City of Golden Friendship

COWD Advisory: Low Pressure to NO water on May 5 to 6, 2018

2018-05-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

COWD ADVISORY

May 3, 2018

Please be informed that the Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water, Inc. (COBI) will shut down operations from Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 8:00 P.M. to Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 6:00 A.M. (10 hours). This is to facilitate installation of a booster pump at their infiltration gallery. This will enable COBI to increase their delivery to the west service area from 40mld to 60mld on or before May 15, 2018.

Low pressure to no water is expected in the following areas:

NO WATER:

·Lumbia

·Masterson Avenue including DSWD, DepEd

and Sarmiento Area

·Bellevue Subd.

·DUHAI

·DUSAI

·Dagong

·Dumpsite

·Sacred Heart

·Palm Springs Subd.

LOW PRESSURE:

·Calaanan

·Pagatpat

·Scions, Canitoan

·Gokingville

·Terry Hills

·Apovel Subd.

·Patag

·From Bulua to Opol

COWD is advising all concessionaires in the said area to store enough water for their consumption during the 10-hour interruption period.

We hope the affected customers will be advised accordingly by this announcement.

COWD MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC RELATIONS INFORMATION DIVISION

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY WATER DISTRICT

4th Floor Admin Building

Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City

856-1811

Galileo Kauswagan Learning Festival at Centrio

2018-03-19T19:11:00.000-07:00

Galileo Kauswagan will have its fun learning festival at Centrio this Saturday, March 24, 2018. The festival will start at 2pm and is free admission for kids and parents.

Know their program and activities this summer.

Fun activities, prizes and promos for our summer programs await for you there! See you!

FastCat is launching with FREE tickets

2018-03-19T18:53:00.000-07:00

And hello! Our summer buddy, FastCat, is here to take us to the most beautiful, fresh and clean water summer destination --- Camiguin and Bohol.

And yes they are giving away free tickets!!!

Special Traffic Scheme at Masterson-Vamenta Junction

2018-03-07T22:32:00.001-08:00

Advisory: NO LEFT TURN towards Vamenta Blvd from Masterson Avenue for vehicles coming from uptown during peak hours (6AM-9AM; 5PM-8PM) Monday to Friday.

SPECIAL TRAFFIC SCHEME AT MASTERSON-VAMENTA JUNCTION, STARTING MARCH 6, 2018 FROM 6:00AM to 9:00AM, and 5:00PM to 8:00PM, MONDAY thru FRIDAY.

1. TEMPORARY NO LEFT TURN
a) All vehicles going downhill passing along Masterson Avenue are temporarily prohibited to turn left towards Vamenta Blvd., but instead to proceed directly at Rodelsa Circle prior proceeding to their respective destinations;
b) All vehicles going to Rodelsa Circle passing along Vamenta Blvd. are temporarily prohibited to turn left towards Masterson Avenue, but instead to turn right at Masterson Avenue and make a U-turn beneath the Macanhan flyover prior proceeding to their respective destinations.

2. TEMPORARY REROUTING OF MOTORELA
a) All Motorelas passing along Mariano Velez St.-Macanhan are temporarily prohibited to turn right towards Masterson Avenue, but instead they are allowed to turn left towards Concordio Diel St. and proceed to their destinations;
b) All Motorelas may take also the newly develop road of Macanhan connecting to Acacia St., then from Acasia St., turn left Everlasting St. and pass across the Vamenta Blvd. and proceed to their destinations.

3. UPHILL BOUND VEHICLES
All uphill bound vehicles are advised to proceed towards Masterson Avenue from Rodelsa Circle area, including those vehicles that turns right from Vamenta Blvd. towards Masterson.

4. TEMPORARY DESIGNATED UNLOADING ZONE
All vehicles, especially the PUJs passing along Masterson Avenue going downhill are allowed to drop their passengers at the designated portion, right side away the intersection of Masterson-Vamenta junction.

FIBA Asia Cup 2017 Best 5 Plays

2017-08-09T18:24:00.001-07:00

Check out the top 5 plays from the second day of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017, featuring Abdulrahman Saad (Qatar), Ailun Guo (China), Raymond Almazan (Philippines), Hamed Hadadi (Iran), and Terrence Romeo (Philippines)

Like No Other Tonkatsu Experience

2014-06-28T19:23:00.001-07:00

Wait till you try Tonkatsu by Terazawa...

Indeed! Once you tried Tonkatsu by Terazawa it is like no other. Why?

Here's why:

1. They serve tasty, tender pork cutlets fried to perfection

2. It matches well with picked vegetables

3. The meal has shredded cabbage which helps clense the taste buds and provides a balanced diet. It is best mix with house blended salad dressing or the Tonkatsu sauce

4. With miso soup, a sweet/salty Japanese staple food that are effective in detoxifying and eliminating bad elements

5. The last but not the least, unlimited rice, the all time favorite of every Filipino or any Asian for that matter

The Tonkatsu by Terazawa is already a set with a complete meal.

Iberico Katsu, made with the finest black Iberico pork or "Pata Negra". These Iberian pigs are special breed found in the south and southwest areas of Spain. These European wild boar are fed on barley and maize weeks after weaning. They eat acorns, thyme, rosemary and mushroom which makes them the "healthiest pigs" with 50% unsaturated fats like that of olive oil hence referred by Doctors as the "walking olive trees".

Kurobuta Katsu, the angus of pork, is juicy and rich in flavor from the meat's excellent marbling. The meat is of optimum quality and lush in flavor with its own inherent and distinctive sweetness that are perfectly paired with a variety of meat sauces.

Angelo's Ristorante

2014-06-17T02:44:00.001-07:00

Angelo's Ristorante, mi amore Italia, an italian restaurant has relaunched last May 31, 2014. The Italian restaurant is in pueblo de oro.

Check out their menu.

We have tried QuatroFormaggi (four cheese) and is quite delicious with its thin crust and mouth watering cheese.

The quatroformaggi.

Mercato de Oro is back!

2014-06-17T02:31:00.001-07:00

Mercato de Oro has relaunched last friday the 13th this month of June.

Listed below are the merchants:

1. Voltaires Casa de Lechon

2. The Dairy Farm

3. Taco Bistro

4. Charcoal Chicken Inasal

5. Ultimate FamousChicken

6. Bubzies Grill

7. Fuego to Go

8. Chino's Deli

9. Ateng's Ihaw2x

10. Rhoda Eatery

11. Nanay Choleng's Muron

12. El Cabrito

Mercato de Oro, a weekend of night food and lifestyle market, is open on fridays and saturdays 4pm to 3am.

Organic and gourmet selections market are open on saturdays 7am to 2pm.

Spend your weekend with good music and festive variety of food.

Fun Run Reward Experience

2014-05-31T15:47:00.001-07:00

Ororama with its staff and management has fashionably presented its 3rd year fun run, the Ororama Run for Rewards 2014.

It's something new and more fun when you have a reward, a non-food gift packs, at each category's turning point. Apart from the reward you receive at each category's turning point, each runner also receive a food gift packs reward at the end of the finish line.

Food booths are also available and most of it is FREE!

Now, we have something to look forward on its 4th year run for rewards.

Registration booths were already set-up when we arrived few minutes before 4am.

#ororamarunforrewards2014

#runforrewards

#ororama

Run Fashionably in Ororama's Run for Rewards 2014

2014-05-28T17:37:00.001-07:00

Ororama presents fashionably its 3rd "Run for Rewards" funrun. This event offers a lot of freebies with your 200 worth of purchase on sponsor products.

Let's keep the feet moving and run for fun with lots of freebies...

Please see further details on the image below.

DFA in Ayala Centrio

2014-05-07T04:21:00.001-07:00

Department of Foreign Affairs will soon be opening in Ayala Centrio, Cagayan de Oro City.

New: Roy's Bistro

2014-04-05T02:31:00.001-07:00

My officemates and I has just recently tried for the first time dining in Roy's Bistro, located in Tirso Neri St., Brgy 9, Cagayan de Oro or better known as dvsoria, the heart of the city.

"Bistro is a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting." Indeed, it is a small restaurant but with great ambiance and interior is functional surrounded with their featured food.

The food we ordered were:

1. Chopsuey - php 89

2. Beef Tapa - php 79

3. Pork ampalaya - php 49

4. Fish Tinola - php 119

5. Fish and tofu steak - php 169

6. Fresh fruits - php 59

Well, the favorite for Filipinos --- rice at Php 15. Regular iced tea is price at 24 pesos.

I recommend pork ampalaya! Not only its affordable, you'll surely love the taste with the crunchiness of half-cooked ampalaya (a secret to not taste the bitterness of ampalaya).

The proprietor for this restaurant is Myra Yabut. The taste should be preserved as this business goes a long way up.

Monster Kitchen's Graduation Ceremony

2014-03-30T02:06:00.001-07:00

Today Monster Kitchen Academy will have their graduation ceremony here at Limketkai Luxe for the baking and culinary students.

The students from Monster Kitchen Academy will showcase their work of art in terms of food.

Monster Kitchen Academy also offers Wilton courses, a 3-day intensive course for cake decorating. The fee for the course is around 8-9k and teaches the basics, techniques, mastery and skills.

Wilton professionalize in cake decorating and invented in piping and strokes. This is based in the USA and only six intitutions in the Philippines are accredited. And one of the six is Monster Kitchen.

Monster Kitchen Academy offers workshops, demos and lifestyle courses. Lifestyle courses are classes for the day or extended to two days and is focus on one product. They also have instructor from Culinary Institute of America in new York.

MKA aims in bringing entrepreneurship in you and they are calling it 'monsterpreneurship'.

Coin Laundry in Cagayan de Oro City

2014-03-27T02:24:00.001-07:00

Have you seen that american movie where they bring in their laundry, detergent and then insert coin? Well, if you did we have it here in Cagayan de Oro too. Amazing!

Wash and Go is located in MC Fernandez cor. Velez Sts (formerly Dolores) Cagayan de Oro City

Contact details:

Phone No.: 0906-587-9099

0923-476-8745

Email address: washandgoph@gmail.com

Prices:

CityMall eyeing Cagayan de Oro City

2014-03-26T18:20:00.001-07:00

DoubleDragon Properties Corp or DD plans to open five city malls this year and 20 more the following year, targeting 100 City Mall by 2020. Each mall will have an average 7,000sqm of GLA for a total of 700,000sqm by 2020.

The first site of City Mall will be in Arnaldo Boulevard, Roxas City with total floor area of 7,034sqm. DD focus its expansion in Visayas and Mindanao regions and Cagayan de Oro is among the cities to be evaluated as prospective sites.

"CityMall Commercial Centers will be the new player in commercial retail space and potentially the largest branded community mall chain in the Philippines."

CityMall is owned by Double Dragon for 66percent and the remaining 34percent was owned by SMIC.

A Resort closer to the City

2014-03-20T04:09:00.001-07:00

Apple Tree has closely renovated its resort with a classy ambiance and follows the more trending infinity pool. The newly designed pool has widened and with descending slope from 3feet to 6feet levels of water.

Order NSO certificates online

2014-03-04T01:35:00.001-08:00

I have recently tried NSO's ordering system which was the nsohelpline.com. This system aims for convenience and for those citizens who are a busybee. This in fact delivers our certificates at our doorsteps. However, the downside was that it costs more than what is normally charge.

For this transaction, I have ordered a copy of NSO certified marriage certificate which cost me Php 350 compared to what is normally charge of Php 140 plus say Php 20 charge if we ever get it from SM.

The rates from NSOhelpline (http://www.nsohelpline.com/) are inclusive of processing and delivery fee. Birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates costs at Php 350 per copy while CENOMAR costs at Php 450 per copy.

Payments can be via bancnet online, any metrobank branch, bancnet atm or selected bayad centers nationwide.

Delivery is usually within 2 - 3 working days upon receipt of payment. I got my marriage certificate on the 2nd working day via Air21.

Beach Report: Sonrisa Vista Resort

2014-03-02T03:34:00.001-08:00

We just recently discovered a new resort within the city of Cagayan de Oro. This resort, Sonrisa Vista Resort, opened 2 years ago and is located in Zone 6 Bayabas, Cagayan de Oro City.

The resort has accomodation rooms, function rooms and cottages. They don't have fees for the following:

1. Entrance

2. Parking

3. Shower

4. Comfort room

5. Corkage

6. Aviary entrance

7. Playground

Rates for the following:

1. Function hall - Php 5000; good for 80pax

2. Reception hall - Php 3000; good for 50pax

3. Gazebo 1 - Php 3000; good for 40pax

4. Gazebo 2 and 3 - Php 2500; good for 30pax

5. Picnic Cottages - Php 500; good for 15pax

6. F/C 1&2 - Php 1500; good for 25pax

7. Shell cottage - Php 800

Accomodation Rooms rate:

1. Bahay kubo - Php 2500; good for 5pax (12noon checkout)

2. Indian Tepee - Php 1500; good for 3pax (12noon checkout)

The requires a deposit for reserations and room charges will be collected daily.

The resort can be contacted thru this numbers:

0916-9636892

0916-2917355

0905-3664436

Hapsay Dalan Pilot Project

2014-03-01T03:09:00.001-08:00

The hapsay dalan project piloted today. RTA personnel are all over dvsoria for this project.

New rules were implemented to a more discipline and peaceful road traffic. Citizens should abide and use pedestrians to avoid penalty of Php 500 or community service and designated boxes for parking (yellow box) and no parking rules.

The pictures below were grabbed from a Jose Edgardo Uy's facebook account.

Pedestrian lane with signage on the sides. Proper info dessimination.

Those probably needs to pay and opted for community service.

Task force hapsay dalan info dessimination.

There are still those who respect and follow the rules.

Kudos! This is to a more disciplined kagay-anons!!!

God bless us!

Boyong's New Variant

2013-07-03T05:36:00.001-07:00

Finally, my most awaited variant of Boyong's. I present to you Boyong's spicy special sauteed shrimp paste in short spicy 'bagoong' with pork.

I am a spicy person and love to eat bagoong with anything that is fried or sourly taste. This makes me eat a lot than my normal intake. This is sinful!

Oh well! This is only in Cagayan de Oro so I brought two in Olongapo since my husband and I will be staying here for quite sometime.

This is the 2nd bottle brought here. ^____^

Rustan's Fresh Opening and Walkathon Details

2013-05-16T15:50:00.001-07:00

March 16, 2013. The birth of the very first's Rustan's in Mindanao and one of the biggest in the country. In fact, this has been the 36th store all over Philippines. The Rustan's Fresh VIP night of which I was invited in was grace with the presence of the new elect Mayor Oca Moreno, his very first public appearance (a lot of firsts that night same for me), and heart stomping special presentation of Iya Villania. It was crowded with trusted Suppliers of Rustans and guests from Dairy Farm CEO.

The store will open to the public today, March 17, 2013 with a lot of their buy one take one products (We bought their grapes). Also Rustan will held a Walkathon on March 18, 2013 for healthy buddies out there. See details below.

Walk Towards the First Rustan’s Supermarket in Mindanao

Step up to a healthier living on May 18, Saturday and join the walkathon towards the first Rustan’s Supermarket in Mindanao at the Centrio Mall, Cagayan de Oro City. The event is to celebrate the opening of the country’s premium supermarket most trusted in freshness, quality and customer service. The first activity of its kind in the city, this exciting fun walk for the whole family will begin and end at the Centrio Mall, CM Recto Avenue. Assembly time is at 5 a.m. with the five kilometer (5k) walk starting at 5:35 a.m. and the three kilometer (3k) distance at 5:45 a.m.
Registration is ongoing at the La Cabana Spa and the designated booth at the Centrio Mall CM Recto lobby with limited slots available. Fees for the 3K and 5K distances are at P200 and P300 respectively inclusive of snacks, an exclusive Rustan’s Supermarket loot bag, race bib, jersey and other giveaways. The supermarket will also be open earlier at 7:30 a.m. for the added convenience and pleasurable shopping experience of participants and spectators.
Take a step towards social responsibility and go the extra mile for a good cause. Walk more and give more as all proceeds will benefit the Xavier EcoVille project, a Xavier University-led resettlement initiative for Sendong survivors.
Rustan's Supermarket will officially open its doors to the public on Friday, May 17 and will be open daily with regular store hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. With its vision to provide Quality for All, shoppers can expect fresh products and local and imported groceries with consistent value and quality. Customers can also enjoy delicious dishes at the Yum Yum Tree and delight in the healthy options of Gourmet to Go.Rustan Supercenters, Inc., a member of the Dairy Farm International Group, is the operator of Rustan's Supermarkets, the Shopwise chain of hypermarkets and Wellcome. With the addition of its Centrio branch, Rustan's Supermarkets will have 17 branches nationwide. For more information, connect with @rustanfresh on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or visit www.rustansfresh.com

Rustan's Walkathon Race Route

Rustan's Walkathon Details

Republic Act 10361, Domestic Workers Act/Batas Kasambahay

2013-04-24T19:26:00.001-07:00

A general information on R.A. 10361 known as Domestic Workers Act.

In line with our advocacy of promoting sound people management in all work settings, below is a primer on Republic Act 10361, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay. Said law was signed on 18 January 2013, and a copy of which is attached below.

Who is a Domestic Worker?

A Domestic Worker or Kasambahay refers to any person engaged in domestic work within an employment relationship, e.g. yaya, househelp, cook, laundry person, house boy, etc.

A kasambahay must:

1. Be 15 years old and above
Comply with the pre-employment requirements of the employer
2. Be paid a minimum wage of not less than the following:
2.1 For NCR - Php 2,500/month
2.2 For Chartered Cities and First Class Municipalities - Php 2,000/month
2.3 For other municipalities - Php 1,500/month

An employer must:

1. Prepare the employment contract and provide a copy to the domestic worker.
2. Provide for the basic necessities (e.g. safe and humane sleeping arrangements, three adequate meals a day, etc.)
3. Register the domestic worker to the barangay´s Registry of Domestic Workers
4. Shoulder the SSS, Philhealth and Pagibig contributions of the domestic worker
5. Guarantee the privacy, access to outside communication and right to education and training for the domestic worker

A kasambahay is entitled to:

1. A daily rest period of eight (8) hours
2. A weekly rest period of twenty four (24) consecutive hours
3. Service Incentive Leave of five days (5) after one year of service
4. All SSS, Philhealth and Pagibig benefits after one (1) month of service
5. Employment Certification upon separation from the employer

For info dissemination.

Alegria Hills, an Ayala Premier Land

2013-04-10T17:09:00.001-07:00

Just recently had a tour with blogger friends in Alegria Hills, one of Ayala's premier land project located in Cagayan de Oro City. This is Ayala Land's first high-end residential development in Mindanao.

Alegria Hills comes from the Spanish word Alegria that stands for joy and merriment of which Alegria Hills can definitely offer. It has the 360 degree view of Cagayan de Oro, beaming a good life.

A few lots available still. Hopefully, I'd be one of them soon.

Here's a glimpse of what's inside Alegrial Hills from a rookie 'photographer':

Sun Cellular's Name your Number

2013-02-24T03:09:00.001-08:00

I just recently tried Sun Cellular's newest product the name your number. With this sim card, you can actually choose to own a number by naming it.

The sim cost at php 59 which comes in free 50 call and text combo valid for 5days. The combo has 200 texts to other networks, 200 sun texts and 70 minutes of sun calls.

This was introduced during the Sun Cellulars Blogger Get Together last February 11, 2013 at Seafood Island, Centrio Mall, Ayala, Cagayan de Oro City.

The race versus Rotavirus

2013-01-29T15:06:00.001-08:00

The enemy is Rotavirus which causes 4000 deaths worldwide in means of diarrhea related diseases for children aged 5 years and below. This enemy is fatal but can be defeated thru an early vaccine.

In the Vaccines Congress 2013 held last January 27 and 28 in Cagayan de Oro City, Doctors and individuals who advocate for the race versus Rotavirus group together to discuss best practices and share insights on how to defeat the dreaded diseases. This is represented by marathon coach master Rio dela Cruz to race against this fatal disease.

This vaccine has been recommended by WHO's SAGE to be part in all immunization programs. Health centers all over the country should take part in this race. Maybe the government could shoulder part of the expenses to make it affordable to everyone especially those who needed them the most and in secluded area.