Your VOICES.

Mga igsoon sa media,

Sa akong panahon nga presidente sa Press Club, tiliwala nga gapungak pungak ang kapunongan sa ka walay pundo, napangitaan ko sa paagi nga ma hatagan ug insurance ang tanan sakop niini.

Ambut unsay nahitabo sa wala na ako kon nagpadayon ba ang maong insurance coverage sa mga sakop sa COPC.

Kinahanglan kini kaayo. Ang nahitabo kang Joe Pantoja usa na ka signal alang sa tanan nga ang hulga sa media ana-a sa akong likud lamang. Mangandam kita niini. Segurohon nato ang pamilya unya sa nabilin kon simbako unya duna na usab lain nga mahitumpawak sa yawan-ong tinguha sa atong mga kaaway.

Kon duna may insurance coverage karong panahona ang tanan, hinaut nga kini mabantayan nga dili mo expire ug kanunay activated para magamit dayon sa panahon sa panginahanglan.

Kaming mga taga COPC kanhi nga ania na sa Amerika kanunay naghandum kaninyong tanan ug andam makigbisug alang sa atong katungod. Magtinabangay kita. Dili kita mahadlok sa bisan unsang hulga sa hustisya ug kagawasan.

Mabuhay. Long Live Press Freedom.

Ben Emata
Kanhi President sa COPC

Hi there! I found this website while searching in google. I ve been to CDO a hundred times while in high school and college. Congratulations to your website. CDO has really improved a lot.

I am writing though uncertain whether you can help or not. I am searching for my aunt’s old friend. It may help if I give the name; his name is Edwin “Popoy” Dayon. The last time I know he was a 1st lieutenant in the Army.

I would really appreciate it if you could probably send me phone numbers from the directory so I can trace him from there.

I am currently based outside the country.

Thanks alot

Alyne Parian Thomas

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Alyne is presently based in Kuwait.  For confidential purposes, responses to this email may be sent through email at: info@cdokay.com

We started a list of Famous Kagayanons in our CDO-u-KNOW section. We admit to haven’t had scouted enough for more noteworthy personalities who in one way or another considered Cagayan de Oro as their home or have fondest memories of our city (or for all you know we had things lacking, wittingly, so you would notice).

Whatever, the delight is on us and the rest of trivia-avid Kagayanons because some went the extra mile with their own research — proving that there are indeed a lot of things about CDO that we are still clueless about, stuffs ‘CDO-u-KNOW’ are made of.

Then have some more. We have here the latest to enter in our inbox (info@cdokay.com) contributed by one good fellow named Francis Tahud. (Thanks and cheers sent).

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Here is an addition: Aaron Aban from the Alaska Aces basketball team.

Player’s Profile:

Experts say that this hardworking small forward out of Letran College could have easily been a top five pick in the 2006 draft. But the former Knights standout slipped to No. 7 and Alaska was happy to have him. The Cagayan de Oro City native is known for his great work ethic and tenacious defense which is why coach Tim Cone did not hesitate to take him in the draft.

The 25-year-old Aban played for the Toyota-Otis in the PBL where he averaged 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the Unity Cup. He also shot a respectable 49 percent clip from the perimeter in that tournament and that showed his efficiency on both ends of the court. Aban has big shoes to fill as the understudy of team captain Jeffrey Cariaso at the No. 2 spot.

(taken from alaskaaces.com.ph)

Also, I still remember a certain PBA player back then in the 90’s by the name of Jun Jabar. He’s also from Cagayan de Oro.

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Francis is a 20 year old, Information Management student at Xavier University.  This guy from Iponan sings for a ska band named The Superflirts.  Check out more of him and his music at at www.myspace.com/cagayandeorocityska. 

Meanwhile, we invite you all to pull another ‘Francis’ — that is send interesting information about CDO, and make the rest of us nod and say “Hmmmm…really? Good.”

Lapasan, Bulua, Capistrano, Corrales, Cogon
these are but some of the places which gives you tone
‘Tis the place where my mom was born
the sanctuary where my kids have grown

I miss sitting lazily on my veranda
Watching the sunset say goodbye; saying “I luv ya”
I can smell mom’s afternoon coffee and ensaymada
while dad fixes his hair with his pomada

My mouth waters for banana cake at Kairo and Rocket
My love used to offer me that instead of a bracelet
Life was simple, sizzling, and exciting
Life was just easy, you can hear the birds’ singing

They say you’ve found a sanctuary
You can stay inside in solitary
At St. Augustine cathedral, “pray for us”!
A politician cried, “The bishop is against us”

Now that I am here in Lonestar State
A place I might easily forget
For you Cagayan de Oro sits on the gate
Reminding me, “I must come home before it’s too late!”

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I dedicate this poem to all you guys who stayed in CDO. I would like to commend you for your enthusiasm to serve CDO in spite of all the challenges you are facing right now. I encourage you to continue helping CDO the way we want the world to know it to be. I made this poem during our poetry sessions with my 9th grade students.

This one is for you CDOKAY Staff…Mabuhay kayo!

Sincerely,

Ms. Thelma Macas
Contributing Writer; Texas, USA