Cagayan de Oro landmark burns.
Time to bid Ororama Megacenter in Lapasan, near the Agora area, adieu. At least, for now. As of this writing the fire has been controlled although thick smoke still continues contributing to our city’s air pollution.
What is it with locally owned malls and fire? Remember MegaCenter’s sister in Cogon? How about Gaisano Cogon? Both burned to the ground in the 90s although later rebuilt.
Although we do have more malls to choose from now, the Ororama malls are part of every Kagay-anon’s memory and experience. I have fond memories of the pizza place located on their ground floor, of its cinemas (they were once the cleanest in the city) and its bowling lanes. Never mind how chaotic it was inside; you cannot trully say that you’re from CDO unless you have visited this mall. If you haven’t yet then it’s a little too late for that.
Gandarosa gets promoted.
BIR director Mustapha Gandarosa, who has no love lost for local businessmen, and topic of our last post, has been “axed”, as a local daily puts it.
Promoted is more like it. He will be designated as the “chief of staff to the deputy commissioner for Special Concerns Group”.
Will this make everyone happy?
Oil dips. Everything else doesn’t.
Much of what goes on everyday tend to turn more of us into pessimists.
There are certain trend, however, that we are happy to see:
- Crude oil price for the past month
- Crude oil price for the past year
These graphs, taken from Crude Oil Price Forecast, show the downward trend in crude oil price, which currently stands at $62.09. We are all expecting a new wave of pump price rollback but The Big Three are always known to be sluggish in this regard. A fare rollback is also wished for but the LTFRB tends to be lethargic as well.
Criminal Sanctuary
The PNP has identified 5 areas in the city known to harbor lawless elements. The list does not mean to label all or most of the residents of these areas as criminals. These baddies are frequently transient residents. They can strike anywhere, anytime. However, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to exert extra caution when you visit these areas:
- Barangay Macabalan
- Barangay Puntod
- Barangay Consolacion
- Barangay 31
- Barangay 35
The Road FREQUENTLY Travelled 