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CAGAYANLifestyle TIMES Weekly de Oro
Volume 3 | No. 02 | Cagayan de Oro City | August 15-21, 2015
Known biking groups Combat, UHAW, Miggy’s Bike, FatBoySlim and Myx Bike Lab participated in the Bike Out event, August 9, Cagayan de Oro City.
Participants of ROX’s Bike Out event makes a quick stopover at the Rodelsa Circle for a photo op. photo by s. uy
ROX, Centrio goes full cycle photo by lorenz cabigas
by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy
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ecreational Outdoor eXchange (R.O.X) teams up with Centrio Ayala Mall Cagayan de Oro to promote a healthy lifestyle through its Bike Out event, August 9. Edgar M. Rabino, Primer Group Area Operations Head for VisMin said “Bike Out is one of the components of R.O.X.’s campaign “Bike Fair”, aside from offering special discounts in all brands related to cycling category that we have in or store, we also let our valued partners and customers take part and encourage everyone to get outside and bike.”
the 2nd year that the brand hosts Bike Out in Cagayan de Oro “one of our objectives is we want to inspire everyone that having this kind of healthy habit will help “Basically, Bike our community like less Out is a friendly ride, traffic, less pollution a venue for all bike and definitely help the enthusiasts both pro ‘Mother Earth’. We also and beginners or even want all kagay- anon aspirational groups to be aware that R.O.X. to just go around the has the category of city, promote healthy Cycling where they can lifestyle and somehow purchase all the gears our simple way of saying that they need for their rest your car for a day, adventure” Norgelyn collectively that would Bihag, Primer Group lessen pollution” Rabino Cluster Operations adds. Head enthused. Bike Fair is an annual “At R.O.X. we have event of R.O.X., this is brands like Totem and
Dahon bikes” Bihag adds. Known biking groups participated in the Bike Out event among these groups are Combat, UHAW, Miggy’s Bike, FatBoySlim and Myx Bike Lab. Centrio Mall’s thrust to promote a healthy lifestyle also sees this collaboration as both beneficial and fun; Centrio also has bike racks installed near key entrances of the mall. Loren Yasay, Centrio Mall Marketing Manager said “this partnership we have with the Primer Group provided us
an opportunity to establish our strong efforts in promoting sustainability, a pillar that we highly promote in the AyalaLand organization. On top of this, this allowed us to strengthen relationships with communities and show our support in promoting the ‘higalaay’ spirit in the city.” “We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who participated and of course to R.O.X., led by Mr. Edgar Rabino, for spearheading this event. We hope that this is just a beginning to many more projects we
can collaborate in the future” Yasay adds. According to Rabino, through the Bike Out, one gets the chance to meet new friends while enjoying the city instead of fingers too busy with gadgets nowadays “riding a bike with friends and family members especially in CDO is definitely safer and more fun. It is somehow a good bonding moment for everyone.” R.O.X. also teases the public for yet another outdoor adventure in the coming months, “true or our tag line rox/PAGE 7
Diskwento Caravan 2015 to serve Cagayan de Oro Fiesta Needs In 2008 the first DISKWENTO CARAVAN was launched at the start of classes as a non-wage benefit for minimum wage earners and employees. Later on, several other editions of the DISKWENTO such as Food, Balik-Eskwela and Holiday Caravans have evolved to cater to the needs of consumers and ease their financial burdens. The Department of Trade and Industry Misamis Oriental Provincial office (DTIMOR), in cooperation with the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), and the local government of Cagayan de Oro, will conduct a
Pre-Fiesta Diskwento Caravan to cater to the fiesta needs of residents. This PRE FIESTA DISKWENTO CARAVAN is set to run on August 14-15, 2015, (Friday and Saturday) from 8:00am to 5:00pm at Magsaysay Park, Plaza Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City with the theme “DISKWENTO - PRESYONG PANALO PARA SA MAMIMILING PILIPINO”. Manufacturers and local distributors have been invited to ensure that enough products are available for consumers, especially those from the indigent and marginalized sectors, during the caravan. Over 25 companies are to participate in the
event offering a variety of basic goods and assorted-for-sale-products at discounted rates and prices. The public may enjoy unique premium offers on grocery items (buy one take one, freebie or give-away items) or nig discounts ranging from 10 up to 50% off for dry goods and other basic and prime commodities such as basic apparel (bags, shoes, slippers, towels, pants, shirts0; dry goods like tissues, pads, diapers, bath and detergent soaps and groceries like canned goods, noodles, rice, bread, juice, coffee, cooking oil, processed fish and meat, condiments, milk, hotdogs and bottled water. (DTI-X)
June 24, 2013 Diskwento Caravan at Magsaysay Park, Plaza Divisoria
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