WELCOME TO OROQUIETA CITY
Layawan was the oldest name of Oroquieta, which was the barrio in the province of Misamis since 1861 until 1879. The early settlers then of the barrio were Boholano peddlers. They found so many stray animals along the river, thus they named the place Layawan, which means a place of stray animals. A little later, Misamis was divided into two provinces, Misamis Occidental and Oriental. Then in 1880, Layawan changed its name into Oroquieta when it became a town. Some sources revealed that the town got its name from a famous barrio in Spain where Father Toas Tomas Casado, the first parish priest here and General Domingo Mariones y Murillo, a hero in the battle of Oroquieta, were born.
City Barangays Receive Brand New Computer SetsA total of 27 brand new computer sets were distributed to different Barangays of Oroquieta City during a simple turnover ceremony in Oroquieta Town Center on 27 March 2010. The complete set is equipped with Windows 7 OS software, hardware and printer. These will be set up in the 27 Barangay offices to hasten and effectively serve local residents.
JPA Elected to BSP-Prov Exec BoardMayor Jason P. Almonte was elected by a province wide delegates of scout masters, executives and coordinators as member of the BSP ( Boy Scouts of the Philippines ) Misamis Occidental Council Executive Board during the 2012 Annual Council Meeting held in Oroquieta Town Center on March 1, 2012. He will serve the BSP Provincial Council as Executive Board member for 3 years.
DA 10 Turnover P2.7M Infra ProjectsTwo key projects of the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Unit ( DA-RFU 10 ) were turned over to the local government of Oroquieta City on February 7, 2012 consisting of a Farm-to-Market Road and an Agricultural Packing Center. The Farm-to-Market road costing P1.5 million with a counterpart from LGU-Oroquieta was constructed in Barangay Lower Rizal connecting Barangay Tuyabang Alto and an Agricultural Packing Center costing P1.2 million constructed and located in Barangay Canubay.
Charitable Organization Donate Gift PacksFeed the Hungry Philippines ( FtH ) a charitable institution based in Washington, D.C. USA donated gift packs containing rice, milk, canned goods, sugar, noodles, toiletries etc. to some 200 poor families of Oroquieta City on January 27, 2012 at the Oroquieta City ABC Gym. The US based institution that started in 1993 as a gift-giving and feeding project for indigent children in the Philippines by a group of World Bank Group and IMF Filipino staff is headed by its Chairman of the Board Mrs. Lottie T. Buhain who traveled all the way from the US together with the officers and FilAm volunteers. To date, FtH has an array of programs concerning Feeding and Nutrition, Education, Infrastructure ( classroom and water system) Calamity Relief and Emergency Medical Assistance (CREMA),Gift-giving and Livelihood that directly benefited recipients in the Philippines and the US. The group was requested and introduced here by Dr. Zosimo Micabalo a long time practicing physician in the US who happens to be an Oroquietanian known for his humanitarian deeds.
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