Plaza Divisoria
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The city's central park, also called the Golden Friendship Park: six island sections of trees and benches between two tree-lined streets, by the Cagayan River. It began in the town centre in the early 20th century as a fire break and was later developed into an urban park.
The sections carry monuments to Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Ramon Magsaysay and the former mayor Justiniano Borja, whose statue at the freedom kiosk is the work of Napoleon Abueva. The Bonifacio monument in the middle is the burial place of Filipinos who died resisting American forces at the Battle of Agusan Hill, put up in 1931 by mayor Apolinar Velez. The amphitheatre, pulled down in 2010 and reopened in February 2022, is used for rallies and for amateur boxing matches and beauty pageants. The streets around the plaza have been the city's commercial centre since the 1920s.
- Town
- Cagayan De Oro City
Written by an editor · 22 Sep 2026 · source: Wikipedia, Plaza Divisoria