Kagay-an pyro musical festival is an annual event celebrated in Cagayan de Oro City. It is considered by every Kagay-anons as a culmination of Cagayan de Oro Fiesta or the Higalaay Festival, a lot of people gathered at SM grounds to witness the awesome fireworks display presented by a number of competitors from various places.


Here are some highlights of the Kagay-an Pyro Musical Festival 2016 held last night at the SM ground.









We haven't captured entry number 7, because we have to go earlier to avoid the overwhelming traffic in the area specially after the last entry, where a huge crowd started to disperse from the area at the same time with only 3-4 exit roads to use.

Happy Fiesta Cagayan de Oro!

Mr. Python 2016 - Open Invitational Physique Competition, August 27, 2016 1:00PM, held at Pulse Live Music, Cagayan de Oro City

- 2016 CDO Beatbox Battle Champion
- 2015 Mindanao Beatbox Battle Champion Representing CDO at General Santos City
- 2014 Bet ng Bayan Regionals (Representing CDO)

The Higalaay Festival (formerly known as Kagay-an Festival, then to Higalaay Kagay-an Festival in 2014) is a festival held each year in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, every 28th day of August, celebrating the feast day of St. Augustine - patron saint of the city. -Wiki

Vibrant colors filled the streets of the City of Golden Friendship yesterday as Higalaay Festival 2016 Parade of Floats and Icons, and Civic Military Parade happened. There are about 107 contingents from various sectors, city's educational institutions, civic groups, fraternities and sororities, establishments and more joined the parade. It is Cagayan's customs that every 27th day of August, a Civic Military Parade will always be held in the City where Drum and Bugle corps, competing floats and Cagayan de Oro icons are being paraded on the event.

Winners of the Float Competition:


Concentrix Services Corporation - Champion with P100,000 cash prize
Palawan Pawnshop & Palawan Express Pera Padala - 1st Runner-up with P70,000 cash prize
Zonta club of Cagayan de Oro - 2nd Runner-up with P50,000 cash prize
Take a bird's-eye view experience of Higalaay Street Parade and Float Competition from Velez Street to Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City in 4K by our friends from Project LUPAD.

Now is the best time to upgrade your family’s home entertainment system as Samsung launches the GIGA Fiesta promo. Here are the exciting deals to choose from:

1. Get a free 24-inch TV and a DVD player when you buy a Samsung GIGA Sound MX-HS6500
2. Get a free 32-inch Samsung Hyper TV and a DVD player for only Php 990 when you buy a Samsung GIGA Sound MX-HS7000 or MX-JS8000.

This special offer is valid during the Higalaay festival from August 22 to August 31, 2016.
The Samsung Giga Sound System is the perfect entertainment system for your fiesta celebrations.  It produces 2,400-watts of clear, quality sound with a powerful bass. Create fun and memorable singing sessions with the Karaoke function. Liven up your party with family and friends with the built-in DJ Beat and Lighting effects that pulse to the music’s beat.

Visit the following Samsung authorized dealers in Cagayan de Oro City for more details: Imperial, Quality, and Solidmark.

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Gaisano-Centrio Overpass is now officially open for pedestrians' use. Early morning of August 26, 2016, all pedestrians trying to cross the Nazareno-Centrio pedestrian lane were prohibited to cross and being instructed to use the overpass instead.


Finally, pedestrians can now safely cross between two shopping malls with ease, considering the heavy foot traffic on this area during rush hours.


There will be a direct access from overpass to the 2nd floor of Gaisano Mall, but is still under construction at the moment.

Titus John Monterde also known as TJ Monterde is a Cagay-anon songwriter and singer, and formerly host of ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao local TV Show - MagTV Na Ato ni and is now making a name in the Philippine Music Industry. He studied Bachelor of Science in Developmental Communication in Xavier University here in Cagayan de Oro City.



Check out his version of Maybe This Time / Thinking Out Loud Mash Up during the Love Duets Post Valentine Concert in CDO with Kuh Ledesma, David Pomeranz, Pops Fernandez, Tom Rodriguez and Isabella Gonzalez held last year at the Limketkai Atrium.

See the progress update of the 5-hectare Xavier Sports Complex featuring a 4,500 seating capacity gymnasium, semi-Olympic size swimming pool, oval track, and among others in 4K.

Watch more aerial videos here: https://youtube.com/c/ProjectLUPADTV

EEWeb.com is a US based Electrical and Electronics Engineering Online Community Website owned by Aspen Labs. EEWeb also published free electronics and electrical engineering magazines weekly. You may check their Magazine section and you can also subscribe to their Magazine publications at https://www.eeweb.com/magazine.

Every week, EEWeb.com features Electrical/Electronics Engineering professionals whom they find interesting and could be an inspiration to others, especially to the aspiring engineers and students around the world.

This week, they featured Engr. Maridee Adiong from CDO, who is an Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Chairman of the Electronics Department at Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City.

Check out her interview at the EEWeb.com Featured Engineer section HERE.

There’s going to be Higalas Parade of Floats and Icons from Rodelsa Circle-Velez-CMRecto to Limketkai Center at 7:00AM of August 27 and Bisperas Fireworks Display at Duaw Kagay-an Park 8:00PM of the same date.

On the 28th there’s going to be a Religious Procession along Fernandez Street - Velez Street - Capistrano Street to St. Augustine Cathedral at 4:00AM and Fluvial Procession starting at Macajalar Bay to Cagayan River to Duaw Kagay-an Park in the morning of the same date.

If I am a tourist in CDO, where would I be staying considering the affordability and accessibility of the hotel to and from the events happening around? Well, I could highly recommend the Pacifico Boutique Hotel.

Here’s why:

"The Pacifico Boutique Hotel, a major landmark along the annual Higalaay Festival (Kagay-an Festival) parade route, has introduced a mega discounted promo rate for both their standard and deluxe rooms. 

For only Php 1,499.00 (book and buy basis) and for a minimum of 2-night stay, guests can stay at The Pacifico CDO’s modern and spacious rooms equipped with 12-inch thick mattresses, bamboo silk sheets, blackout curtains, fast and FREE 100 Mbps wireless Internet, 40 inch wide screen cable TV, floor to ceiling view of the city and large bathrooms with hot and cold water running through rainshower heads. Each room also comes with FREE breakfast for two (2).

Just a few steps away from the starting point of the 2016 Higalaay Festival Higalas parade of floats and icons (August 27) as well as the St. Augustine religious procession (August 28), the Pacifico Boutique Hotel CDO has an airconditioned mezzanine where guests can comfortably view the parade comfortably. 

Centrally located as it is only a stone’s throw away from major tourist spots such as Divisoria, Duaw Park, St. Augustine Cathedral, Gaston Park and City Museum, the Pacifico Hotel CDO is also known for the city’s only rooftop bar, E-Bar. This is where visitors can have the best urban sunset view while listening to cool rhythms courtesy of their in-house artists and enjoy the numerous cocktails, wines and hors d’oeuvres.

To avail of the promo rate, interested parties can call 09178644099 or 09985493629. They can also ‘like’ the official Facebook page  - http://www.facebook.com/pacificohotelcdo 

The Pacifico Boutique Hotel is located at Velez corner Fernandez Streets, 9000 Cagayan de Oro City"

Catch up the Sunset at E-Bar. A rooftop bar located at the Pacifico Boutique Hotel Building.

That comfy bed makes me want to just stay all day long...

[19 August 2016] Old school will always be cool. The comeback of trends from the 90’s —Pokémon, brown lipstick and Doc Martens boots — only shows it was the best era ever. It was also the golden age of Pinoy rock music.

And when you say Pinoy rock, the first band that comes to mind is the Eraserheads. Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Raymund Marasigan, and Buddy Zabala are the four men behind the Eraserheads, one of the most important bands in the history of Pinoy rock music.

The last time the Eraserheads performed together on one stage was in 2009. Recently, Smart was able to bring them back together for a special private performance.

Individually, Ely, Marcus, Raymund, and Buddy are talented artists but together as the Eraserheads, they are legendary. Their time apart has only served to hone their talents and personalities. Other artists can perform Eraserheads songs well but no one can do “Magasin,” “Ang Huling El Bimbo,” Ligaya," and "Pare Ko" like the original.

And as they say, “iba talaga ‘pag kumpleto.” Whether it is entertainment or anything else, people look for the whole package. In the same way, Smart’s prepaid call and text bundles are awesome, and its surf bundles equally so. But if you combine call, text and mobile internet, you have the most comprehensive prepaid deal ever.

On August 19, the telco launches ALLOUTSURF 30, the first complete data, call and text, offer in the market. For Php 30, prepaid subscribers get 2 days of 300MB data with free access to Facebook, unlimited texts to all networks, and 30 minutes calls to Smart, TNT and Sun.

There is more.

“The All Out Surf campaign, like the Eraserheads' performances, will show how being complete is always the best thing, whether it refers to a band or a promo. Seeing them together brings back so many memories and shows the power of being complete," said Kathy C. Carag, Smart Mobile Business Head.

“Never miss out on anything that you’re passionate about, whether it’s your family members’ and friends’ posts on Facebook or browsing your favorite new websites. ALLOUTSURF 30 makes sure you’re connected when you need to be and don't miss out on anything important,” she added.

Now, there’s no need to choose between call, text, and mobile data. You can have it all with ALLOUTSURF 30, the first promo offer to give subscribers what they want and need.

If you’ve just booked an Uber ride home and you need to call or text your driver, no problem. You can also check your email messages and social messaging apps. Information is just a click or a swipe away with ALLOUTSURF 30.

“Smart's nationwide network makes sure you can keep in touch via call & text, and access the Internet for the things that matter like emails and online messages,” said Carag.

ALLOUTSURF 30 was created for today’s active digital users — from the student on a budget who always has to choose between two promos, or the young professional who always relies on Wi-Fi, to the grandma who loves to play Candy Crush and needs Facebook for “lives.”

For more information about ALLOUTSURF 30 and other promos, go to smart.com.ph/alloutsurf. To avail, text ALLOUT30 to 9999

Pokemon Go on its second week of released in the Asia Pacific region has made more Filipinos addicted to the game. Here in Cagayan de Oro City, People flock together on few locations to catch some Pokemons. Famous pokestop locations are in Centrio Ayala Mall, Limketkai Center and the most famous of all is the CDO icon Gaston Park. Starting 5PM, people starting to gather on this area with just the same goal… Catching pokemons!

Since Kagay-anons are addicted with this new craze, might as well personalize your own Smartphone’s Wallpaper?

Here are some of the Pokemon Wallpapers, best optimized for iPhones but can also be use for android users as well: