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The Cagayan de Oro City Council has proposed the Sports Safety and Security Ordinance of 2026 to establish uniform safety and emergency protocols across local sporting events. Championed by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez and Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez, the measure mandates venue inspections, trained first responders, and a dedicated monitoring council.
The Tong-Il Moo-Do Blazing Tigers from Davao del Norte captured the overall championship at the 2026 Kadayawan Mindanao Invitational Kickboxing Tournament at LPU Davao.
Just weeks after facing emergency surgery and financial hurdles, Cagayan de Oro’s Northern Mindanao A-Team Basketball Program captured the 3rd World Youth Championship title in Singapore.
The Philippine chess delegation delivered a stellar performance at the 24th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships in Singapore, securing 83 medals to place second overall.
Cagayan de Oro’s A-Team Pilipinas crowned a milestone 10th anniversary by capturing the U11 World Youth Championship title in Singapore. Led by tournament MVP Rafael “Peja” Cabusca Reyes, the squad executed an aggressive defensive strategy to defeat the Singapore Basketball Academy in the final showdown.
Mindanao chess prodigies Jodiel Chloe Banawa and Elisha Romarate propelled the Philippines to an 83-medal performance at the 24th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championship in Singapore.
Cagayan de Oro officials are moving to fast-track the development of a P6-million public skatepark and two city boulevards. Aiming for construction progress before the end of the year, the city council is expediting technical reviews while ensuring all legal, environmental, and planning safeguards are met.
Developed in Iligan City, Pic-A-Talk allows non-verbal children and those with speech delays to communicate using personalized photos, local voice recordings, and offline functionality. Supported by DOST, this homegrown assistive tool bridges home and classroom communication while eyeing expansion into the ASEAN region.
After years of podium near-misses, Cagayan de Oro native Cheska Adrienne Edulan captured her first major title in the Women’s Division at the Kadayawan Skateboarding Competition in Davao City. Following her victory, Edulan is using her platform to advocate for a dedicated public skatepark in CDO.
Founded in Iligan City by Uma Roa to help her non-verbal sister, Pic-A-Talk is an assistive communication app that turns images into spoken words. By allowing families to upload personalized photos, the app bridges communication gaps, reduces everyday frustration, and supports speech development for non-verbal children.
The Marbel Children’s Chorus of Koronadal City and South Cotabato earned the Grand Prix Championship at the 3rd Thailand International Choral Festival in Bangkok.
Bukidnon’s inflation rate slowed significantly to 6.8% in July, down from 8.6% in June. The 1.8-percentage-point decline was primarily driven by lower transport costs, cheaper fuel, and easing vegetable prices, though high staple food costs like rice continue to strain local family budgets.