Zamboanga Peninsula is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of three provinces including four cities and the highly urbanized Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao before the signing of Executive Order No. 36 of 2001. The city of Zamboanga was designated as the regional center until Pagadian was designated as its new regional center, although Zamboanga City remains the region's cultural, commercial, economic, and educational center.
Misamis Occidental, officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Oroquieta. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated from Lanao del Norte by Panguil Bay to the south and Iligan Bay to the east. The province of Misamis was originally inhabited by Subanens who were an easy target by the sea pirates from Lanao.
Panguil Bay is an arm of Iligan Bay in Mindanao, Philippines. The bay forms the natural boundary separating the Zamboanga Peninsula from the rest of the island of Mindanao. It borders the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. Important cities and municipalities on its coast are Ozamiz and Tangub in Misamis Occidental, and Tubod, the capital of Lanao del Norte.
Iligan, officially the City of Iligan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 363,115 people.
Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz, is a 3rd class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The Diocese of Iligan is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising 26 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the Province of Lanao del Norte.
The Diocese of Dipolog is a Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines which comprises the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The Territorial Prelature of Marawi is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature under the Archdiocese of Ozamiz in the Philippines.
Fernando Robles Capalla was a Roman Catholic archbishop-emeritus of the Archdiocese of Davao. He was succeeded by Romulo Valles as archbishop of Davao on February 11, 2012. He died on January 6, 2024 at the age of 89.
24 Oras Northern Mindanao, formerly Testigo Northern Mindanao, is a Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Northern Mindanao. Originally anchored by Kenneth Ragpala, it premiered on February 5, 2013 replacing Isyu Karon. Joe Legaspina served as the final anchor.
PBCom Rural Bank, formerly Banco Dipolog, Inc., was the 54th rural bank opened in the Philippines after the enactment of the Rural Banking Act of 1952. The late Justice Florentino Saguin, with the strong support of his son, Atty. Augusto “Tuting” Saguin, originally established it as the Rural Bank of Dipolog, Inc. (RBDI) on October 17, 1957, and opened its welcoming doors to the banking public on November 2, 1957.
The Port of Ozamiz or Ozamiz Port, is a seaport in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Located in Panguil Bay, it is one of the major gateway ports in the Philippines. It is managed by and the baseport of Philippine Ports Authority - Port Management Office Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz.
National Route 79 (N79) is a 302-kilometer (188 mi), two-to-four lane national primary road connecting the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay. It traverses through many municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental.
The Ozamiz–Pagadian Road, also known as Aurora–Ozamis Road, is a 70-kilometer (43 mi) two-to-four lane road network connecting the cities of Ozamiz in Misamis Occidental and Pagadian in Zamboanga del Sur. It traverses through Tangub and the municipality of Bonifacio at Misamis Occidental and the municipalities of Tambulig, Molave, Ramon Magsaysay, and Aurora at Zamboanga del Sur.
The Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan Road, or Butuan–Cagayan de Oro–Iligan–Tukuran Road, is a 416-kilometer (258 mi), two-to-six lane major thoroughfare, connecting the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Zamboanga del Sur.
Port Management Office Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz is one of the port management offices of the Philippine Ports Authority which oversees all government and private ports in the Province of Misamis Occidental, with the code MOZ.
Martin Sarmiento Jumoad, is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Archbishop of Ozamiz in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
