THE reentry of Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano has been laid for three years by his predecessor, Constantino Jaraula. Drainages have been repaired. The amphitheater has undergone a facelift. The areas around City Hall are now pedestrian parks. The new City Hall building which will eventually become the city college is being constructed in full swing.

Of course, much is to be done for the ambitious 30-storey tower envisioned by Jaraula near the Amphitheater. But with Emano’s blessing, the tower will hopefully start construction during Emano’s expected nine-year term.

Emano welcomes two members of his political family – neophyte Councilor Nadya, his daughter and his newly-wed groom, the veteran Councilor President Elipe. These two kind folks will inherit the Emano name in Cagayan de Oro. Of course, there is still the son – Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano – and the uncle – Tagoloan Mayor Paulino Emano – who are his minions in the original home province of the Emanos, neighboring Misamis Oriental. Of course, the Misamis Oriental ground has an addition, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Heckert Emano.

The Emanos can also cover a lot of ground in Misamis Oriental. Admittedly, Hanjin has turned its back away completely. But what we have lost from Hanjin, we will definitely recover through the launching of the Laguindingan airport late this year which will blow up real estate value in this part of Misamis Oriental. Development will surely speed up here.

Limketkai Center on the other hand continues undergoing a facelift. There are many boutiques you now can enjoy at Limketkai Center. SM City Cagayan de Oro on the other hand will offer starting late this year a 3D cinema here. This will definitely be a boost to tourism as a lot of tourists from Iligan, Valencia, Zamboanga and even Tawi-tawi will come here to look at a glimpse on what 3D cinema is really all about.

CAGAYAN de Oro is expected to boom again with the win of Vice Mayor Vicente Emano as mayor. As everybody in the locality knows, Emano was instrumental in the pouring of various businesses here since 1998.

The new City Hall enclosure looks like a college building and it is exactly meant to be that by the contractor, UKC Builders. After all, Emano has planned that enclosure to be converted into a city college while the City Hall bureaucracy transfers to the city landfill in Carmen.

And many more infrastructure projects are in the offing. There is already talk of a bridge that would connect Macasandig to Balulang. That would be great to ease traffic all the more. And then the development of Agora market and terminal for eastbound public transport is in full swing. This is being undertaken by Mega Farms, the same company which oversees the Ororama chain of stores.

Speaking of Ororama, the private sector in the city is equally bustling. Ororama alone is expected to repair Megacenter, which was damaged by fire earlier. The concepts being presented at their Ororama are kinda innovative such as organizing a fashion show to attract their ongoing lingerie promo. Jeez, that is really cool.

Of course, the whole Oro Chamber is behind the new Emano administration. Expect another nine years in the city to cherish in full bloom. Subdivisions that have sprouted up such as Alegria Hills are admittedly hard to sell because of the narrow roads leading to it but there are other subdivisions which are in the offing such as Fil Estate for instance.

The food here in the city has never been so diverse with the introduction of various restaurants. There’s Bourbon for that Cajun cuisine, there’s La Vetta for Italian palates, there’s Rio for Brazilian food. Ah there are lots more.