Last May 27, 2016 Washington Watch Group opened its doors in Limketkai Mall. It’s the luxury watch store’s first branch in Cagayan de Oro and the first outside Luzon. The event was attended by the company’s top bosses Hans and Henry Yao.

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Founded by Ariston Yao, Washington Jewelry Emporiums traces back its roots in Manila’s Chinatown, first as a restaurant and a small retail store. Now they are one of the largest retailer, dealer and distributor of watch and jewelry in the country. They have over 15 branches located in the country’s largest malls. Washington is also the official distributor and retailer of more than 50 exclusive watch brands, such as Tissot, Oris, Tudor and Rolex.

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Washington is located in the 2^nd Level, East Concourse, Limketkai Mall.

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Do you want to experience a whole new dining and lifestyle experience ideal for the modern Kagay-anon?

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“The Nest” is the newest dining & chill-out spot for You! Something new is about to hatch in the City of Golden Friendship on June 27, Monday.

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The Nest is located at Corrales Avenue – Ramon Chavez Street, 9000 Cagayan de Oro City

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Globally recognized lifestyle brand, Keds, which was founded in 1916, will be arriving in Cagayan de Oro specifically at Ayala Centrio Mall. Keds CDO will be the first Keds store in the region.

Other keystores of Keds can be located at the Level 2 of Ayala Center Cebu 2, Ground Floor of Glorietta 3 and Level 2 of UP Town Center.

Keds is on its 1ooth year this year, known to be a favorite among girls who are into fashion.

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Screenshot from Project LUPAD video

In an aerial video created by Project LUPAD, it showed the construction progress of a new shopping venue in Cagayan de Oro, the S&R Membership Shopping.

S&R Cagayan de Oro will be the 2nd and the biggest S&R branch in Mindanao, bigger than that of located in Matina, Davao.

Check the full video below.

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Your visit to Cagayan de Oro won’t be complete without visiting the biggest shopping mall in the city, Limketkai Mall. It currently houses stores that are recognized internationally and nationally, locally owned boutique shops, fine dining restaurants and fastfood chains, with two large supermarkets, a department store, a hyper market and facilities for theatres, entertainment, karaoke, day care centers, clinics and spas. It also has a large atrium hall that can accommodate 4,500 individuals where national conventions, concerts and other events are being hosted annually.

This is Limketkai Mall today (specifically during the night),…

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…but how did it look like before? Some of you may have been to Limketkai since its opening in 1992. Yet, feel nostalgic as we give you glimpses of what Limketkai Mall looked like several years back.

The foundation of Limketkai Center…

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Limketkai Center set for completion…

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Busy Entrance 1 of Limketkai Center…

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Beside Limketkai Center was McDonald’s building which was under construction.

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McDonald’s building completed and available to the public…

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The favorite hangout place among Kagay-anons and visitors, the Plaza Fair.

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Limketkai Center before is the home of many adventure and fun rides.

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The famous Bump Car.

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Skating ring…

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The mallways and establishments with some still existing today.

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Celebrities such as Andrew E, Niño Muhlach and members from the Apo Hiking Society, Jim Paredes and Boboy Garovillo have been to Limketkai in their younger years.

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In the early 2000s, what was the 1-level open air mall was converted into a 2-level fully air-conditioned mall. Then expansions were made including the East Concourse and East Annex building where high-end fashion and lifestyle shops can be found, and Shopwise as well.

Connecting the East Concourse to the South Concourse is the Green Lane which surrounds the Atrium. With the glass-clad promenade which is lined with trees and plants built directly above the South Promenade, targeted to be turned into an upscale greenbelt corner. Also, connecting the mall to other areas of the complex such as the Limketkai Luxe Hotel and gateway Tower is the Limketkai Skywalk. Once the expansion is finished, more high-end shops, restaurants and additional two cinemas will be opened. Currently, a two-storey carpark building is being constructed fronting Robinsons Cagayan de Oro.

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A new venue to satisfy your cravings for Italian and traditional Sicilian food is yet to have its soft opening in Cagayan de Oro, specifically at The Nest which is like a mini commercial district.

Starting June 18, Guiseppe Pizzeria & Sicilian Roast will be available to the public.

More surprises awaits at Guiseppe Pizzeria and Sicilian Roast. And maybe, just maybe, it’s time for you to get in at The Nest.

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They say that how a store is designed and arranged spells the difference between customers just breezing through and customers either buying on the spot or wanting to come back to buy. In Cagayan de Oro there are actually a few stores that can really attract the customer’s attention because of its unique and beautifully designed interiors, and take note, a few of these aren’t even you’re usual branded stores.

Bench

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There’s something about the really large Bench stores in Limketkai Mall and Ayala Centrio Mall that has customers coming back frequently. In terms of modern designs and arrangements, the show windows are already attractions by showing all their local and foreign endorsers in gigantic picture posters, some scantily clothed, while displaying some signature products. The modern and trendy arrangement of everything in the store is so competent and organized that you can see almost everything firsthand and hardly need to call for an attendant’s help.

Human Nature

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You can find them at the Sia Building at the corner of Arch. Hayes and Don A. Velez Streets. They’re considered as Cagayan de Oro’s first Mindanao-themed and concept store. It features indoor tree designs and Mindanao themes all around the store, a merry mix of the old and new since it is also housed in one of CDO’s oldest buildings and considered an historical heritage site.

Lifestyle House of Decors

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This is just the place to cater to all your home decorating tastes. They have everything, and we mean everything, ranging from the smallest cute ashtrays and table figurines to large wall and figure decorations including dividers and cabinets. If you’re thinking of unique home decoration ideas or concepts this store is located at the Tan Building, at the corner of Pabayo and Gomez Streets. When you first enter the store what comes into mind is chaos since the place is filled from corner to corner and top to bottom with every conceivable home decoration you can think of. However, while browsing through the store, you finally get the picture that everything is “chaotically arranged” to resemble what a home would look like if fully decorated. You could spend hours looking through everything and still have a hard time deciding what to buy.

Payless Shoe Source

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Of all the shoe stores you’ll enter, this one located at the Ayala Centrio Mall and at Limketkai Mall is uniquely arranged and organized like you would a warehouse. All shoes are arranged according to shoe size. All you need to do is to look for your shoe size and see what shoes are available in your size. There are different sections as well for male and female. The shoes are arranged like shoes stacked and organized in a warehouse, so you can easily see everything from top to bottom.

Gazebo Home Store

You probably always passed this store along Don A. Velez Street at the corner of Gaerlan Street thinking it as a coffee shop. Well, it’s actually a gift shop and home décor shop where you can find unique items for virtually every holiday and season. You’ll find all sorts of pedestals, vintage clocks, birdcage decors, wedding bowls, creamware cake stands, teacups, botanical plate chargers, rare holiday ornaments, and other fancy stuff you won’t find at the malls. They even have rare Lemax figurines that are hard to find, layaway plans for ladies bags, and large items like dining table sets and fireplace accent screens. What makes this place unique is that it’s set up like a coffee shop and the inside reminds you of those quaint décor shops in Paris that you see in movies.

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Located in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental is the 5 Star SophieRed Hotel and Resort which is going to be available for public use soon.

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The said hotel and resort features a swimming pool, and a floating restaurant which can only be reached via passing through a long walkway. The surrounding sea water is crystal clear that interested visitors could see the underwater fishes.

Watch out for more updates regarding the 5 Star SophieRed Hotel and Resort.

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Pastry shops in Cagayan de Oro are sprouting like the proverbial mushrooms all over the city. It would seem that almost every nook and cranny of the city has some sort of pastry shop, from the really simple ones that are still designed like the old Chinese-owned bakeries (well, some of them have been around since the 1970’s) to the newer ones with unique conceptualized interiors. And it is the latter that we’ll be focusing on in this article. As much as possible we tried selecting some pastry shops that have really unique and cool concepts. Of course, with the hundreds of pastry shops around the city, we might have missed your favorite one, but give us credit for trying.

Chocolates and Creams

As their tagline, “the taste of dreams” suggest, as soon as you walk into the pastry café, you’ll find an area that’s made for the beach, complete with the inflatable inner tire tubing, a playhouse, and what almost looks like a tree house.

You can order your pastry and drinks and literally sit and lie around and just muck around, talk, study, or fiddle with your gadgets.

As the name implies, most of their pastries and sweets are either chocolaty or creamy in variety.

Their pastry bestseller is their Sans Lava, a different sort of sans rival with a creamy chocolate filling inside. You can find this playhouse, or rather, pastry shop, at the corner of Don A. Velez and Gaerlan Streets.

Pane e Dolci

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There are two things that make Pane e Dolci and Caffe Zibetto different from other pastry shops. First, they are the only “out of the way” pastry shop in the city because they’re located at 8^th and 21^st Streets in Nazareth, a virtual side street, away from busy malls and Divisoria.

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And yet you’ll find people flocking to this place regularly because – and this brings us to the second concept – they offer pastries and other sweets you won’t find in the city, especially their famous Sylvannas that’s fast becoming a popular pastry and pasalubong fare in the city.

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Pair their pastries with their Cafe Zibetto and your day is truly made.

Their coffee is also the only one of its kind offered in the city. Perhaps this is why their store’s main concept is centered on their tagline, “take a break from the ordinary.”

Vjandep Pastel and Pastry Shop

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Originally located along Tiano Bros. Street, this small pastel pastry pasalubong is now the only pastry shop in Cagayan de Oro with its own 3-storey building. This building is now Vjandep Pastry’s main headquarters that houses their production factory, pasalubong center, a café, and residence for transients. Their pastel bun pastry that now comes in different flavors is still a homemade delicacy favorite among Cagayanons and more are now sitting down daily in their café just to savor this delight, aside from the pastel being a pasalubong for travelers and tourists. They are located along C.M. Recto Highway in Bulua just after the crossroads going to the West Side Bus Terminal.

Sweet House Pastry School

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Topping this list is the most unique concept anyone can ever come up with. Their sweets are to die for!

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The Sweet House Pastry School has already garnered numerous awards and medals from prominent culinary competitions such as the annual Kumbira Food Festival.

The interiors will also remind you of the sweet house in the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. They are located at the corner of J.R. Borja and Tiano Bros. Streets.

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To feature a swimming pool and a floating restaurant is the 5-Star SophieRed Hotel and Resort in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. The construction of the said facilities has since been started.

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From Sophia Express Docking Area which is at the Floating Restaurant, Bobontugan, Jasaan, Misamis oriental, it will only take 22 minutes to Agutayan White Island.

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H&M or Hennes & Mauritz, a wear shop from Västerås, Sweden, is arriving in Centrio Mall here in Cagayan de Oro soon! Kagay-anons will then be able to enjoy H&M’s stunning collections perfect for women, men, teenagers and children.

With over 4,000 stores all around the world, it can be recalled that H&M was hiring last May this year.

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Located at Grand Central Building, Hayes Street here in Cagayan de Oro, FrostBites CDO just had its soft opening last July 8, 2016 providing Kagay-anons a variety of Ice Cream Sandwiches.

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FrostBites lets you customize your ice cream sandwich with various combinations and flavors. You can choose among Rainbow Bread, Chocolate Wafer, Red Velvet, Tiramisu and Chocolate Cakes, Choco Chip Cookies and Chocolate Brownies to have as the top & bottom of your sandwich you think would be perfect with ice cream flavors Cookies & Cream, Chocolate, Vanilla, Ube, Strawberry, Chocolate Mint, Mango, Mango Cheese and Coffee Crumble.

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This coming July 15, 2016 will be their Grand Opening.

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Last July 10, 2016, the newest library cafe in Cagayan de Oro called The Librewry Cafe just had its soft opening welcoming Kagay-anons who prefer a place other than coffee shops that are too distracting.

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Located at Casa Azzuri Building, Velez Street here in the city, The Librewry Cafe provides all that an ideal study place should have from a study area, coworking place, library, coffee and brain food.

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For only P25 an hour, you can already enjoy using a spacious table when with friends located downstairs or individually-lit study desks when alone located upstairs.

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Finger foods such as cookies, panini, sandwiches, pastries, rice bowls and among others are being served with coffees and iced drinks available too.

For this week, they’ll be open from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM. However, by July 18, they’ll be available 24/7.

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Their rate starts from P25 per hour.

Find their place today which is just along Velez Street fronting Sentro 1850 and just beside Redtail Shrimps and More.

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Undeniably, Kagay-anons sure are food enthusiasts and do have a good taste when it comes to food. How can we say this? Well, the rising number of restaurants and food stalls are enough to prove this. Such food places offer different cuisines for people  to choose from. Meaning, whatever food you are craving at this very moment, pizza, burger, fries, teas, roasted chicken, and the likes, there will always be a place to satisfy you.

Speaking of burgers, Cagayan de Oro houses quite a great number of burger joints. Each burger joints has its best sellers. The burgers may be named as silly as they can be, or plainly, consisting a single, double or 5 layers of patties in a pair of buns. But not all of them are budget-friendly.

Know that there are burger places which offers affordable yet satisfying burgers. And we- About Cagayan de Oro- just recently searched for some of budget burgers in the city. Curious enough? Great! Here are our top 5 picks!

1. Chino’s Deli

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Founded in 1990, Chino’s Deli is a known meat processing company here in Cagayan de Oro, specializing in homemade Meat Deli products guaranteed clean and quality meat with no coloring, no extenders and no artificial flavorings.

Topping our list of top 5 budget burgers in the city is their Chori Burger which captured our hearts as we savor every bit of it. From the slightly oven toasted pair of buns, juicy and flavorful patty, crispy sweet potato chips, runny sunny-side up and the seasonings and sauce compliment each other making the whole burger one of a kind. You can have this tempting burger at P130 only.

Chino’s Deli is located at the 3rd Floor of Ayala Centrio Mall near the cinemas.

2. The Old Blue Burgers

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Located at Don A. Velez Corner J. Gaerlan Streets, where Bowties and Butter is situated, is The Old Blue Burgers.

A favorite hangout place among Kagay-anons, every so often, couples and students-alike , despite having a small area. What’s great with the place is that you can have either The Old Blue Burgers’ delicious burgers or the  sweet treats and drinks from Bowties and Butter, or have both!

Landed on the 2nd spot is their Classic Burger which can only cost you P110. It is consisted of a quarter pound patty which is perfectly seasoned layered with fresh lettuce, onions and tomatoes, then finished with their signature cream cheese and smoked barbecue sauces. And on the side, special hand cut fries breaded and fried to a crisp. What we liked about this burger is its overall taste, and them not using the usual slice of cheese but cream cheese was interesting . The sauces filled with much flavor complement with the delish and juicy patty.

They are open from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM on Monday until Thursday, then 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Friday until Sunday.

Their products are also available and being served at the main branch of Chingkeetea located at Pimentel Building, Hayes corner pabayo Streets still here in the city.

3. 99Ranch Buffet + Pub

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Ranked 3rd on our list of budget burgers is 99Ranch Buffet + Pub’s Grinabe Burger which is already inclusive of fries and a bottled drink for only P99.

Their Grinabe Burger is consisted of slightly grilled pair of buns, layered with their special patty sandwiched with cheese, lettuce and slices of tomatoes and onions. Then drizzled with special sauce and placed on the side hand cut potato fries.

We must give compliments to the patty of this such burger for it was perfectly cooked which brought out the best of its taste, and just a question, why do fries are great buddies for burgers?

99Ranch which started in June 18, 2015 is a buffet restaurant that can cater 1 to 200 persons. You can get there via riding a motorela from any point in Divisoria. You just have to ask the driver to bring you to 99Ranch, or say Tomas Saco 8th Street Nazareth.

4. Chub’s Diner

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Can be located along Corrales Avenue fronting the Xavier University gym is Chub’s Diner which started in October 5, 2011. And in our list, their Chub’s Burger made it to the 4th spot.

They say that they have the best burgers in the city which are grilled to perfection and are made of 100% pure and fresh premium beef, well, we couldn’t agree more! They may don’t have fries to accompany their burger, but it already can satisfy a craving alone.

For only P99, you can have a taste of the said burger.

5. Angel’s Hamburger

Not a homegrown burger store, however, Kagay-anons liked the affordability of Angel’s Hamburger. For only P37, you can already have 2 Cheeseburgers. How’d you like that?

Definitely the most affordable and budget friendly among the 5, but when compared with the taste, though it didn’t disappoint, it can only ranked last. Nevertheless, we still consider it as one of the top budget burgers in the city.

They have an outlet along Corrales Avenue near Dolores Street.

Do you agree with our list? If yes, tell us which burger joint you are a frequent customer of. If not, suggest to us your favorite burger stores.

And just to let you know, we’ve created a video which presents our adventure towards seeking for these top 5 budget burgers in the city. Witness what made us think to have the mentioned burger joints above as our top picks.

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Looking for a place to buy wholesale local food products which can be bought at retail prices here in Cagayan de Oro? Look no further for Snack Attack is just located at M1-23 Market City, Agora Terminal, Lapasan here in the city.

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Some of the their products are biscuits, candies, snack foods and other local food products which they sell at factory prices, perfect for store owners and even for those who just love eating.

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Prepare your instagrammable outfits to wear on The Nest’s VIP Night and Grand Opening this coming Saturday, July 23, 2016.

The Nest which is a French-Italian restaurant hub houses two food places namely Giuseppe Pizzeria & Sicilian Roast and Maison de Bon Bon, both introduce whole new dining and lifestyle experience ideal for the modern Kagay-anon.

And Camille Co, a fashion designer & style + travel blogger, is going to meet you on that very day. Exciting right?

See you at The Nest!

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7-Eleven Franchise for less than a Million? That’s already possible now with the plans of PHILIPPINE Seven Corp. (PSC) to get more franchisees in the country, particularly in Mindanao.

Have you noticed the 7-Eleven stores that mushroomed in Cagayan de Oro City from last year? That is because the 7-Eleven chain has opened 65 stores in Mindanao in the second half of 2015 to boost its presence nationwide.

On Thursday, President and Chief Executive Officer Victor C. Paterno said, “We plan to end the year with a hundred, and I think a hundred stores in the next year and a half. I think Mindanao can probably take about 250 stores and then as incomes grow, it can take more and more, just like Metro Manila.”

There are currently 1,760 7-Eleven stores in the Philippines and with their expansion to Mindanao, the number could go dramatically huge!

“Each of the islands requires a warehouse and once you open a warehouse, you are forced to open a lot of stores. It’s a big bet and I think the bet now is paying off and we welcome the initiative of the new administration to grow the regions outside Metro Manila especially since we have stores there,” said Paterno.

“We want to increase the number of franchisees. Well, we are determined to grow the stores regardless if we find franchisees or not, ” he added.

PSC’s strategy to increase its already successful expansion is to execute the plan of requiring an investment lower than the usual P3.5 million. Paterno is finalizing the process of completing the franchise plan of “under P1 million.”

He said, “The idea is to be able to widen the pool of applicants. In the Philippines, the people with money don’t really want to work, the people willing to work don’t always have the money, so we have the money… We can attract people who are really willing to operate a store.”

PSC recorded a P472.3 million earnings in the first six months of this year. It is a 32% increase compared to the P356.5 million earnings of the same time frame last year.

“We are 32% up versus last year, so if the trend continues we can reach P1.3 billion, probably less,” Paterno said.

Shares in PSC closed P3 or 2.11% lower at P139 apiece on the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday.

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For those in constant search of a place where you can relax and sing away the night and stress, enjoy good food and drinks while with family, friends, or colleagues, there’s a new first-class music lounge in the city with all of the above mentioned.

It’s called Vives Music Lounge Bar and Resto and you’ll find them at the corner of Capistrano and Cruz Taal Streets, beside Fely’s Pawnshop. They are open daily from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

How it all started

Vives Music Lounge Bar and Resto only just recently opened last July 1, 2016. Though both business partners had already decided to open up a business, it was the type of business to open that had them stumped at first. Finally, they stuck on the idea of opening a videoke music bar that would serve restaurant food as well since they observed that Kagay-anons loved to sing and eat.

The name Vives actually went through a long process of trying to come out with the right name that would ring on everyone’s mind. After a series of trials and failures, the owners stuck on the name “Vives.” The sign logo was designed by the owner’s son, a sign to indicate that not only is it a videoke bar but also a watering hole.

The pains and struggles of a startup business were often felt during the construction period. In one instance, the bar area was painted 4 times because the first three paint colors clashed negatively against the glass and shelf backdrop frames and liquor bottles. The walls, bar, and scaffolding are also noticeably filled with decorative steel industrial pipes that add to the beauty of the place.

These are mostly leftover steel pipes are the signature interior décors of the place. The general atmosphere of the place is that of a first class bar and videoke music lounge.

The lighting is also impressive as it looks like wine bottles hanging from the ceiling.

The Vives experience

The ground floor is the common videoke, bar, and restaurant area. While the customers can sing away the night on the ground floor while the microphone is passed around, a live acoustic band is also around nightly to entertain customers that have come only for the food and drinks.

Videoke Rooms

For those who want to sing their hearts out or hold videoke parties and other celebrations, guests can make use of the videoke rooms upstairs.

The videoke rooms can fit 4 persons, 8 persons, and 12 persons, respectively. These are the rooms with the hourly rates. There are a total of 6 videoke rooms.

Food and Drinks

The food served is comparable and competitive to restaurants around the city. They serve fried chicken meals, Buffalo wings, pork and inihaw meals, soup dishes like Tinolang manok and Bulalo, and the usual pulutan dishes.

For the drinks they serve a wide array of beers, sold individually and by bucket, as well as the usual softdrinks, juices, iced tea, and coffee.

For liquor and wines they serve a wide choice such as Bacardi, Carlos I, Alfonso brandy, Emperador, Novellino, Johnny Walker, Chivas Regal, Fundador, Gilbeys, and various vodka and tequila choices.

The Proprietor

Dianne is the sole proprietor of Vives Music Lounge. She was born in Puerto but her family moved to Bukidnon since her father was working at the Del Monte plantation.

Ms. Diane Gabule (3rd person from the left side)

Dianne went to school in Don Carlos, Bukidnon and also went to Golden Heritage Polytechnic School.

Team Acadeo posing with the proprietor of Vives Music Lounge.

Vives is hoping it can target the mostly younger spectrum of customers as well as young professionals, families, and “barkada” groups that are looking for a place to crash out, stress out, and sing away the night. In all honesty, it is also trying to target the older clientele who are always in search of more affordable drinking holes before moving on to other bars. In the future they are planning to open during lunchtime to serve a wider choice of foods on the menu. Hopefully, they will have some promos and packages for the coming Fiesta month in August as well as for the coming “ber” months.

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To open on July 28, 2016 is the S&R Membership Shopping Cagayan de Oro, the first ever S&R warehouse in Northern Mindanao. And just last Tuesday, July 26, 2016, “Welcome to S&R “Tsada” CDO General Assembly” was held gathering all of the S&R CDO employees which was then followed by “Warehouse Tour” and Press Conference with the media people and bloggers (coming from CDO and Iligan), who were welcomed by no less than the S&R VP Operations himself, Mr. Greg Kreyer.

Here are some of the captures during the warehouse tour showcasing the products that Kagay-anons and locals across Northern Mindanao can expect and enjoy at S&R Membership Shopping Cagayan de Oro.

Food Service -The famous S&R New York Style Pizza

Foods – Good deals come in packs

Breads and cakes are freshly baked daily:

Fresh produce are also available:

Dairy products:

Wines and Spirits

Household materials:

Garments:

Personal care:

Luggage essentials

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S&R CDO also have numerous high-quality appliances, tires and other new products.

During the Press Conference, attended by media men from ABS-CBN and GMA7, and bloggers in Northern Mindanao such as the CDO Bloggers, Team About Cagayan de Oro and others, Mr. Kreyer received series of questions from several curious invited bloggers. Some of the questions that were asked are as follows:

• How wide is the parking space and the estimated number of vehicles it can accommodate?
  • More than 200 parking spaces are available for S&R Members
• How many local Kagay-anons were hired as S&R employees?
  • More than a hundred employees have been hired
• What other perks can S&R members enjoy like after buying S&R tire products?
  • Free tire services such as tire replacement, balancing, nitrogen, and installation. All done by certified mechanics.
• How much is the price for the sushi products?
  • No prices displayed yet however promised that it is family-size yet affordable.

There are 2 types of S&R membership:
1. Business Membership
The Owner or Manager of Licensed Business with following supporting documents. Learn more>>

2. Gold Membership
Any individual with 2 valid photo identification (I.D.) card or document.

Don’t have your membership card yet? Head to Zone 5, Barangay Kauswagan along CDO-Iligan Road and apply to become one of the lucky S&R members.

The opening of S&R Membership shopping in Cagayan de Oro signifies a lot of opportunities for the city. Locals have now access to world-class shopping with great deals. This is truly a promise of progress not just for the city but also throughout the whole region. Congratulations and More Power S&R!

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Not everyone can go to high end food restaurants; in fact even the rich and elite don’t even eat at high end restaurants every day. In truth, anyone in the economic spectrum regardless of status will at one point or another look seek out affordable food with a high-end value. Perhaps this is also the reason why all forms of people, rich or not-so-rich, will still eat at fast food joints like Jollibee and McDonalds. But in this article, we omitted these two eateries in favor of truly Cagayanon-owned food places that really give great value for money.

Cecil’s Snack Inn and Bakeshop

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Probably one of the oldest eating places that first opened in front of Xavier University in the 1970’s. Now they have 2 branches at the corner of Tirso Neri and Pabayo Streets in Divisoria and at the corner of Corrales Avenue and J.R. Borja Street. They’ve always been known for their delectable cakes, pastries, egg pie, and éclairs, but also for their value meals, rice meals, spaghetti, and pancit palabok.

Slers Ham and Café

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Surprisingly, few Cagayanons realize that Slers Café at the corner of Don A. Velez and Del Pilar Streets, another at the ground floor of the Gaisano City Mall, and one at the corner of Don A. Velez and Yacapin Streets serves up really delicious sandwiches, pandesal jamon combinations, rice meals, and truly delicious viands for meals. The meat in their menu is taken from their signature ham and meat products, including their scrumptious crispy pata.

Barkadahan Grill

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They are known for their very affordable and truly Pinoy tasting dishes that are good for lunches and dinners for the family, friends, or colleagues, and cooked as if your very own mother was in the kitchen. Ever since the first Barkadahan opened in Divisoria in 2005 (which burned in a fire caused by a gay dressmaker on the 2^nd floor), Cagayanons thought that this restaurant was from out of town. Noel and Aileen Martinez are Cagayanons who love food so much they decided to make it a family business. Today, the original restaurant is still in Divisoria (rebuilt after the fire) and with 2 additional branches at the Ayala Centrio Mall and Primavera in Uptown, Carmen.

Chub’s Diner

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A small mom-and-pop-neighborhood-diner nestled between buildings along Corrales Avenue in front of the Xavier University gymnasium. They’ve been around since 2012 because not only do they serve really large meal servings, all their meals and dishes are surprisingly affordable. Really great value because of the large servings. They have a steady flow of customers all day long.

Biker’s Grill

This cozy restaurant serves up deliciously cooked varieties of beef, pork, chicken, and seafoods in a variety of budget meals. These affordable budget meals come in three categories: Biker’s Meal (sometimes called student meals), medium budget meals (or Best Sellers), and the high end budget meals or Unli Rice Specials. All budget meals are inclusive of iced tea. They also serve Bulalo, mango shake, and corn berry shake. You can find them on the ground floor of the Consortium Building along Corrales Extension, beside the parking lot of Gaisano City Mall.

Butcher’s Best

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Now, who doesn’t know about the famous Butcher’s, a Cagayanon favorite especially with students and yuppies since the late 1980’s. Their affordable barbecue dishes, garlic rice, and sisig dishes have always been the fare for quick lunches or relaxing group or family dinners. Their main branch is still at Arch. Hayes Street corner Corrales Avenue.

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