in television news report when asked how he takes the big blow on his political career after he loses the mayoralty bid in the city against Misamis Oriental governor Oscar Moreno in the May 13 elections.

Finally we got rid in our city of a political kingpin and a notorious vote-buyer. I myself could not cast my vote in the elections because I am still considered to be a foreigner despite my having worked in the Philippines for over 50 years for the welfare of our nation.

TOPPING the recent 2013 Criminologist Board exam never crossed Xian Hilot Gaje's mind.

The Commission on Elections said Emano got 190,986 votes compared to his rival, Vice Governor Norris Babiera, who garnered only 170,321 votes.

THREE days after the elections, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections has yet to receive more election returns from the Commission on Elections to do its parallel count.

A combination of community issues centered on his handling of the Typhoon Sendong relief efforts ended the magic of Mayor Vicente Emano, whose political dominance in this city and the province of Misamis Oriental spanned more than three decades.

MISAMIS Oriental gubernatorial candidate and incumbent Vice Governor Norris Babiera conceded Tuesday afternoon after his opponent Rep.

IT'S summer time once again and beer market leader San Miguel Brewery Inc. has brought fun and adventure on a higher level as they add the "Wildest Pulutan Challenge" onstage game to their weekly battle of the bands all throughout the country in their Sarap Magbabad Taste of Summer this year.