by king | Jul 10, 2019 | Featured, Historical
“I SAW RIZAL DIE” There is one eyewitness to Rizal’s execution whose observation was told to a journalist in 1949, or 53 years after the event. A man named Hilarion Martinez, then 72 years old, relayed to Alberto Mendoza of the Sunday Times Magazine what...
by king | May 23, 2018 | Historical
I remember my Lolo’s and Lola’s told me before they were gone that after world war 2 they’re lots of canned goods the U.S. Army just give away to civilians during that time. For over several months all they eat are field rations that are so abundant...
by king | Mar 5, 2017 | Featured, Heritage, Historical
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines Cagayan de Oro Council will honor one of its scouters for the role he played in a footnote in history on March 13, 1942. As recounted by Ann Gorra in her anthology “City of Gold: People Who Made Their Home and History in Cagayan de...
by king | Mar 5, 2017 | Featured, Heritage, Historical
Finding Our Heroes: Philippine Guerrilla Files from the US National Archives If you are a fan of World War II history, novels and movies, come to the Centrio Activity Center on Wednesday, March 15 at 2:00PM. The Cagayan de Oro City Historical and Cultural Commission...
by king | Dec 16, 2016 | Featured, Heritage, Historical
Filipinas is a song by the famous Trio Los Panchos. The group visited the Philippines in 1958, and recorded a collection of Filipino folksongs in Spanish. The beautiful song “Filipinas” come from this Album (Siete Notas de Amor). Los Panchos visitaron...
by king | Sep 10, 2015 | Heritage, Historical
If you are born and grows here in Cagayan de Oro City you have definitely witness the transformation of our place from a quiet little town in the past and now a bustling city. You may be longing for the place where there is no traffic and you know everyone when your...
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