CAGAYAN DE ORO (Dec. 19, 2015) — At least 2,000 passengers were stranded at the port terminal here on Friday after the Philippine Coast Guard grounded all interisland ferry ships because of tropical depression “Onyok.”
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Cagayan de Oro Suffers From Rotational Blackouts
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (Apr. 16, 2015) — The nearly 1 million residents of Cagayan De Oro City are stumbling in the dark after the Cagayan De Oro Power and Light Company (CEPALCO) implemented its load shedding program.
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More Rotational Brownouts Loom in Parts of Mindanao Amid Hot Weather
April 15, 2015 — Residents in parts of Mindanao may have to brace for more rotational brownouts in the coming days amid the continued hot weather.
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4.6 Quake Hits Northern Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Dec) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale shook the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte Wednesday afternoon.
CDO Starts Evacuation of Vulnerable Sector as Queenie Intensifies
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Nov) – Authorities here ordered the preemptive evacuation of pregnant women, children, the elderly and persons with disability as Tropical Depression “Queenie” intensifies as it nears landfall in Surigao del Sur early Wednesday night.
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Anti-Mining Lumad Leader in Cagayan de Oro Killed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/14 Sept) — A leader of the Higaonon tribe who is a staunch anti-mining activist was gunned down by unidentified assailants while riding home on a motorcycle in the hinterland village of Tuburan, this city Saturday afternoon, police said.
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Cagayan de Oro Holds Cleanup Drive vs Dengue Threat
September 9, 2014 — Health officials in Cagayan de Oro City led a cleanup drive over the weekend to combat the threat of the potentially deadly disease dengue.
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Info Drive on Oro’s Environmental Fee Law Pushed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug. 8 – The city government is already collecting environment fees for use of plastic bags in big malls, said city treasurer Glenn Banez during the meeting of the City Council committee on finance and ways and means, August 5.
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More Areas in Mindanao Placed Under Terror Alert
July 1, 2014 — WHILE a heightened alert was raised in Davao City over the weekend, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Monday security forces were also guarding against terrorist attacks in three other cities in Mindanao.
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Hundreds of Families Flee Flash Floods in Cagayan de Oro
June 30, 2014 — Flash floods in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday night had some residents leaving their homes for higher ground on Sunday night.
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