Region in Mindanao · 7 provinces and cities
The seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, dedicated to Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Augustine is also the city's patron saint, and each barangay in the city keeps its own fiesta as well, for its own …
A shrine dedicated to the Black Nazarene located in the heart of the city. The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo Church decided to move the replica statue of the Black Nazarene to Nazareno Parish Church, so that …
Built from the remains of the original parish church after the earthquake of 1955. This cathedral was designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro Locsin. His simple style of squares, circles, and half circles are evident throughout the external and …
An uninhabited sandbar of white sand, 1.4 kilometres off the northern shore of Mambajao. It is roughly horseshoe shaped, but the tides keep changing its size and its form. There are no trees and no shelter of any kind on …
The city's cathedral, built from the ruins of the parish church that the 1955 earthquake destroyed. It is one of the earliest designs of Leandro Locsin, National Artist for Architecture, and his squares, circles and half circles run through the …
The ethnic festival of the seven tribal groups of Bukidnon: the Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon. The name comes from the Binukid word amul, to gather. It runs each year from the second half of February to March 10, the date Bukidnon was founded as …
A nature park on the slopes of Mount Malindang, 850 metres above sea level and on the outskirts of the city. It has a stone chapel, an organic herbal garden and an agricultural learning institute, and the view takes in …
A week of city-wide celebration each August for the patron saint, Saint Augustine. It was formerly called the Kagay-an Festival. Its parts include the Kahimunan Trade Fair of farm produce and other native products from the city and province, the Higalas Parade of floats, and Kumbira, a culinary …
A circular park named after Segundo Gaston, a former pre-war Municipal Mayor of Cagayan de Oro, and is a favorite place to unwind for many Kagay-anons, especially during Sundays. This was the site of the first Spanish settlement established in …
A pilgrimage site on Divine Mercy Hills, above Macajalar Bay. Its 15-metre statue of Jesus as the Divine Mercy is the biggest in Asia. The nine-hectare complex was paid for by donations and finished in 2008. Shorts and other revealing …
The highest waterfall in the Philippines: 265 metres, falling in two tiers. It is in Barangay Rogongon, about 50 kilometres from the city proper. The flow of water is dropping year by year, because logging companies and illegal loggers have …
The best known of the city's waterfalls, about 24 in all: 98 metres high on the Agus River. A rock at the brink splits the flow into two streams, so it is also called the twin falls. The name comes …
Situated in front of the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental with age-old mahogany trees that provide a therapeutic canopy for the promenades. The park is a popular jogging area during the morning. This is also the site of the Press …
The park was proposed by Mayor Pablo Magtajas after 120 Kagay-anons returned home from the United States and Canada in August 1987, a year following the end of Martial Law. It is also the place where the Birhen sa Kota …
A green crater lake of about 24 hectares in the hills west of the city, with water up to 26 metres deep. In the late 1990s it was named the cleanest inland body of water in the Northern Mindanao region. …
A Baroque church built as a provincial copy of San Ignacio Church in Intramuros, Manila. The National Museum declared it a National Cultural Treasure for its artistic design and cultural value. The Jesuit brothers Francisco Rivera and Juan Cuesta are …
One of the country's active volcanoes, a stratovolcano 1,332 metres high on the Pacific ring of fire, also known as Catarman Volcano. It has six hot springs and three craters. The eruption of 4 December 1951 destroyed nearly 19 square …
The second highest mountain in the country at 2,938 metres, in the Kitanglad Mountain Range. Indigenous people of Bukidnon hold it sacred, and it stands inside their ancestral domain. You must get permission from the Talaandig tribal leaders of Lantapan …
The city fills with lit Christmas decorations for a month each year. People call Tangub the Christmas Symbols Capital of the Philippines.
The area surrounding the monastery is also the residence of several religious orders, including the Discalced Carmelites, as well as the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary. Carmelite Church contains an image of the Santo Niño, or Holy Child which is …
A 3-day plan built from the See, Do and Eat listings in Wikivoyage's Cagayan de Oro guide. The stops are in an order that keeps each day close together. Check …
A Baroque church of the late 19th century, declared a National Cultural Treasure in 2001. It stands at Barangay Nacional and serves the parish of Saint John the Baptist, under the Archdiocese of Ozamis. The town around it is one …
A Benedictine monastery on San Jose hill, built of heavy lime blocks to a design by Leandro Locsin, National Artist for architecture. The first Filipino abbot, Father Eduardo Africa, and the Malaybalay bishop of the time, Gaudencio Rosales, inaugurated it …
An image of Saint Michael the archangel that wears a Native American headdress, a practice taken from the Aztec and the Inca, when he goes into battle against Satan. The animist Lumad, the Muslim Moro and the Christian Visayan, Chavacano and Latino people who live together in the …
Four large church bells stand at the top of a hill in Barangay Malaubang. Bishop-Prelate Patrick Cronin bought them for the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, but at 7 tons they were too heavy and too large for its …
A stone fort from 1756, built by Father José Ducos to hold the coast against pirates who carried people off as slaves, and known locally as the Cotta. It is square, with four bastions and one side facing Panguil Bay, …
The main tourist attraction of the province: a waterfall on the Agus River at the village of Robocon, and one of the two outlets of Lake Lanao. Tinago means hidden, and the falls stand hidden in a deep ravine. The …
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 …
A mountain of rock formations and caves, 18 kilometres south of the city proper in Barangay Managok. It is known as an evacuation area in the Second World War. Trekkers and climbers go up for the view from the top, …
Locally known as the Cotta Shrine. A shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and of the Triumph of the Cross of Panguil Bay, locally known as the Birhen sa Cotta. The shrine is located at the south …
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