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Part 7 of a series.

DAY 1.

Just across the Cagayan de Oro City Hall Complex is the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, the seat of the archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

St. Augustine Cathedral. A wooden Cross erected in 1888 by the Augustinian Recollect missionaries can be seen standing in front of the Church.
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Part 7 of a series.

DAY 1.

From the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol, we wanted to go to the Cagayan de Oro City Hall so from where we were standing, we took a jeep bound for Divisoria and from Divisoria, we walked two blocks to get to the City Hall.

Cagayan de Oro City Hall

Bordered by J. Seriña and Capistrano Sts., the then municipal hall was inaugurated on August 26, 1940. Cagayan de Oro was upgraded to a city on 1950 thus it became the City Hall. The building has survived World War II and was just recently renovated.

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Part 6 of a series.

DAY 1.

After communing with nature at the Gardens of Malasag, we instructed our taxi driver to bring us to Limketkai Mall, the largest mall in the city. There, we bought some personal needs but we didn’t stay long and just took another cab to bring us to the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol.

Cagayan de Oro City is the capital of the Province of Misamis Oriental so it is home to the provincial capitol, the province’s seat of government.

Built sometime in 1948-1950, the Provincial Capitol Building features American Colonial Architecture
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Part 5 of a series.

DAY 1.

Immediately after our super late lunch at Slers Ham and Cafe, we hired a cab that would take us to the Gardens of Malasag. Since it was located quite far from the city proper and there was no public transport available in the area, we asked the driver to wait for us and bring us back to the city. We contracted him for P400.

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Part 4 of a series.

DAY 1.

Eric and I arrived in the City of Golden Friendship at 3:30pm after a very long bus ride from Ozamiz City. We unfortunately had to shelf our plans of having lunch in Bukidnon as we practically had no more time to do so. The bus stopped at Cagayan de Oro’s West Bound Terminal and from there, we took a cab to our hotel in CDO, Executive Pension. Upon check-in, Marc also arrived at the hotel. We left our baggage in our hotel room and looked for a place to eat lunch. Eric decided that we’d go to SLERS Ham. We tried out their signature sandwiches

SLERS Jamon de Cagayan with creamy mozzarella cheese nestled ontop, in between thick slices of specially prepared warm buttered toast.

A combination recipe of SLERS Jamon de Cagayan and SLERS Smoked Chicken Ham, with crisp lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, and smooth rich caesar dressing in between thick slices of specially prepared warm buttered toast.

Service was quick and I love how the sandwiches were prepared. You could really tell that the ingredients used are all fresh, and ofcourse, the ham is a WINNER! The sandwiches were really delicious and mouth-watering.

TRIVIA: Ofelia “Fely” Cosin Pelaez started making her famous “SLERS” Ham in 1969 at their backyard in Camp Phillips of the Del Monte Plantation, Bukidnon where hubby Raul Pelaez, Sr. was a department head with Del Monte, then known as Phil. Packing Corp. The brand name SLERS is an acronym of the names of Fely’s children (Shirley, Litlit, Earl, Ray and Sharon). Amazing!

So when you’re in Cagayan de Oro, do dropby SLERS Ham and Cafe.
Velez cor. M.H. del Pilar Sts.,
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Orienal
Telephone Number: (088) 855.2426 / 855-2428
Website: www.slershamandcafe.com

Part 3 of a series.

DAY 1.

Ozamiz City

From the Ozamiz Port, crossing the Panguil Bay took us approximately 20 minutes. Midway through the float, I was surprised why some of the passengers started to go downstairs, but we didn’t mind. The barge docked at the Mukas Port in Kolambungan, Lanao del Norte and when we were about to re-embark on our bus, Eric and I were surprised to see that it was FULL! We had no choice though but to just get in as there was no other bus available and our baggages were tucked in at the compartment beneath the bus. So for a few minutes, we were standing in the middle of the bus that was going through a long and winding road. I really held tight as I’m very fragile and I might get thrown when the bus goes on a sudden break, LOL. After 30 minutes, some passengers disembarked and we finally got to sit down! So that’s how the RORO system works huh? Lessons learned!
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