The 21st City Council enacted an ordinance authorizing the payment for the transfer of 119 certificates of title for a lot in Mandumol, Barangay Macasandig.
The transfer of title is seen as a crucial step in ensuring permanent housing for members and families of the Buena Oro Homeowners Association and affirming their rights to the land.
Councilor Edgar S. Cabanlas, chair of the committee on subdivision, housing development, and landed estate, emphasized the importance of securing legal ownership for residents.
“These titles are representing security and sense of community for the families of Buena Oro who have called this area home for many years.
The legislation was reviewed and endorsed by the committee on subdivision, finance and budget appropriation, and laws and rules chaired by Councilors Cabanlas and Yan Lam Lim. (JBD/SP)
Representing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy, Councilor Moreno Y. Daba IV, chair of the committee on education, attended the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Cagayan de Oro City Stakeholders’ Convergence Awarding Ceremony held on November 26, 2025.
In his message, Daba emphasized the vital role of strong partnerships between the local government, schools, and community stakeholders in advancing quality education.
He conveyed Mayor Uy’s message of gratitude to educational partners, teachers, school heads, parents, and private institutions whose collective efforts continue to uplift learning standards and promote student welfare in the city.
He highlighted that education remains a top priority of the city government, underscoring the administration’s commitment to supporting programs that promote inclusive, accessible, and future-ready education.
The councilor noted that the stakeholders’ convergence reflects a shared vision of building resilient learners and empowered educators through collaboration and sustained support.
The awarding ceremony recognized outstanding partners and institutions that have consistently contributed to school-based initiatives, learner development, and community-driven educational programs.
Daba lauded the awardees for their dedication, describing them as “true partners in nation-building.”
Organized by the Department of Education – Division of Cagayan de Oro City, the event served as a platform to strengthen cooperation among education stakeholders and reaffirm their commitment to shaping a brighter future for the city’s learners. (JAO/SP/Photos from Councilor Daba’s FB page)
After having been temporarily shelved for two months, the proposed ordinance institutionalizing the Higaonon word ‘Maayad’ as the official greeting of service-oriented establishments in the city is seeing brighter days.
This, after the committee on tourism, chaired by Councilor Girlie Balaba, in a recent meeting recommended to refer the said measure to the City Legal Office to check its legal soundness.
It may be recalled that last September 23, this year, Balaba’s committee deferred the proposal after some indigenous people’s chieftains and concerned IP members expressed differing views.
They pointed out that the heritage language ‘Maayad’ may lose its semantic meaning und cultural fidelity without an accompanying phrase affixed after it to limit its scope of usage and definition.
However, Councilor Robert ‘Datu Makilala’ Cabaring, the City Council indigenous peoples mandatory representative, said that the majority of the IP chieftains have already signed to support the legislation.
This includes the provision to gradually introduce the expression as a welcome greeting to guests, customers, and clients in hotels, restaurants, airports, seaports, and bus terminals.
Once enacted by the legislature, Maayad will be bannered in commercial establishments, historical landmarks and tourism sites as welcome sign. (FDC/SP)
