The City Council committee on health, nutrition, and health insurance chaired by Councilor Paolo Nicolo Gaane tackled the proposed ordinance regulating the use, sale, and distribution of cigarettes in certain places. One of the highlights of the discussion was the provision on prohibited acts, particularly the use of the term “any public places” and its implications to existing national regulations on tobacco products. Atty. Cancio M. Guibone, Jr. of Tobacco industry, who adv

Councilor Joyleen Mercedes “Girlie” Balaba has called on barangays to identify and showcase distinct local food heritage as part of the city’s tourism development efforts. This was Balaba’s suggestion when a proposed an ordinance seeking to institutionalize a Regional Culinary Trail for Cagayan de Oro and neighboring localities was presented before the committee on tourism and sister relation, which she presided over. “In Cagayan de Oro man gud, in every barangay naa sila’y d

Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez pushed for the immediate endorsement of her proposed ordinance establishing the Cagayan de Oro Culture and Arts Council during its presentation before the committee on tourism and sister city relations. Co-authored with Councilors Jonjon Rodriguez and Girlie Balaba, the proposed measure was first filed on April 11, 2023. Its present version incorporates the City Legal Office’s opinion dated September 26, 2024, and the Department of the Interior and