Globe Telecom announced yesterday it has fully complied with Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 05-12-2017 issued jointly by the National Telecommunications Commission, Department of Information and Communications Technology, and Department of Trade and Industry, extending the validity of all prepaid load to one year.
In a statement released yesterday, the telco stated that “effective July 5, 2018, all Globe prepaid load, including those with denominations below 300 pesos, will carry a one year expiration period. It was on January 6 when Globe and other carriers started implementing the one year expiration period for prepaid load worth 300 pesos and above.”
Yesterday, Smart, TNT & Sun also announced the one-year validity of their prepaid loads. Read link below.
Motorcycle and habal-habal drivers in Cagayan de Oro have started applying as professional bikers for ANGKAS, the motorcycle-hailing app which has set up a temporary receiving area at the covered court of Barangay 40.
There, staff will explain to you about Angkas.
See the map of the location below.
Applicants are given forms to accomplish to be evaluated by Angkas. Checklist of requirements include original copies of NBI and Police Clearance (they will only scan it), Professional Driver’s License, OR-CR, among others. See below.
And by the way, once the application is approved, the rider gets a free rider suit and helmet courtesy of Angkas. A rider shows the uniform and helmet.
Angkas is a form of livelihood.
Accordingly, they will continue to receive applications.
World-class shopping experience awaits everyone when S&R Cagayan de Oro again holds one of its usual treats when it opens its doors to everyone including non-members on July 12-15, 2018 from 8:00AM to 10:00PM.
The warehouse shopping style offers a wide variety of world class products you won’t find in any other store in the city. And with this scheduled open house, expect big discounts and promos.
Save the date…S&R Cagayan de Oro is located along Kauswagan Highway right across RTMI Garage.
Start listing down your favorite songs and sing out loud…Terrazzo Bar and Restaurant Uptown at Regatta Square, Pueblo de Oro Business Park in Cagayan de Oro City has just opened its KTV rooms!
And they’re giving away one complimentary bucket of San Miguel Beer Light for the first five users for today, July 6 and tomorrow, July 7!
And by the way, with the KTV rooms now open, Terrazzo has adjusted its operating hours.
For inquiries and reservations, you may dial (088) 850-8005.
On July 10, 2018 at 1:00PM, all natural food store HEALTHY OPTIONS will be opening to a bigger, better, and more beautiful store at Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City.
Previously located near the mall’s Corrales entrance, the new Healthy Options will now be near the Activity Center with a much wider space for their all organic food selections.
There’s a new resort opening tomorrow, July 8 in Tubajon, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. MV Beach and Pool Resort adds to the growing list of resorts in the town located 38 kilometers northwest of Cagayan de Oro City.
And resort management will be having a grand opening day with live music and entertainment for guests who will be the first to try their pool which includes a slide. Lower down your expectations as the resort is not the high-end type. Entrance is P50 with cottage rates at P300 and P750. Check out some photos below.
photo by Rakny Ranel Madridanophoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by Queennie Vell Pogosaphoto by DeejayRy Ry
Cagayan Town Center (CTC) will soon have it first KTV bar. SUPERSTAR KTV LOUNGE AND CLUB located at the 3rd Level is set to open in late July offering another upscale-style venue to chill and test those vocal cords.
CTC is Cagayan de Oro’s fast rising lifestyle center with its posh Skybar drawing the night crowd. With the upcoming KTV bar, your night life at CTC will be complete. Take a glimpse of CTC’s newest addition.
photo by Emilyn Roxanne Yu Gophoto by Emilyn Roxanne Yu Gophoto by Superstar Ktv Lounge & Club
This view which is located in Barangay Linabu in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental overlooks the dam of the Cabulig Hydroelectric Power Plant in Barangay Plaridel in Claveria town which is just across Cabulig River. It also offers a picturesque view of the mountainous region of the province.
Brgy. Linabu in Balingasag has a wide plateau which edges towards the cliffs bordering Cabulig River in the south. Check out Laag Ta Bay’s Facebook page below for more info on the mountain view.
Kagayanon Louie Talents is now an internationally recognized contemporary artist. Currently based in Paris, France, he is having a solo exhibit of his visual diary artworks at the Pierre-Yves Caër Gallery also in Paris.The art exhibit entitled “Carnet Sans Age” or “Diary Beyond Age” which runs from July 7-28, 2018 features Louie’s artworks which are a reflection of his travel in Japan and his travel within to revisit his childhood. His artistic masterpieces aren’t just mere artwork but are mediums of his own expressions of various issues in society.
Read Louie’s statement on his solo art exhibit below:
My new artworks are about transforming childhood gestural drawing into a visual diary. Visual diary appealed to me for a couple of reasons: First, it has been my character to write and draw on the 19 countries i visited. The last country that made a personal impact on me was Japan. Second, as i was designing my parents’ tombstone, I randomly saw an old photo of my mom with a love note on the back for my father. In the photo was my childhood drawings and i thought of revisiting these gestual childhood drawings. Third, I wanted to draw attention in my recent travel in Japan and my travel within to revisit my childhood. This solo exhibition aims to communicate art as a reflective idea and as a way to revisit my childhood through synergy. The interaction and juxtaposition between a geometrical sketch and a free-hand gestural drawing when i was a child. In this process, the general image is an overlapping of the two elements. The detailed drawings are images of my day reduced into patterns or simpler form. The negative spaces were filled with writings from travel book guides, travel brochures and my personal travel experience. It is written in French, Bisaya (my mother tongue), Tagalog (the national language of the Filipino people), English and in Japanese characters from my trip. My method combines pointilism and a childhood penchant for writing on the corner wall as a way to let time pass by whenever i am scolded and asked to stand in the corner at school. Furthermore, exploring Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo for 26 days allowed me to contemplate on the concepts of simplicity and harmony. It opened new compositional approach to the elements in my artwork. « Carnet Sans Âge » is an outcome of the visual diary artworks exhibited herein. It is a reflection of both my travel in Japan and in my travel within to revisit my childhood.
photo by Louie Talents
Louie is shown below preparing his artworks weeks before the exhibit.
Louie first earned an Economics degree from Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan after which he proceeded to pursue his dream to study Fine Arts at University of the Philippines Diliman, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. In 2010, he received a French Embassy scholarship grant to study at L’école des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France.
photo by Louie Talents
He’s also a multi-awarded artist. Among his awards are Outstanding Thesis Award given by University of the Philippines-College of Fine Arts (2011), Philippine Award of Merit by the National Museum of the Philippines (2012), and Lambago Art Award given by the Xavier University Center for Culture and the Arts (2016).
Tatum Julia Bao and Clartrome Lounard Jacalan are two Kagayanons who took pride as part of the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) under the baton of Jeffrey Solares which won First Prize in the String Orchestra competition category at the 12th Summa Cum Laude International Music Festival held at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
Cellists Tatum (left) and Clartrome (right) are both from Lourdes College Strings, an orchestra project in partnership with the Manila Symphony Orchestra. They were among 47 young Filipino musicians which composed the MSJO.
photo by Tatum Julia Bao
Actually there are three Mindanaoans in the group. Violonist Mishael Romano (center) is from Dipolog City.
photo by Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra
The group performed with a 25-minute set consisting of music by Mozart, Dvorak, Alcala, Florante and Castillon.
photo by Ivy Ilagan
The two young musicians are now Cagayan de Oro’s pride.
photo by Tatum Julia Bao
The 12th Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival is Austria’s most prestigious music festival with over 30 participating ensembles from 14 different countries. It is supported by the Austrian government and by UNESCO. Read the press release on the victory below.
Meanwhile, you can watch their performances below.
Big discounts and promos await shoppers for S&R Cagayan de Oro’s 2nd Open House which will start tomorrow. As the name suggests, non-members can shop at the world-class warehouse membership shopping destination for four (4) days until Sunday, July 15.
Just in case non-members decide to avail of the membership card during the Open House, they will get a free gift certificate worth P200.
S&R Cagayan de Oro held its first Open House last November 30 to December 3, 2017.
Here are more photos during the recent press conference for the event held last July 7.
Discover what it takes to stay beautiful by learning the A to Z of maintaining that physical appearance which pleases the aesthetic senses at Victoria Beauty Alphabet & Victoria’s Brew, one of the newest beauty care specialty shops in Cagayan de Oro City located along JR Borja Street (former China Bank) right across Emcor Appliance Store.
The beauty care shop which opened last March 2018 offers a variety of services for your beauty pampering needs such as:
Hair Color & Treatments Facial Delights Nail Care Waxing Threading Hand and Foot Treatments Beauty Regimen (Gluta injection/oral/drip, Colagen injection/drip IPL hair removal, Warts removal) Doctor’s Beauty Treatments (surgical & non-surgical)
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
The salon’s interiors enhance a relaxing atmosphere make it conducive for your pampering.
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
Excellent professional service is provided by its highly-skilled staff for your comfort.
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
And just recently, it has also launched its new set of products which you could add in your beauty bucket list for the year. The products include L’oreal & Matrix hair colors and treatments, Orly and LA Colors nail polish, Make Up World make ups & scents, Zoom perfumes, and Depile’ve scrubs, creams, and wax which are exclusively distributed by N and B Beauty Products Distributor Corp.
photo by Kim Zaldivar
You can also chill and relax at its cafe which offers its signature coffee, frappe, smoothies, teas, cookies and pastries.
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
Clients can also rely on Victoria Beauty Alphabet’s partner doctor in the person of Dr. ERNIE B. CANLAS who specializes in non-surgical derma procedures. There are a lot of procedures that can be done through surgery to address a patient’s requirement but Dr. Canlas believes that there are also other options that can and may serve the purpose which will not require one under the knife.
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
Dr. Canlas, who has been a practicing dermatologist for more than 20 years now has always been very conscious when it to comes to safety of his patients thus he only uses USA-FDA and BFAD approved medicines, injectible fillers, topical botox, topical anti-aging and threading which are all superior alternatives to surgical procedures. Dr. Canlas uses botanical and plant-based products like Gurlavi from Israel because it is safer and has no downtimes.
photo by Kim Zaldivar
One of the procedure that is popular in his manila clinic now is the Thermage Hifu Utherea CO2 Laser Slimming Misolipo which is the latest craze not only here in the Philippines but overseas as well.
photo by Kim Zaldivar
Dr. Canlas is an advocate of nurturing each person’s natural beauty. Beauty for him should emanate from within, from using mostly natural products, and from living a healthy lifestyle. As a practicing doctor of Family Medicine prior to specializing in Dermatology, he values good health and believes that it should be the core for everyone to feel beautiful inside and out. For him, cosmetic surgery should only be done if needed and necessary and being naturally beautiful is more lasting and the way to go.
photo by Victoria Beauty Alphabetphoto by Victoria Beauty Alphabet
Still want to learn the ABCs up to Z of staying beautiful? Pay them a visit now….Victoria Beauty Alphabet is open daily from 8:30AM to 8:00PM.
Kagayanons and the rest of Northern Mindanao will now have one week before they can finally experience the first ever ice skating rink in Cagayan de Oro City when SM CDO Downtown Premier formally opens its Mobile Ice Skating Rink Experience on July 20, 2018.
As shown below, installation of the ice rink is now ongoing at the Event Center. Don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of time as it will be available until September 30.
Are you ready to glide on ice? The long wait is almost over as it will just be a few more days before SM CDO Downtown Premier opens the mobile ice skating rink on July 20.
The first ever ice skating facility in Northern Mindanao is expected to attract a lot of curious Kagayanons who have never set foot much less even experience snow or ice. Check out some photos of the newly-installed rink and its ticket booth courtesy of Katawa CDO Doodzkie.
photo by Katawa CDO Doodzkiephoto by Katawa CDO Doodzkiephoto by Katawa CDO Doodzkiephoto by Katawa CDO Doodzkiephoto by Katawa CDO Doodzkiephoto by Katawa CDO Doodzkie
Reigning Miss Philippines Universe Catriona Gray and Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa will be the special guests during the 7th Mindanao Fashion Summit, one of the core events of Higalaay Festival 2018 set August 27-29 at Centrio Mall.
The event is the biggest gathering of Mindanao’s top fashion designers as they reveal their latest collections, share experiences and knowledge on the latest trends in the fashion industry.
Cagayan de Oro’s Exin Castil Guingao is representing the city and the country in the Our Little Miss World 2018 which is now underway at La Torretta Lake Resort in Montgomery, Texas.
The former Little Miss Cagayan de Oro 2015 earned the right to represent the country after winning the Mini Miss Philippines 2018 crown last December 2017.
There’s a new hotel accommodation which will open right the heart of Cagayan de Oro City in Divisoria soon. BRIDGE HOTEL located at De Leon Building along Pabayo-Cruz Taal Streets is just what every transient, backpacker or even business travelers would want – accessibility, safety and comfort.
Now in the final stage of renovation and upgrading, Bridge Hotel occupies the 3rd and 4th floors of the building. This one below is the reception area.
Bridge Hotel is so-called because accordingly, the hotel is a ‘bridge’ linking your home to your destination. This is a portion of the lobby.
Here’s a beautiful wall design at the lobby.
Bridge Hotel will have a total of 30 rooms of three types: Queen (P1,500), Twin (P1,500) and Family Rooms (P2,000). Below is a sample of a Queen Room which is good for couples.
This one below is a sample of the Family Room. Each room is equipped with a flat screen TV, a bathroom and with free Wi-Fi.
There are 14 rooms at the 3rd floor lobby and reception and 16 in the 4th floor. They are still in the process of putting on linen, curtains and other room furniture.
Bathrooms are also equipped with hot & cold shower.
Bridge Hotel implements the usual check-out and check-in times.
This is the signage at the stairs leading to the reception area.
Actually, the hotel occupies the former Casa Isabella which closed a couple years back.
Bridge Hotel is managed by Argayoso Group of Companies.
