November 23, 2009
Announcements, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro City, Cotabato, Davao City, Events, Headline, Mindanao, Mindanaoan Update, News, Technology, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, zamboanga peninsula
The press statement of the upcoming Mindanao Power Summit 2009 alarmed me. It said that “by 2014, projections have it that Mindanao will have a deficit capacity of 484 megawatts which is equivalent to putting out power in the five major cities of Mindanao – Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Butuan, and Cotabato.”
That means that five years from now, Mindanao will suffer a devastating power crisis and that the situation may reach the most critical state if we do not act fast and act now. The press statement also claimed that the entire Mindanao grid may experience regular rotating brownouts as early as next year (!), especially with the coming in of additional new investments that are anticipated to further deplete the grid’s reserve capacity.
I don’t know about you but their statement worries me.
What are we supposed to do now? What’s the government doing about this? Has society really been passive about the power crisis? Meanwhile, malls, shopping centers and skyscrapers are being built left and right here in Mindanao.
What’s going on?
Hopefully, doable solutions to this looming power crisis will be established during the Mindanao Power Summit 2009.
The event, organized by the Mindanao Business Council and the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be held on December 2 and 3, 2009 at the Xavier Estates Sports and Country Club in CDO, Mindanao.
The 2009 Mindanao Power Summit is being organized “in response to the shrinking reserve capacity of the Mindanao Grid.”
It will tackle three major themes: Creating an Enabling Environment for Investors in Power Generation; Addressing Governance Issues for Sufficient and Reliable Power and; Mainstreaming Sustainable Responsible Investments in the Power Industry.
October 16, 2009
Announcements, Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Fashion, Mindanaoan Update, Style
All you Havaianas fans listen up! 
There will be a special Make Your Own Havaianas 2009 event on October 23 to 25, 2009 at the Atrium of Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao. The MYOH event this year will be spearheaded by SPRUCE Designer Network, which owns the Spruce store at the second floor of Lim Ket Kai.
Make Your Own Havaianas 2009 this year banners the theme “Put Some Local Soul Into Your Step!” Visit the event center during mall hours and choose your own Havaianas slippers, pins and other accessories.
For more information, visit the website indicated on the poster.
Have fun, Mindanaoan!
Havaianas, by the way, is a proud sponsor of the upcoming Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3.
October 13, 2009
Announcements, Cagayan de Oro City, Events, Features, Internet, Media, Mindanaoan Update, News, Personalities, Technology, blogging, northern mindanao
The new United States Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Leslie A. Bassett, will speak during the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 which will be held on October 24, 2009 at Pearlmont Inn, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao. Bassett will represent US Ambassador Kristie Kenney who initially agreed to attend the MBS 3 but had to attend to other pressing matters.
The Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 in CDO will be Bassett’s first ever Mindanao trip.
Previously, Bassett served as DCM in Mexico.
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Tinnex Jaraula and the CDO Bloggers (the organizers of this year’s MBS) will be on hand to welcome the new US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission.
Meanwhile, other speakers during the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 include the Philippine representative of Google, Aileen Apolo, and Digital Filipino founder Janette Toral.
Mindanaoan, the designated PR/media relations person for the event, has also received a text confirmation from Atty. Adel Tamano. Tamano, a certified son of Mindanao, will also grace the event.
The theme for this year’s Mindanao Bloggers Summit is “Mindanao: Bag-uhon Ang Panan-aw.” All bloggers are highly encouraged to join this event. Please proceed to the official MBS CDO registration page. If you also want to see testimonials from participants of previous summits, recommended CDO hotels and other details about the MBS 3, please feel free to visit the official website.
See you on the 24th!
October 5, 2009
Advocacy, Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Corporate, Events, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Musings, News, Personal, Society, northern mindanao
My mom and I joined the Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao leg of the AVON Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer Walk for A Cause last Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the kiosk area, Divisoria. The fundraiser, which was participated in by hundreds of ladies (and gents!) all garbed in pink, aimed to push advocacy for women’s health and fitness, breast cancer awareness as well as women’s protection against breast cancer.
The walk started at around 6 am. The crowd then reconvened at the kiosk area at around 9 am and a short program was held. There were speakers from hospitals and schools who spoke about the importance of mammography, regular breast check-ups, awareness on the causes and effects of cancer etc. Bands from Xavier University’s Soundtable group also performed intermission numbers.
During the event, pink t-shirts were also sold for only P149.00. Mindanaoan was earlier told that P20.00 for every shirt will go to the breast cancer fund of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC). My mom and I purchased two.
To AVON, congratulations for the successful event! My mom and I would also like to thank Moi and his wife Des (of AVON) as well as Marie for the invite
Can’t wait to wear my new pink t-shirt again!
September 28, 2009
Advocacy, Announcements, Beauty, Cagayan de Oro City, Events, Mindanaoan Update, Musings, News, blogging, northern mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MINDANAO – An AVON Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer walk will be held on October 4, 2009 at the Kiosk area, Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao.
This fundraiser aims to push advocacy for women’s health and fitness as well as women’s protection against breast cancer.
During the event, which will start at around 6 am, t-shirts will be sold for only P149.00. P20.00 for every shirt will go to the breast cancer fund of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC).
Baller bands will also be sold for P20.00 only. P5.00 for every baller band sold will also go to the said fund.
For details, please contact AVON CDO: Karen-09178645967 / Kenneth – 09178642414.
Mindanaoan warmly invites you all to please come and join the AVON Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer walk in Mindanao on Sunday. See you!
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