Ozamiz City
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Ozamiz is a 2nd class city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 123,137.
After the Second World War, Misamis became a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act 321 on July 16, 1948. RA 321 also renamed Misamis to Ozamiz after a WW-II hero José F. Ozámiz
who hailed from the province of Misamis Occidental and who at one time also served as its governor and congressional representative of the Lone District of Misamis Occidental, a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention that resulted in the creation of the 1935 Constitution for the Philippine Commonwealth Government. In 1941, José F. Ozámiz
was elected to the Philippine Senate. Through City Resolution 251-05, Ozamiz is officially spelled with a "Z" in its last letter rather than with an "S".
, 30 mins drive from Tangub City
, 20 mins drive from Tudela
, less than 2 hrs drive from Pagadian City
, 3 hrs drive from Dipolog City
, Dapitan city and 4 hrs drive to Cagayan de Oro City
. Lanao del Norte is only a 20 mins ferry ride across Panguil bay. Ozamiz city is 52 km away from Maria Cristina Falls
, the main source of hydroelectric power in Mindanao
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and Misamis Occidental.
The feast of Immaculate Conception is celebrated every December 8 while every 4th Sunday of January is the Sr. Sto. Nino Fluvial Parade held at Panguil Bay. Balanghoy Festival is held annually at Cotta area.
(PAL) also started their daily flights between Manila and Ozamiz on June 16, 2009 also utilizing the state of the art Airbus 319-100 aircraft. Air Philippines which was the first airline to serve direct Ozamiz-Manila v.v. flights when the airport re-opened in July 2007 yielded its operations to PAL due to the increasing volume of passengers and cargoes in the lucrative Ozamiz market. However, Airphil Express (formerly Air Philippines) will resume its Manila-Ozamiz v.v. flights starting August 18, 2011 utilizing their brand-new and bigger Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The influx of airline companies serving Ozamiz City and the general areas of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur will surely benefit the riding public due to fierce airfare competition.
and Cebu
routes namely: Superferry
, Cebu Ferries
, Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
, Carlos A. Gothong Lines
, Sulpicio Lines
and Negros Navigation
. Cokaliong Shipping Lines
sail three times weekly Ozamiz to Cebu routes. Local shipping lines like Daima have trips from Ozamiz to Mukas, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte
routes through Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries that transport passengers, cars/trucks and goods across Panguil bay.
, Cagayan de Oro City
, & Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte
ferrying across the Panguil Bay and to Pagadian City
, Dipolog City
, and Dapitan City
. The public mode of transportation within the city is by trisikad/pedicab and motorized tricycle. Passenger Vans, Ordinary Jeepneys, & Multicab Jeepneys are also available for Oroquieta, Dipolog, Molave, Calamba, Jimenez, Bonifacio, Tangub, Don Victoriano, Tudela, Clarin, Plaridel, Lopez Jaena, Baliangao, Concepcion, Sinacaban, Panaon, & Sapang Dalaga routes.
One-stop-shopping centers such as Gloria Bazar, Centrum Ozamiz, Quality Shopping center, Saver's Square, Goldsquare, Unitop, Ozamiz Shoppers Plaza, and a much bigger Novo Dept. store abound in the city. The City Public Mall is owned and managed by the City Government of Ozamiz. It opened on May 28, 2009.
SM Savemore will soon open at the ground floor of Geege mall.
Mitsubishi Motors and Service Center will soon open at Gango Highway.
, makes it a premier education center in northern Mindanao. Students coming from Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental come to Ozamiz to pursue their college education. Notable schools include:
History
The city of Ozamiz grew out of an old Spanish town called Misamis—a name believed to have been derived from the Subanen word "Kuyamis," a variety of coconut. Other unverified historical sources, however, suggest that the name Misamis came from "Misa" after the Catholic Mass. The origin and the growth of the old Spanish town, Misamis, was due to the presence of the Spanish garrison stationed at the stone fort named Nuestra Senora dela Concepcion del Triunfo which was constructed sometimes the 18th century in order to control the piratical activities originating in the nearby Lanao area.After the Second World War, Misamis became a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act 321 on July 16, 1948. RA 321 also renamed Misamis to Ozamiz after a WW-II hero José F. Ozámiz
José Ozámiz
José Ozámiz y Fortich was a Filipino politician from Mindanao. His parents were Jenaro Ozámiz from Navarre, Spain and Basilisa Fortich, a Filipino mestizo of Spanish and Cebuano ancestry...
who hailed from the province of Misamis Occidental and who at one time also served as its governor and congressional representative of the Lone District of Misamis Occidental, a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention that resulted in the creation of the 1935 Constitution for the Philippine Commonwealth Government. In 1941, José F. Ozámiz
José Ozámiz
José Ozámiz y Fortich was a Filipino politician from Mindanao. His parents were Jenaro Ozámiz from Navarre, Spain and Basilisa Fortich, a Filipino mestizo of Spanish and Cebuano ancestry...
was elected to the Philippine Senate. Through City Resolution 251-05, Ozamiz is officially spelled with a "Z" in its last letter rather than with an "S".
Geography
Ozamiz city is sandwiched by both Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte provinces. It is 45mins drive from Oroquieta CityOroquieta City
Oroquieta City is a 3rd class city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. It is the capital city of Misamis Occidental. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 65,349 people.-Etymology:...
, 30 mins drive from Tangub City
Tangub City
Tangub City is a 3rd class city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 49,695 people in 9,480 households...
, 20 mins drive from Tudela
Tudela, Misamis Occidental
Municipality of Tudela is a fourth class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 25,113 people...
, less than 2 hrs drive from Pagadian City
Pagadian City
The City of Pagadian is the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur in the island of Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.-Overview:The city had its beginnings as a...
, 3 hrs drive from Dipolog City
Dipolog City
The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
, Dapitan city and 4 hrs drive to Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
. Lanao del Norte is only a 20 mins ferry ride across Panguil bay. Ozamiz city is 52 km away from Maria Cristina Falls
María Cristina Falls
Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River on the island of Mindanao. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. It is a landmark of Iligan City, nicknamed the City of Majestic Waterfalls, because of the presence of more...
, the main source of hydroelectric power in Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
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Barangays
Ozamiz City is politically subdivided into 51 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Economy
Ozamiz City is agricultural by resources, but it has become the center for Commerce, Health, Transportation and Education in this part of Mindanao, considering its strategic location and its peaceful atmosphere. The city has good harbor location, its local port is the principal outlet of mineral deposits, agricultural and forest products of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, parts of Lanao del NorteLanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
and Misamis Occidental.
Notable Events and Festivals
The feast of Our Lady of Triumph at Cotta Shrine is celebrated every July 16 which is also the Charter City anniversary. Subayan Keg Subanon festival is also held on the same day. The Cotta entertainment area has free live band concerts and other musical variety shows each weekend. Fireworks displays are held at Cotta during Fiesta and holidays. It can be seen across Panguil bay as far as Lanao del Norte.The feast of Immaculate Conception is celebrated every December 8 while every 4th Sunday of January is the Sr. Sto. Nino Fluvial Parade held at Panguil Bay. Balanghoy Festival is held annually at Cotta area.
Attractions
- Cotta Fort and Cotta Shrine – a fort built in 1755 by Father Jose Ducos to serve as a Spanish outpost in the area. A special chapel was built inside the walls of the fort and an image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in the pink and blue attire, was enshrined in the chapel and outside the fort on the wall facing the bay, was a carved image of the Virgin Mary. The image on the Cotta's wall is believed to be miraculously growing and has been the object of pilgrimage. The fort was renovated and restored to its original design in 2006.
- Bukagan Hill – has a view of the city, Panguil bay, the provinces of Lanao del NorteLanao del NorteLanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
and Zamboanga del SurZamboanga del SurZamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital...
. There are four great bells at the top of Bukagan Hill. The bells were named after “St. Peter”, “St. Marien”, “St. Joseph” and “St. Michael” and were originally purchased by Bishop Patrick Cronin, D.D. for the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. However, the bells weigh 7 tons and were found to be too heavy and too large for the cathedral's belfry. The people felt that it was very expensive to construct a special belfry for them considering that a lot of fund raising effort was made for the building of the cathedral and the installing of the pipe organ. It was through the efforts of then City Mayor Fernando T. Bernad that the bells were finally given a place at the Bukagan Hill. With the help of Jesus Y. VarelaVarela Family of NegrosThe Varela family is a clan from Negros, southern Philippines, the family has produced several notable figures in religion politics and education.-History:...
, the huge bells were installed in Bukagan Hill Bells and officially inaugurated on July 16, 1948.
- Naomi's Botanical Garden and tourists Inn – sits on a 12 hectare property of local and imported tropical flowers, plants and fruit seedlings. There are fully air-conditioned private rooms, Function halls, tennis court, Golf range, ceramics factory, pottery and a bakery inside this sprawling garden.
- Mt. Malindang Golf and country Club – this is a pre-war army facility converted into a golf course located in Bagakay at the foot of Mount Malindang.
- Immaculate Conception Pipe organ – found in the choir loft of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, is the only existing pipe organ in Mindanao and one among the few throughout the country. An Irish Columban priest, Father Sean Lavery, who was in charge of the liturgical and musical development in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral realized the need for an organ. Funds were raised through donations and a musical extravaganza organized by the parish raised enough money to buy the pipe organ. Father Lavery asked the help of a German priest, Father Herman Schablitzki S.V.D., who came to Ozamiz City to get the specification needed to guide the organ builders in Germany. Father Schablitzki himself, assisted by one carpenter and one electrician, assembled the organ in six weeks and it was completed on May 31, 1967. It was inaugurated on July 16, 1967; the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Air
Cebu Pacific Air started Cebu-Ozamiz and v.v. flights on November 10, 2008 using ATR 72-500 , a 72-seater plane. On October 7, 2011, Cebu Pacific Air will start using their Airbus A319 for the Cebu-Ozamiz and v.v. route. Cebu Pacific Air's direct Manila-Ozamiz v.v. service started June 16, 2009 and offered daily services to Manila using Airbus A319. Philippine AirlinesPhilippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
(PAL) also started their daily flights between Manila and Ozamiz on June 16, 2009 also utilizing the state of the art Airbus 319-100 aircraft. Air Philippines which was the first airline to serve direct Ozamiz-Manila v.v. flights when the airport re-opened in July 2007 yielded its operations to PAL due to the increasing volume of passengers and cargoes in the lucrative Ozamiz market. However, Airphil Express (formerly Air Philippines) will resume its Manila-Ozamiz v.v. flights starting August 18, 2011 utilizing their brand-new and bigger Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The influx of airline companies serving Ozamiz City and the general areas of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur will surely benefit the riding public due to fierce airfare competition.
Sea
There are several major shipping lines serving the ManilaManila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
routes namely: Superferry
SuperFerry
SuperFerry, founded as Aboitiz SuperFerry, is a shipping company based in Manila, Philippines. It is the country’s largest shipping company,with its main hub located in Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor...
, Cebu Ferries
Cebu Ferries
Cebu Ferries is a shipping company based in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the Aboitiz's alternate shipping company. Its main hub is Pier 4 in Cebu....
, Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines Incorporated The company was incorporated on March 25, 1974 as Solar Shipping Lines, Inc. On October 16, 1974, the company changed its corporate name to TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC. with Julian G. Sy Sr. as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors...
, Carlos A. Gothong Lines
Gothong Lines
Carlos A. Gothong Lines , popularly known as CAGLI, is a passenger and cargo ferry company based in Cebu, Philippines. CAGLI was formerly a part of WG&A SuperFerry, a merged company in January 1996 which served 23 major provincial ports throughout the Philippines, and was the first domestic...
, Sulpicio Lines
Sulpicio Lines
Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation is a shipping line in the Philippines. It is notable in the Philippines and around the world for owning and operating the vessel MV Doña Paz, which figured in the worst maritime disaster during peace time on December 20, 1987 where 4,375 people lost their...
and Negros Navigation
Negros Navigation
Negros Navigation Co., Inc. is one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines. It is also one of the largest companies in the passenger transport business in the Philippines...
. Cokaliong Shipping Lines
Cokaliong Shipping Lines
Cokaliong Shipping Lines is a shipping line in Cebu City, Philippines organized in the late 1989 and is relatively one of the youngest groups to run the shipping business. It has focused on the positive circle of people, product and profits, in order to grow in the business...
sail three times weekly Ozamiz to Cebu routes. Local shipping lines like Daima have trips from Ozamiz to Mukas, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
routes through Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries that transport passengers, cars/trucks and goods across Panguil bay.
Land
Rural Transit, Super Five Transport, & Lotradisco is the dominant public land transport to Iligan CityIligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
, Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...
, & Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte
Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte
Kapatagan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 49,134 people.-Geography:Kapatagan is one of the 22 municipalities of the province of Lanao del Norte of Region X...
ferrying across the Panguil Bay and to Pagadian City
Pagadian City
The City of Pagadian is the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur in the island of Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.-Overview:The city had its beginnings as a...
, Dipolog City
Dipolog City
The City of Dipolog is a 1st class city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
, and Dapitan City
Dapitan City
The City of Dapitan is a 4th class city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 68,178 people in 13,560 households...
. The public mode of transportation within the city is by trisikad/pedicab and motorized tricycle. Passenger Vans, Ordinary Jeepneys, & Multicab Jeepneys are also available for Oroquieta, Dipolog, Molave, Calamba, Jimenez, Bonifacio, Tangub, Don Victoriano, Tudela, Clarin, Plaridel, Lopez Jaena, Baliangao, Concepcion, Sinacaban, Panaon, & Sapang Dalaga routes.
Establishments
Gaisano Capital Mall is the biggest mall in the city, followed by the Geege Mall which is located at Burgos St., it has a supermarket, department store, three cinemas, specialty stores, bingo plaza, food court, video game arcade. Ozamiz Shopper's Plaza houses a department store and a supermarket.One-stop-shopping centers such as Gloria Bazar, Centrum Ozamiz, Quality Shopping center, Saver's Square, Goldsquare, Unitop, Ozamiz Shoppers Plaza, and a much bigger Novo Dept. store abound in the city. The City Public Mall is owned and managed by the City Government of Ozamiz. It opened on May 28, 2009.
SM Savemore will soon open at the ground floor of Geege mall.
Mitsubishi Motors and Service Center will soon open at Gango Highway.
Education
The presence of two universities in Ozamiz, La Salle University (Ozamiz City), formerly known as Immaculate Conception College (ICC) and Misamis UniversityMisamis University
Misamis University is a privately owned, non-sectarian, non-profit educational institution that advocates a progressive and dynamic education that upholds the principle that God is the center of its existence and that education its service offering to God and country.MU is the only university in...
, makes it a premier education center in northern Mindanao. Students coming from Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental come to Ozamiz to pursue their college education. Notable schools include:
- Medina College-OzamizMedina College-OzamizMedina College-Ozamiz is a private college in Ozamiz City in Mindanao, Philippines and the first college of Medina College Inc. It is located in Manengcol, Ozamiz City and owned by Medina Family. The School is the sister school of Medina College-Pagadian....
– Sister School of Medina College-Pagadian - STI Ozamiz
- Northwestern Mindanao Institute of Technology (NMIT)
- Computer Technology College
- Ozamiz City Technology and Vocational School
- Misamis Institute of TechnologyMisamis Institute of TechnologyMisamis Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational institution of higher learning in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines...
- Misamis Union High School formerly Misamis Chinese High School – sister school of Jinan University of China. This is the only Chinese School in Misamis Occidental.
- Vocational Institute of the Philippines and Maritime Training Center
- Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology
- La Salle University (Ozamiz City) formerly known as Immaculate Conception College (ICC)
- Misamis UniversityMisamis UniversityMisamis University is a privately owned, non-sectarian, non-profit educational institution that advocates a progressive and dynamic education that upholds the principle that God is the center of its existence and that education its service offering to God and country.MU is the only university in...
- Ozamiz City National High School also known as OCNHS
Hospitals and health facilities
- Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (MHARS-RTTH)- a 200 bed capacity tertiary Hospital owned by the Dept. of Health.
- Misamis University Medical center (MUMC)- a tertiary hospital located at Brgy. Bagakay.
- Medina General HospitalMedina General HospitalMedina General Hospital - is a private hospital located in New Carmen Annex, Ozamiz City. It is the base Hospital of Medina College. On 2006 The Hospital was renovated with 4 story building....
- will soon become a 300 bed capacity Tertiary Hospital located at Brgy. Carmen Annex. - Faith Hospital
- S.M. Lao Memorial Hospital
- St. Joseph General Hospital formerly St. Mary General Hospital
Banks and financial institutions
- Allied Banking Corporation – located at Burgos St.
- China Banking Corporation – located at Burgos St.
- Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. – Rizal Branch
- Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. – Burgos Branch
- Philippine National Bank – Located at Rizal Avenue, fronting Osrox Park.
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas / Central Bank of The Philippines – along Fernando T. Bernad Ave. (Circumferencial Road)
- Philippine Savings Bank – along Rizal Avenue
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation – along D.A.B.A.
- Development Bank of the Philippines – along Burgos St.
- Banco De Oro Ozamiz(Ozamiz Cash Hub)
- Bank of Philippine Islands
- Land Bank of the Philippines – located along D.A.B.A
- United Coconut Planters Bank – along Rizal avenue
- 1st Valley Bank – Don Anselmo Bernad Avenue Branch
- 1st Valley Bank – Rizal Avenue Branch
- Rural Bank of Ozamiz
- First Consolidated Bank – located along DABA
- Rural Bank of Tangub City – along Port Road
- Panguil Bay Rural Bank – along DABA
- One Network Bank Located at Ozamiz Public Mall
- PenBank – along DABA
- Katipunan Bank – located at 2nd floor City Public Mall
- Rural Bank of Tudela – Beside Misamis University
- Union Bank – located at Insular Life Bldg at DABA
- Paglaum Multi-purpose Cooperative
- Lorenzo Tan Multi-Purpose Cooperative
- First Integrated Community Cooperative
- Enterprise Bank – LKT Bldg., Don Anselmo Bernad Avenue near Dewberry
- EastWest Bank – at DABA
Media
- Fil Products Cable TV Inc.
- Misamis Cable TV Network
- ABS-CBN (MIT-RTVN) Channel 7
- GMA TV Channel 5 – relay TV station
- MBNN TV Channel 13 will soon become KNC TV 13 starting August 1, 2009
- SUNSHINE TV Channel 27
- Radio One FM 97.5 MHz (DXLM-FM)
- Dan-ag sa Dakbayan Broadcasting Network – DXDD-AM 657, DXDD-FM 100.7 Cool Radio
- La Salle University-Ozamiz – LSU-FM 94.5 MHz
- Times Broadcasting Corporation – DXSY-AM 1242, Y96 (DXSY-FM 96.1 MHz)
- Smart Communications – located inside Gaisano City Mall
- Globe Telecom / Globelines – located inside Gaisano City Mall
- Sun Cellular – its express shop is located at Grace Hardware Bldg, Rizal avenue, Ozamiz city
- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)- its office is located at D.A.B.A.
- Bayantel – offers internet service only.