Cagayan De Oro

Overview

Cagayan de Oro (CDeO), the City of Golden Friendship, is the regional center and the
capital city of the Province of Misamis Oriental. The City is very well known for its top
tourism attractions: the White Water Rafting Adventures, River Trekking, and Ziplining.

The name Cagayan de Oro was derived from the word “Kagay” which meant river
hence “Kagay-an” or Cagayan means the “the place of the river”. CDeO became a
Chartered City in June 15, 1950 with the signing of Republic Act No. 521 by then former
President ElpidioQuirino. This was through the effort of former Cagayan de Oro
Congressman Emmanuel Pelaez.

A highly-urbanized 1st class city with a very strategic location, CdeO is considered the
regional shopping center serving the five (5) provinces of Northern Mindanao namely
Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, and LanaodelNorte. The
city has SM, Robinsons Mall, LimKetKai Mall, Gaisano Malls, Ororamashoppingcenters,
and its newest pride, the Ayala-Centrio Mall which incorporates the high-end SEDA
hotel and Rustan’s Supermarket, among others. It also re-establishes itself as a world-
class gateway with recent opening of its Laguindingan Airport last June 15, 2013.
Business analysts predict the entry of more foreign and local investments and increase
in tourism activities in the region.

Capital: Misamis Oriental

Population: 598,803 (2010)
Municipality:
Baranggay: 80 baranggays
Source: NSCB

Physical Characteristics

Location and Land Area: Cagayan de Oro City is the gateway to Northern Mindanao. It
is geographically nestled between the central coastline of Macajalar Bay to the North and
the naturally-rich plateaus and mountains of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte to the South.
The municipality of Opol bounds the City on the west while the municipality of Tagoloan,
with its heavy industrial activities, is its immediate neighbor to the east. The City lies
between the latitude 8°14’00” to 8°31’00” north and longitude 124°27’00” and 124°49’00”
east.
Topography: Cagayan de Oro City is characterized by a narrow coastal plain along the
Macajalar Bay and by
highland areas separated by steep inclined escarpment. The lowland is relatively flat and
its elevation is not more than 10 meters above the mean sea level. The highlands,
consisting of plateaus, terraces, hills, mountains, canyons and gorges bound the city in
the south from east to west.

Climate: Cagayan de Oro has a tropical climate. PAG-ASA records show that the average
annual rainfall is 139.1 millimetres as of 2012. The average wind run in the city is
registered 002 m/second in January until December. The coldest temperature in the city
at 21.5 degrees Celsius was experienced in January 2012. The hottest month which
registered a temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius, was in April 2012.

Cagayan de Oro has a tropical climate (under the Koppen climate classification) with an
annual average temperature of 28 degree Celsius. The city has an uneven rainfall
throughout the year with the driest months being November to April while June to October
are the wettest months. The rainy or wet season lasts from June until October and the
drier seasons last from November to May.

Natural Resources

Land Resources: The city has assumed a role which is larger than its physical boundaries.
It is the second highest ranking urban settlement in the island of Mindanao and is
considered the most important center of a growth corridor occurring on the northern coast
of Mindanao. Spanning a 187 kilometer strip and covering about 3,100 square kilometers,
the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor (CIC) area has about 1.06 million residents and is endowed
with rich agricultural and natural resources. Of the city’s total land area, 46 % is forest
use, 28% used for agricultural purposes while 20.70% is used for built-up area.

Water Resources: Cagayan de Oro’s abundant water supply comes from ground water.
The 2010 registered an average production capacity of 148,935 cubic meters a day;
Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) is more than able to satisfy the existing average
demand of 66,435.46 cubic meters per day.

On top of the generous supply of water is the COWD’s Bulk Water Supply Project which is
now operational and serving selected areas in the city. This project provides additional
water supply of not less than 50,000 cubic meters per day and enhance the capability of
COWD to serve elevations higher than 35 meters above mean sea level (msd).

Other Endemic Resources:

Mineral Resources - Cagayan de Oro is also endowed with mineral resources, both
metallic and non-metallic. Non-metallic deposits are the most popular and are widely
used for industrial and agricultural purposes. These include sand, gravel, limestone and
feldspar. It should be noted that many of the areas in Cagayan de Oro are bedded with
limestone bodies. Larger exposed limestone bodies are in the vicinity of Indahag.Iron
boulder deposits (magnetite and hematite) were reported to abound in the vicinities of
Barangay Dansolihon.

Human Resources

Number of High school Graduates/year Number of High School Graduates/year:

Particulars 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

Public 5,619 5,379 5,370 5,590
Private 2,393 2,614 2,570 2,794
Source: BEIS, City Schools Division Office, Cagayan de Oro City

Number of College Graduates/year/course

Discipline 2011-2012 2010-2011 2008-2009
TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES 5,880 6,263 6,003
Area of Discipline
Agricultural, Forestry, Fisheries, Vet
98 89 73
Med.
Architectural and Town Planning 19 14 13

Business Admin. and Related 1,671 1,320 1,033

Education and Teacher Training 768 709 626
Engineering and Technology 488 600 653
Fine and Applied Arts 5 2 2
General - 23 -
Home Economics - 1 -
Humanities 79 58 47
IT-Related 460 365 327
Law and Jurisprudence 28 18 50
Maritime 21 360 282
Mass Communication and
75 132 64
Documentation
Mathematics 32 27 49
Medical and Allied 1,351 1,637 2,149
Natural Science 53 44 111
Religion and Theology 6 19 13
Service Trades - 91 -
Social and Behavioural Science 262 198 258
Other Disciplines 464 556 253
Source: CHED-X
Skills and Expertise
Available Work Force
Employment Profile

Infrastructures / Utilities

Road and Transportation:

Road and Transportation:

Road Network: Cagayan de Oro City, connected to five other regions in Mindanao with a good network of
highways, is the strategic gateway to the rest of Mindanao. It has a total road length of 550.35 kilometers, of
which 217.35 kilometers of are paved while 333 kilometers are unpaved.

Type of Surface Length (in km)

Earth 17.58780
Gravel 315.41695
Asphalt 10.73866
Concrete 206.60669
Total 550.35010
Source: DEPW, DPWH
As of 2012, Cagayan de Oro has a total national road length of 82.3970 km and a total city length of
753.0096 kilometers.

Type of Road Length (in km)

National 82.3970
City 753.0096
Total 835.4066
Source: City Engineer’s Office, CDO

There are 17 existing bridges along the primary and secondary roads of the city which include three steel
bridges and fourteen concrete bridges. There are other 21 bridges along baranggay roads with six bridges
made of steel while the rest are either spillway or bailey. The condition of the bridges along the primary and
secondary roads is generally in good condition.

Land Transportation

Travel by land takes 40 hours from Manila via Surigao City, and 9 hours from Davao City via Butuan City.

The City, being the primary regional center, is also a major public transport center. Land transportation
services are provided by several bus companies with plying routes to and from Bukidnon, Davao, Butuan,
Iligan, Zamboanga, and Manila. Other services are facilitated by cargo trucks/vans, and several types of
light vehicles for hire which serve the entire island of Mindanao.

In 2012, registered vehicles numbered 56,536. This gives an average road density of 68 motor vehicles per
kilometres. Registration of motor vehicles has increased by (12%) from 2011 to 2012.

The day to day management of traffic is handled by the Road and Traffic Administration (formerly named
Traffic Management and Enforcement Bureau (TMEB). The RTA has deputized 200 traffic enforcers on
contractual basis. Some thirty two (32) PNP personnel are fielded to supplement traffic management.

Air Transportation

Cagayan de Oro is the largest city in Northern Mindanao (Region X).The City is situated 491 miles south of
Metro Manila. By plane, it is one hour and 20 minutes away from the National Capital, 30 minutes from Cebu
City and 35 minutes from Davao City.

The PhP 7.853 Billion worthKorean Eximbank-funded Laguindingan International-StandardAirport which is

located in the municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, approximately 45 minutes away west of the
city center has started its operation in June 15, 2013 and has since served the Cagayan de Oro and Iligan
market.

Sea Transportation

Cagayan de Oro seaports have the shortest distance to the major ports in the Visayas and Luzon, thus
making such ports the favourite exit of people and cargo coming from various points in Mindanao.

The City has one government port and five private ports, namely:
§ Baseport (government) in Macabalan
§ Cagayan de Oro Oil Mill in Tablon
§ Caltex Phil., Inc. in Bugo
§ Del Monte Phils., Inc. in Bugo
§ Pilipinas Shell/Petron in Puntod

With its strategic location and with the numerous seaports along its extensive coast, the City has sustained
its role as the principal distribution center for the adjacent provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte,
Bukidnon, Agusan and Surigao City.

The baseport, known to be the Port of Cagayan de Oro, is a contributing factor that made the City the ideal
major trading center in Mindanao. It is the focal point of domestic and foreign trade in the Province of
Misamis Oriental, as well as the export outlet of the vast agricultural Province of Bukidnon.

It is situated in Barangay Macabalan facing the Macajalar Bay. It serves as a major transfer junction for
domestic and foreign shipping. It occupies an area of 22.01 hectares, 19.75 hectares of which is used for its
operations, and 2.26 hectares are for commercial purposes.

CDO Base Port is being served by 14 domestic shipping lines and four (4) foreign shipping companies. As
of 2012, the Cagayan de Oro Port’s BOR was recorded at 70.89%.

Electrification: Cagayan de Oro is a service hub of Northern Mindanao, where commercial center and
banking system are located. Power supply and distribution is critical for its major role as commercial and
banking center. The city is built by the river that flows in the middle of the city business center. Currently,
there are two power distribution utilities that serve the city namely, CEPALCO and MORESCO 1.

CEPALCO serves 84,140 households or 69.9 percent of the total 120,418 household population of its
service coverage area as of December 2011. While MORESCO 1 serve the thirteen (13) barangays in the
west or urban center with 7,540 households out of 10,143 households as of December 2011.

Water Supply: Among the water districts in the country, the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD),
registered in 1993, was the first.
In 2010 its service area covered 65 of the 80 baranggays of Cagayan de Oro City, which include Barangays
1-40 of the Poblacion and 25 non-Poblacion barangays.

The Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) supplies the majority of the water needs of the population.
About 47.24% or 74,976 households out of the 158,683 total households in 2012 have access to Level III
water system. The COWD sources of water included the following: 1) one Malasag Spring, 2) twenty seven
production wells, and 3) reservoirs. Moreover, the Rio Verde Consortium supplies water to COWD by
tapping water from Cagayan River. It currently supplies 40,000 cu. m. per day. The water sufficiency rate is
posted at 44.36 percent while the non-revenue water (NRW) is 55.64 percent (way above the industry
standard of 20-30%).

People living in areas not presently covered by COWD rely on point sources such as shallow well, dug well
and spring or a combination of these sources for their water needs.

Some areas are served by communal faucet system. Other areas rely on ground water sources or rainwater
and surface water.

Communication:
Sophisticated services give the City its modern character. Internet has experienced significant growth as
service providers increased.

The existing communication facilities in CDO are postal service, seven (7) telephone service providers,
five (5) cellular mobile telephone service providers, four (4) telephone long distance exchange
(international exchange carrier), nine (9) Broadband Networks, one (1) Trunked Radio Station, seven (7)
Internet Service Provider (registered), seven (7) TV Stations, three (3) Cable TV Providers, five (5) AM
Broadcast Station, and fifteen (15) FM Broadcast Station.

Seven (7) postal offices are visible in the city. Sophisticated services give the City its modern character.
Internet has experienced significant growth as service providers increased.

With the advent of information technology, telecommunication facilities of the province and the city have
improved considerably over the past years.

Cagayan de Oro is now traversed by two (2) major backbones in the country such as PLDT’s 10 Gbps
Digital Fiber Optic Backbone (DFOB) that is directly connected to five (5) international submarine cable
systems in the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asian region with onward connection to North America, Middle
East and Western Europe and supported by an extensive Digital Microwave Backbone. Similarly,
Telicphil’s 10 Gbps National Digital Transmission Network, is a 2,762 kilometer fiber optic backbone
facility that spans from Cuyapo, Isabela in the north down to Cagayan de Oro in the south.

The existing telecommunication facilities include:

Local Inter-Exchange CMTS NDD/IDD
Exchanges Carrier Operators Operator
§ PHILCOM § Philcom § Smart Communications § SOTELCO
§ MISORTEL § PLDT § Globe Telecom/Island § PLDT
§ SBI/CRUZTELCO § ICC-Bayantel Communication § PLDT-
§ TELOF (Italtel) § PT&T (Islacom/ Touch Philcom
§ SOTELCO (data) § ETPI Mobile/TM) § ETPI
§ BAYANTEL § Innove/Globe § Pilipino Telephone
§ PLDT (PILTEL-Talk & Text)
§ Digitel (Sun Cellular)
§ Bayantel
Source: NTC-X
 Make/Type/ Subscribed
Operator Equipped Installed
Model Residential Commercial Total
SBI/CRUZTELCO Hicom 392 10,208 9,250 2,867 455 3,322
Samsung MADR
MISORTEL 18,224 10,702 7,541 4,898 12,439
TDX-16
PHILCOM (PLDT) NEC NEAX 61 EV 33,292 29,870 10,908 4,438 15,346
SOTELCO EMS 601 928 - 0 0 0
PLDT Siemens EWSD 7,440 4,659 0 0 0
TELOF Italtel UT100 9,950 2,165 1,974 191 2,165
TOTAL 80,042 56,646 20,423 9,982 33,272
As of 2008, the six (6) telephone companies operating in Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental has
a total equipped lines of 80,042 of which 56,646 have been installed. The two (2) major carriers
(MISORTEL and PHILCOM-PLDT) installed a state-of-the-art digital system that uses Alcatel 12-switch
providing IDD & NDD
Services and are now interconnected.

Source: NTC-X

v Broadband Networks

Several domestic broadband backbone networks using fixed-wire Fiber Optic Cables, Digital Subscriber
Lines (DSL) and Wi-Fi technology are already available in Cagayan de Oro. The following Internet
Service Providers (ISP’s) are telecommunications operators providing services like internet transit, dial-up
and leased line access among others.

Service
Capacity Broadband Facilities
Providers
PLDT · 178 STM1 (155 mbps) ü Uses Digital Microwave Radio System (DRS) &
· 10 E1s (2.048 mbps) Digital Fiber Optic Network (DFON) – 10 Gigabit
· 1 full STM1 ü Can provide Redundancy
· Several DS3s (45 mbps)
Globe · 4 STM1s (155 mbps) ü 320 Gbps Capacity Fiber Optic Backbone network
Telecom · 5 DS3s (45 mbps) (FOBN)
· 70 E1s (2.048 mbps) ü Copper line local loop with over 200 existing Data
Note: Can be expanded anytime (by nodes
demand) ü Cisco Powered Network
ü Can provide Redundancy

Philcom · 1 STM1 (155 mbps) ü Uses Fiber Optic Network

· Several E1s (2.048 mbps) ü Copper line local loop
· DS3 (45 mbps) ü Will provide the Next Generation Network IP Base
Contact Center Platform or a Hosted Call Center
Solution
ICC/Bayantel · 64 STM1 (155 mbps) ü Uses Fiber Optic Network
· Several DS3s (45 mbps) ü Provides Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
· 2 PDH (34 mbps) ü Copper Line Local Loop Connection
· 20 E1s (2.048 mbps) ü Optical Fiber backbone
Parasat/Cable · 4-E1s (8 Mbps) Expandable to ü Provides Broadband Internet Service
21 DS3 (45 Mbps) ü Uses DOCSIS 2.0 Internet via cable modems and
Nemo Proprietary Modems
ü Redundant broadband data communications to
the internet is provided by both Globe and PLDT
ü For the last mile deployment, Parasat uses a
Hybrid Fiber Coax Infrastructure to deliver up to 10
Mbps to the subscriber
ü Has deployed 22 fiber optic nodes covering 90% of
 the urban areas.
ü Uses Fiber Optic Network
CRUZTELCO · STM1 (155 mbps) ü Have available lines with voice and Data
· 6 E1s (2.048 mbps) capabilities.
ü The subscribers are served with PLDT DSL
internet access
SOTELCO · STM1 (155 mbps) ü Uses Fiber Optic cable facility
· 2 E1s (2.048 mbps)
SMART-WIFI ü Uses Wi-Fi technology
ü 14 Hotspots within City Proper…
DC-Tech · STM 1 A full-complement service provider that currently
(TelOf and · Several DS3’s partners with the TELOF in providing data services to
Misortel · Several E1 TELOF’s service area covered by the National
Telephone Project in all Mindanao Regions and with
MISORTEL to expand it’s telecommunications services
by providing internet, voice calls and other value-added
services.
ü Microwave Technology
ü Cisco Network
ü Digital Fiber Optic Backbone Network
ü Copper Line Local Loop
ü Wired and Wireless Data Connectivity
Source: NTC-X

v Internet Access Availability Matrix

Cagayan de Oro City
SPEED (In kbps) Subscribers
Total No. of
Guaranteed speed Guaranteed speed to with Internet
ISP Subscribers
from seller subscribers Connections
SOTELCO 300 300
ICC/Bayantel 128 32 378 378
PHILCOM 1,024 8 15,346 1,650
256
PT&T 256 60 60
(Dedicated Line)
Cable 21 5-E1 (10,000 kbps) 32 kbps to 1000kbps 300 300
XU Net 3Mbps (Campus Use Only) -
DC Tech Microservices,
384 to 1.5 MB 384 to 1.5 MB 250 Unavailable
Inc.
Oro Graphics, Inc(Magnet
56/640 54/512 - prepaid
Technologies)
Smart Wifi
Globe
Bayantel 435
Source: NTC-X

v Internet Access/Hotspots:

The tremendous increase of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Cagayan de Oro paved the way
for the impressive growth in the number of Internet users in the city. In view of this growing
demand, many local ISPs began expanding their services to include not only access but also
content provision such as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

Business Name Registration shows a number of internet cafes in Cagayan de Oro with at least
15-50 units of PC’s in each café providing internet and gaming services 24/7.

SMART WI-FI services and Cable 21 Technologies can be availed of in strategic places in the
city through SMART’s fourteen (14) and Websprinter’s three (3) hotspots.
 Economy

Socio-economic activities:

The Province of Misamis Oriental, with its capital city, Cagayan de Oro, is the gateway to Northern
Mindanao because of its strategic location. As a regional center, the province supports a large population,
which are linked to important inland resource bases, a springboard for intensified economic activity and
expanding suburbia. This convergence point of Northern Mindanao is home to several major industries,
ports and other infrastructure facilities that spur the agro-manufacturing, trade and services economy of the
area. It is surrounded by the land-locked province of Bukidnon to the south which has a vast agricultural
production area and by Iligan City on the west, which is host to several heavy industries. Further west is
Lanao del Norte with its vast production areas and rich coastal resources; and finally on the north is the
island province of Camiguin, the region’s tourism hub.

The Province of Misamis Oriental is a major contributor to the regional economic growth and development.
In 2011 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was P367.1B, with the service sector accounting for
40.7%; followed by agriculture and industry with 31.4% and 27.9%, respectively. From 2008 to 2011, the
highest DTI-monitored investments in Misamis Oriental amounted to Php5.47 Billion with an average of
Php4 Billion annually or an average of 34% of total investments in Region 10 (Table 4.2)

Finance: The city has a total of 306 financial institutions both bank and non-bank institutions;
2012 2010 2009
TYPE OF BANK
CDO MOR CDO MOR CDO MOR

Commercial Banks 8 - 9 - 8 -

Universal Banks 59 3 50 - 50 52
Specialized Government
- - 8 - 8 9
Banks
Rural Banks 22 31 32 67 29 69

Thrift Banks 22 3 19 1 19 20

Cooperative/ Microfinance 5 4 - - - -
Non-Bank Financial
190 49 171 8 161 191
Institution
TOTAL 306 90 289 76 275 349
Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Manila

Investment Potentials
Investment Opportunities of the city are in the Logistics, Tourism, Agri-business and ICT sectors as
identified during the focus group discussion with the priority sectors key stakeholders; specifically:
Logistics:
1. Generator Set for Reefer Vans
2. Bonded Warehouse outside of Phividec Industrial Authority
3. Logistics Hub
 4. City Check-in Terminal
5. Food Terminal
6. Port/ Berth Expansion of MCT

Tourism:
1. Convention Center to cater 3,000 to 5,000 pax
2. Ecotourism Development
3. Modern Sports Center
4. Tinagbuan (Pasalubong) Center
5. MAPAWA 3Rs (Ridge, River, Rift)
Agribusiness:
1. Triple A Dressing Plant for Livestock and Poultry products
2. Corn production for Poultry Farm
3. Area distributors for Poultry
4. Cold Storage Facilities
5. Feed Milling
6. Food Waste Processing Plant
7. Meat Fabricator
ICT:
1. Incubation facility with academe tie-up
BPO locators

Priority Industries
Priority sectors for the city are Logistics, Tourism, Agribusiness which includes processed food and ICT.

Products

Commodity

1 Canned Pineapple Products

2 Abaca Pulp
3 Desiccated Coconut
4 Fresh Pineapple
5 Coconut Shell Charcoal
6 Coconut Water
7 Fresh Bananas
8 Copra Expeller
9 Dried Mango
10 Falcata Lumber
11 Activated Carbon
12 Working Shoes/Rubber Boots
13 Banana Chips
14 KD Finished Lumber
15 FRP Wall
Cost of Doing Business

Contact Details
Governor
LEIPO