Edwin Iyo

Edwin Iyo is a veteran correspondent for the Mindanao Gold Star Daily, covering the critical beats of Gingoog City and the wider Misamis Oriental province. With decades of experience in community journalism. Today, Iyo continues to bridge the gap between regional authorities and the public, ensuring that the narratives of Northern Mindanao are told with accuracy, integrity, and a deep-seated passion for social justice.

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FESTIVAL OBSERVANCE. Festive bunting hangs across Gingoog City Hall in Misamis Oriental as local government offices close for the city's 66th Charter Day and 47th Grand Kaliga Festival on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

Gingoog city marks Charter Day with Kaliga

Gingoog City marks a local holiday on July 23 for its 66th Charter Day and 47th Grand Kaliga Festival, featured by a five-contingent street dancing competition.

Jul 23, 2026000

MARCHING IN CELEBRATION: The Gingoog Christian College Band performs during the Civic-Military Motorcade on July 20, one of the highlights of the month-long celebration of the 66th Gingoog City Charter Day and the 47th Grand Kaliga Festival. Photo by Edwin Iyo

Grand Kaliga Festival motorcade draws 1,300 in Gingoog city

More than 1,300 residents joined a two-kilometer civic-military motorcade to celebrate Gingoog City's 66th Charter Day on July 20, 2026.

Jul 21, 2026000

Law enforcement agents conduct a buy-bust operation at KM-1 and Lumina Homes in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, arresting three residents on July 16, 2026. The localized crackdown targets neighborhood-level drug distribution across Northern Mindanao. (Photos courtesy of Police Regional Office-10)

P137.9m illegal drugs seized in Normin

olice Regional Office-10 confiscated nearly ₱138 million worth of illegal narcotics across Northern Mindanao during the first six months of 2026.

Jul 17, 2026000

The Schools Division Office of Gingoog City. Photo by Edwin Iyo

Parents urged to keep kids away from crime

Jul 15, 2026000

Gingoog City Mayor Erick G. Cañosa during an interview on July 13 inside the Mayor's Office at the Gingoog People's Palace. Photo by Edwin Iyo.

Kaliga festival brings weeks of events to Gingoog

Gingoog City launched its 66th Charter Day and 47th Grand Kaliga Festival, featuring a month-long lineup of cultural events, pageants, and infrastructure milestones.

Jul 14, 2026000

Region 10's top 6 most wanted rape suspect nabbed

Jul 13, 2026000

FIRE AFTERMATH. The area where the fire reportedly started is seen after a blaze destroyed 20 houses in Purok 2, Barangay Cabug, Medina, Misamis Oriental, on Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-two families were displaced and are now staying in temporary evacuation sites. Photo by Edwin Iyo.

20 homes lost in Medina town fire

TWENTY houses were destroyed in a fast-moving fire that swept through Purok 2, Barangay Cabug, Medina, Misamis Oriental, on Tuesday afternoon, leaving 22 families with no homes to return to. The fire broke out at around 3:47 p.m., quickly spreading through houses made mostly of light materials.

Jul 9, 2026000

Members of the Barangay South Poblacion fire safety response team splash water into a structural barrel during a bucket relay race in Medina, Misamis Oriental.

Fire drills meant for real emergencies, Medina mayor says

Emergency responders from Axelum Resources Corp. and Barangay Duka win top prizes during a municipal safety rally in Medina. The disaster preparedness event drew local leaders from across Misamis Oriental province to improve community safety.

Jul 7, 2026000

Mindanao

Gingoog authorities issue urgent reminder to motorists

LOCAL authorities are urging motorists to exercise extreme caution following a spike in road accidents that left two people dead and several others injured in the first half of December.

Dec 20, 2025000

News

Misor dads to start inquiry on alleged illegal quarry shipment

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Misamis Oriental will conduct an investigation on Wednesday, December 17, regarding a reported irregularity in the shipment of quarry products from Barangay Pook, Talisayan town.

Dec 16, 2025000

Talisayan seeks roads to secure former NPA strongholds

TALISAYAN, Misamis Oriental — While the municipality currently enjoys a state of peace, Mayor Ciriaco A. Talines warns that maintaining it requires more than just security patrols — it requires tangible infrastructure that has yet to arrive.

Dec 15, 2025000

Mindanao

Gingoog tragedy: Father battling mental illness allegedly kills 2 sons

GINGOOG City — A quiet struggle with mental health inside a family home ended in an unimaginable tragedy Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11, when a father allegedly bludgeoned his two sons to death.

Dec 12, 2025000