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Misamis Oriental ( Cebuano : Sidlakang Misamis ; Maranao : Sebangan Misamis ; Filipino : Silangang Misamis ), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental , is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines . Its capital and largest city is Cagayan de Oro , the regional center of Northern Mindanao , which is geographically grouped but governed independently from the province.  Misamis Oriental shared a history with Misamis Occidental of being part of the Province of Cebu during the Spanish colonial era. In 1818, Misamis was carved out from Cebu to become a separate province and was further subdivided into partidos or divisions: Partido de Cagayan (Division of Cagayan), Partido de Catarman (Division of Catarman), Partido de Dapitan (Division of Dapitan), and Partido de Misamis (Division of Misamis). The new Misamis province was part of the districts of Mindanao during the later part of the 19th Century, with its territory spanning from Dapitan to ...

LAKBAYANI is a photojournalism exhibit that aimed to spread awareness on the multitude of alleged state-instigated human rights violations against members of the indigenous community. Decelle Marie Suarez, College of Communication Art and Design (CCAD) Representative of UPC-USC, said the dawn of the crisis of the nation’s minority shouldn’t be ignored. “It is our utmost priority to protect and voice out the calls of our Lumads in Mindanao. This event is only a manifestation that the threat is no longer here but the danger inflicted on them exists,” she lamented. The exhibit, which ran from Sept. 18 to 22 at the UP Cebu Jose Joya Gallery, was also organized by third year Mass Communication students and Layag Productions of UP. AS HUNDREDS walked the streets of Cebu bringing with them tents, placards and limited amount of food last Aug. 22 to 25, students of a state university joined them to listen to the visitors’ stories and share them with the Cebuanos. The lumads, moros and other me...

Oton , officially the  Municipality of Oton  ( [ɔˈtɔn] ;  Kinaray-a :  Banwa kang Oton ,  Hiligaynon :  Banwa sang Oton ,  Tagalog :  Bayan ng Oton ), is a 1st class  municipality  in the  province  of  Iloilo ,  Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 98,509 people making it as the most populous town in the province and the entire Panay island.  It is the second oldest Spanish settlement in the Philippines after   Cebu , founded in 1566.  Oton is a part of the   Metro Iloilo–Guimaras   area, centered on   Iloilo City .  Oton, formerly known as Ogtong, has a rich history dating back to the settlement of   Malays   in the area. Evidence of this early settlement includes the discovery of a gold death mask in Barangay San Antonio during the 1960s. The town's name, Oton, was mentioned in records from the Yuan Dynasty in the 1300s, referred to as in ...