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Cagayan de Oro City to test sample population for COVID-19 antibodies
The city government will also conduct RT-PCR tests for all of its Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and Returning Overseas Fillipino Workers (ROFs)

Lanao del Sur town mayor's wife killed in Cagayan de Oro ambush
Rohaifa Umpara Guro dies of multiple gunshot wounds while her husband, Lumbaca Unayan Mayor Somerado Guro, is shot in the neck by motorcycle-riding gunmen

14 students from Cebu City who arrived in Mindanao test positive for coronavirus
(UPDATED) Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella says his office will investigate how the students got the virus and why they were allowed to leave

After 18 days of zero reports, CDO records 5th COVID-19 death
Just when Cagayan de Oro felt that the coronavirus scourge has left, a patient dies

Misamis Oriental gov, other groups want Cagayan de Oro under lockdown
(2nd UPDATE) The group Luwas Cagayan, 26 barangay captains of Cagayan de Oro City, and the Misamis Oriental governor want an enhanced community quarantine imposed on the city

Seafarers stranded in Manila return to CDO
A mercy voyage by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) bring home nearly 600 seafarers from the Visayas and Mindanao

Cagayan de Oro equips TB center to qualify for coronavirus testing
The testing center located at the regional headquarters of the Department of Health is on the third of 5 stages of the accreditation process

CDO vlogger reprimanded for urging residents to defy city lockdown
In his vlog, Antonio Bonitos says that since it's summer, people should go out and swim. He told police authorities he was just joking.

Coronavirus patient who traveled to Cebu dies in Ozamiz
The man from Tudela, Misamis Occidental, travelled to Cebu City on March 27

Mom recovers but husband, daughter test positive for coronavirus in Cagayan de Oro
Their results may no longer be reliable, however, because they were based on samples taken almost a month ago

3 coronavirus cases in Cagayan de Oro hospital 'fully recover'
They are expecting their laboratory tests to show they're now negative for coronavirus

Cagayan de Oro targets house-to-house survey for coronavirus symptoms
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno orders barangay health officials to conduct house-to-house survey of up to 160,000 families to check for coronavirus symptoms

Cagayan de Oro pastor arrested for holding worship service with 500 people
Authorities say it is the second time that Pastor Alfred Caslam of the Word of God Spirit and Life Ministries held a physical worship service amid coronavirus fears

Cagayan de Oro adds veggies to food packs for most vulnerable families
Paul Douglas Calingin, the city government's COVID-19 economic cluster head, says 12,513 families living in relocation sites will receive the agripacks

Coronavirus response: CDO gets more protective equipment, alcohol
The Cagayan de Oro health department head says that the city is ramping up preparation for a possible outbreak

Cagayan de Oro pays for hotel stay of health workers vs coronavirus
Cagayan de Oro city is looking for ways to help frontliners facing transportation and lodging challenges under community quarantine

Mayor of Piat, Cagayan, tests positive for coronavirus
Mayor Carmelo Villacete is PH 2764. He had gone to Manila and began to experience symptoms after returning to Cagayan.

Cagayan Valley has 5 new coronavirus cases
One of them is a health worker from Cabagan town in Isabela who is part of the surveillance team tracing contacts of COVID-19 patients

Northern Mindanao LGUs prepare P1.2B in relief, economic aid amid outbreak
Cagayan de Oro City earmarks P500 million, while Bukidnon province sets aside P700 million

Cagayan Valley reports 6 more coronavirus cases, total reaches 11
Dr. Leticia Cabrera, officer-in-charge of the Department of Health - Region 2 says the additional confirmed cases are from the Isabela and Cagayan provinces

Isabela reports first coronavirus case
Governor Rodito Albano III confirmed that a patient in the province tested positive. There are 5 confirmed cases in the Cagayan Valley.

Xavier University produces rubbing alcohol to shield health workers from coronavirus
Developed by the Chemistry Department of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, the alcohol adheres to the World Health Organization’s recommended formulation

Cagayan Valley reports 2 new coronavirus cases
With the two new cases, there are now a total of 3 COVID-19 patients in the Cagayan Valley region

Kagay-anons join hands to fight coronavirus
In Cagayan de Oro City, residents and private establishments work together to support medical frontliners in the fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus, and help those struggling during the community quarantine

2 more persons under investigation for coronavirus die in Cagayan de Oro
Northern Mindanao Medical Center receives much needed medical supplies as the region records 3 new cases of coronavirus

Cagayan Valley reports first coronavirus case
Patient PH275 is now confined at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center

Bukidnon locks down its borders
Bukidnon Governor Joe Zubiri's closure order disregards an offer for unified Northern Mindanao checkpoints

2 women probed for coronavirus die in Cagayan de Oro
The women, who were from different hospitals in the region, died less than 24 hours after they were brought to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, say doctors

Mayor allows rejected RO-RO to dock in Cagayan de Oro port
CDO mayor cites humanitarian reasons for allowing the M/V St Francis Xavier into the city after the ship is shunned by its original port of call which was on lockdown

Cagayan de Oro orders closure of malls, curfew
The city opts for temporary closures and a curfew instead of a lockdown

DepEd: 586 students got pregnant in last 6 months of 2019 in Northern Mindanao
The education department says 'that is like 3 teenage student pregnancies each day'

Cagayan de Oro offers P500,000-reward for arrest of traffic enforcer's killers
The Cagayan de Oro City government has asked the Northern Mindanao offices of the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the National Bureau of Investigation to help in the probe

Cagayan de Oro traffic enforcer shot dead in road clearing operations
Mark Langam is shot just outside the Sabal Community Hospital, which usually serves as terminal for tricycles and pedicabs that serve Gaisano Mall shoppers

4 transport coops oppose Angkas return to Cagayan de Oro
The transport coops fear that the arrival of Angkas will affect their incomes

1 dead, up to 30 hurt as bus falls off ravine in Cagayan de Oro
The driver, Rito Reyes, dies when the bus falls off a ravine at the Carmen Hill portion of Sayre Highway

Camiguin restricts entry of travelers from China, Hong Kong, Macau over coronavirus threat
Tourists from other countries who merely had a layover in the 3 countries will also not be allowed to enter the island

Angkas set to hit the streets of Cagayan de Oro again
So far, only Angkas signifies its intention to join the pilot testing in CdO

After Homo luzonensis discovery, scientists heading back to Callao Cave
'We would like to find more diagnostic human remains for further research on the new hominin species Homo luzonensis,' says the research team who will be digging again in Callao Cave for 6 weeks

Cagayan de Oro City offers sanitary landfill for use of other towns
CdO says it will collect fees from towns which will avail of its new sanitary landfill

#TalaForTaal: Xavier University takes on dance challenge for a cause
Spicing things up, XU uses the 'Tala' dance challenge as a way to promote the university’s donation drive for those affected by the ongoing Taal Volcano eruption

Camiguin Island to set benchmarks for carrying capacity
'Before, we would want to have more visitors, but that's not really right. We want more tourists here, but now, we want it to be within the carrying capacity of our island,' Camiguin Governor Romualdo says

Some 200,000 join Cagayan de Oro's 3-hour Traslacion
This is the 11th year CdO holds its own Traslacion of the Black Nazarene

'Super coop' to provide water supply to underserved areas in Cagayan de Oro
The creation of the Mindanao Cooperatives Water Service Federation is in line with efforts to address vital issues affecting Cagayan de Oro City's growing population

Mindanao Pride's loud message in silent protest: 'Human rights for all'
Veering away from the usual vibrant festivities, the 2019 Mindanao Pride March is a silent protest that highlighted issues involving the LGBTQ+ community

Cagayan de Oro rolls out modern PUV fleet December 15
A local transport cooperative will operate 15 modern coasters under the government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program

Police kill suspect accused of cannibalism
Police reports say Lloyd Bagtong grabbed the service firearm of one of his escorts, forcing the police to shoot him

#ReliefPH: How to help victims of flash floods in Cagayan, Isabela
Here's how you can help affected communities in Cagayan, Isabela

IN PHOTOS: Floods hit several towns in Cagayan
Governor Manuel Mamba appeals for help as Cagayan is placed under a state of calamity

City officials, groups inspect Christmas lights sold in Cagayan de Oro malls
A team of inspectors from City Hall, the City Price Coordinating Council, and business and consumer groups visit 6 malls for the first round of inspection

Thousands in Philippines flee Typhoon Ramon
Heavy rains are forecast to swell rivers, cut off roads, and threaten low-lying communities in Cagayan province, where officials guided residents towards shelter
