Borja monument

Monument for a mayor.

Justiniano R. Borja was mayor of Cagayan de Oro from 1954 to 1964.

Read the marker to know more.

Crosswalk

Use the crosswalk.
Sign at Divisoria.

Parking area

A Parking Area sign at Divisoria.

Fines for violations

Obey traffic rules.
Sign at Divisoria.

Divisoria fines

New fines at Divisoria.

Yellow box

Where to load and unload passengers at Divisoria.

Jaywalking

P500 is the fine for jaywalking in Divisoria.

Cepalco Christmas tree

This year's edition
of the Cepalco Christmas tree
at Divisoria.

Changing colors

EL PUEBLO A SUS HEROES. Now the color is white (and the lettering is gold); previously it was light blue; and before that it was maroon. What were the original colors of this monument? Should the colors be changed every so often?

Stop thru street

Rizal Street, for a long time now,
is a one-way street from north to south.
This Stop Thru Street road sign
at the corner of Rizal and R.N. Abejuela
is not needed anymore.

Divisoria monument

Quiz Time:

What does EL PUEBLO A SUS HEROES mean?

Rizal Monument

Quiz Time:

In what year was the Rizal Monument,
the first and oldest monument in Divisoria,
built?

Erring drivers

An interesting news item from The Power,
published by the City Council.

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RTA cites 16,377 erring drivers

FROM January to June 2013, some 16,377 drivers who violated traffic rules and regulations were apprehended by the Roads and Traffic Administration.

This is contained in the semi-annual report submitted by the RTA to the Office of Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, which was furnished to the City Council committee on public utilities chaired by Councilor Roger Abaday.

Based on the report, out of these, 3,703 drivers paid the corresponding fines.

Charges are being filed against the other drivers, The Power learned.

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Here's a street scene at Divisoria.
The erring drivers must be hiding.

Takyan

A boy playing takyan at Divisoria
was a welcome break
from what we usually see of children today --
playing computer games.

Magsaysay Monument

After more than 50 years
the Magsaysay Monument at Divisoria
still stands.
But a lot of the letters
on the dedicatory marker
have long been vandalized;
the message now seems cryptic.

Discounts

At Divisoria today
is D' Diskwento Caravan.
Zoom in on the streamer
to read what it's all about.

Flag

A newly sewn Philippine flag
was raised at Divisoria last Wednesday
during the joint celebration
for Independence Day
and the City Charter Day anniversary
(which actually is on June 15).
We'll continue observing National Flag Month
the rest of June.

Hawaiian shave ice

No, you're not in Honolulu.
You're in Divisoria
where a shave ice stand
can make you feel cool as well.
The plastic cups, believe it or not,
come from Hawaii.

Showhouse

Pretty little building...
the Tourism Showhouse at Divisoria.

Araw Ng Kagitingan

Government workers garlanded the Heroes monument
at Divisoria on the morning of April 9, 2013,
to mark the Araw Ng Kagitingan.
In English, that's Day Of Valor,
a public holiday commemorating the fall of Bataan
during the Second World War.