
City hall refutes Moreno’s claims on water investors
CAGAYAN de Oro City Hall spokesperson Janboy Actub refuted former Mayor Oscar Moreno’s statement that the city lacks water investors to encourage competition and prevent monopolized pricing.
Shiela Mae Butlig is a correspondent for Mindanao Gold Star Daily. Based in Cagayan de Oro, She covers a wide range of local governance, social issues, and community-driven stories. Her work provides readers with essential, on-the-ground reporting, ensuring that the voice of the community remains at the forefront of the region’s news cycle.
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CAGAYAN de Oro City Hall spokesperson Janboy Actub refuted former Mayor Oscar Moreno’s statement that the city lacks water investors to encourage competition and prevent monopolized pricing.

RHOEL Chavez Condeza has refuted allegations linking him to the spread of fake social media pages, calling the accusations false and unfair.

STUDENTS from the Society of Information Technology Enthusiasts (Site) of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) participated in a mangrove-planting activity at the Mangrove Reforestation Project in Sitio Punta, Bonbon, on March 22.

SENATORIAL candidate Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. continued his campaign trail in the city, drawing enthusiastic support from residents during a motorcade on Sunday, March 23.

FORMER Mayor Oscar Moreno has pledged to grant an interest-free loan to the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) should he return to office, aiming to resolve its nearly P500 million debt to its bulk water supplier.

Camiguin's lone district representative aspirant, Paul Rodriguez, was disqualified on March 20 by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) 2nd Division due to misrepresentation regarding his residency in his Certificate of Candidacy.


THE Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Northern Mindanao declared that there is no longer organized mass base support for insurgents in Region 10.

A fake Facebook page impersonating the Cagayan de Oro City Information Office (CIO) has been circulating false information, prompting concern from local officials.

AUTHORITIES are set to file parricide and child abuse charges against a mother from Agusan, Cagayan de Oro, who allegedly choked her four-year-old daughter to death on Saturday, March 15.

THE inflation rate in Northern Mindanao declined from 2.9% in January to 1.8% in February 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed Friday, March 14.

CAGAYAN de Oro City Councilor George Goking last Thursday March 13, challenged political analyst Richard Heydarian to visit Cagayan de Oro after the latter compared Mindanao’s human development index to that of Sub-Saharan Africa.