Category Archives: Misamis Oriental

Salvadore wine

Bolisong Women Wine Makers Inc (BWWMI), a winery that makes delicious export quality duhat (lomboy) juice.


Naturally fermented, perfectly aged, Salvadore duhat wine, has 10% alcoholic content. One bottle costs Php230. (Source)

The wine, the women and the magic they did to Duhat and Cashew has drawn national attention to a rare product that the Philippines has been importing from several countries for years.

The women of Barangay Bolisong in this rustic community in the outskirts of the provincial capital of Cagayan de Oro City has turned Duhat (black plum) and cashew, which abounds in the area, into an energy-enhancing wine called Salvadore.

Salvadore goes through a natural fermentation process with no additives added to it and each bottle is prepared with utmost care in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices required by the government. (Source)

Salvadore Wine is available at the Pasalubong Center in El Salvador City.

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Seaweed Snack

Catalino Women’s Association

Research and development worked well with Catalino’s Women Association as they utilize seaweeds that grow abundantly on Misamis Oriental’s coast. With the collaborative help from various government agencies such as National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the provincial government of Libertad Misamis Oriental, CWA whose members consist of the wives of the fisherman turned the natural wonders of their province into a healthy food innovation.

Aside from providing livelihood to the women in their area, CWA was able to provide food alternatives to their town and other neighboring municipalities that are unique to the taste. They offer processed food products such as seaweed noodles and snack sticks and pickled seaweeds. (Source)

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Karaang Lungsod Ruins

The ruin is located on top of a limestone formation overlooking Macajalar Bay. The site is situated beside the Amoros River. The site has geographic coordinates of 8°31’50” north latitude and 124°33’12” east longitude with an average elevation of 31 masl. The materials were made of dressed coral stones bound with lime forming a rectangular structure. The hill is privately owned by Mr. Gaudencio Piit. According to the locals, the areas was known as Karaang Lungsod, thus the site was recorded as Karaang Lungsod Ruins.
Earthenware sherds, stoneware sherds, and porcelain sherds were recovered. Majority of the porcelain sherds were Kitchen Qing. (Source)

This site is on a private property, so please talk to the owner first, before visit.

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