Cagayan de Oro
AI tools seen helping Mindanao MSMEs cut costs, grow profits
Mindanao MSMEs are deploying decentralized artificial intelligence tools to optimize efficiency and bypass massive infrastructure capital requirements.
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Cagayan de Oro
Clear your overdue property taxes without penalties until July 5
Property owners in Cagayan de Oro have until July 5, 2026, to clear delinquent real property taxes with zero accrued penalties or surcharges.
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Pag-IBIG Fund offers promo home loan rates to make more homes affordable under President Marcos' Expanded 4PH
Pag-IBIG Fund has rolled out new promotional interest rates for housing loans up to P10 million, aiming to lower monthly amortization costs for Filipino families until 2026.
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Cagayan de Oro
Higher water bills in CDO? Here’s what the COA found
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Cagayan de Oro
Consumers pay more, COA flags COWD, COBI water deal
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A Commission on Audit (COA) special report has flagged the bulk water supply agreement between the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) and Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI), revealing steep price increases for local households alongside unresolved infrastructure delays and water loss levels that exceed national regulatory limits.
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Pag-IBIG Fund offers payment moratorium, housing loan insurance following Mindanao earthquake
Pag-IBIG Fund offers a one-month loan moratorium and calamity loans following the 7.8 magnitude Mindanao earthquake.
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Cagayan de Oro
CBAs test balance between worker welfare, business growth in Normin
Northern Mindanao industries face evolving labor challenges, from wage distortions following recent hikes to the ongoing struggle for expanded CBA coverage.
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DHSUD, Pag-IBIG Fund turn over Lipa house-and-lot units under Marcos’ Expanded 4PH
Pinangunahan ng DHSUD at Pag-IBIG Fund ang inspeksyon at turnover ng mga bagong housing units sa NuVista Homes Lipa sa Batangas. Bahagi ito ng pambansang programa ng pamahalaan na makapagbigay ng abot-kayang pabahay at mababang interes para sa mga manggagawang Pilipino.
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Aboitiz, Vietnam eye deeper ties in energy, food security
The Aboitiz Group is deepening its business ties with Vietnam. Corporate leaders met with President To Lam to expand cross-border investments in animal feed mills, clean energy infrastructure, and direct flights between Cebu and Vietnamese cities.
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Pag-IBIG Fund raises housing loan limit to P10M to serve more Filipino workers
In a move to expand the Marcos administration's 4PH Program, Pag-IBIG Fund raised its loan ceiling to ₱10 million to bridge the urban condo oversupply.
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Mindanao
Filinvest inaugurates its new large-scale solar power project
FDC Green Energy Corp. brings its ₱1-billion solar facility online in PHIVIDEC, reducing carbon emissions by 21,000 metric tons annually in Mindanao.
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Cagayan de Oro
Bukidnon underemployment hits regional high of 31.3%
PSA labor statistics show Bukidnon leading Northern Mindanao in underemployment at 31.3%, driven heavily by agricultural volatility and seasonal work cycles.
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