AboitizPower to acquire 60% stake in Bukidnon firm
MANILA, Philippines (November 04, 2026) — Aboitiz Power Corp. is set to boost its renewableenergy business through a proposed tie-up with A Brown Co. Inc. for the development of a 191-megawatt alternating current integrated solar and battery energy facility in Bukidnon. On Tuesday, the company said its subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI) had signed a […]
Northern Mindanao poverty drops to 20.3% in 2025
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Poverty incidence in Northern Mindanao declined in 2025, withabout 241,890 individuals lifted from poverty, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority-10(PSA-10). Janith C. Aves, PSA-10 regional director, said poverty incidence among the local population fellto 20.3% in 2025 from 25.3% in 2023. The number of people considered poor also decreasedfrom 1.31 […]
DSWD-PAMANA funds P900K in farm aid for Cabanglasan farmers,livestock raisers
CABANGLASAN, Bukidnon (October 28, 2026) — To boost crop yields and livestockproduction in vulnerable rural communities, the national government released P900,000 in seedcapital grants to three local farmers’ associations here on Oct. 8, 2026. Distributed under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Sustainable LivelihoodProgram–PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (DSWD-SLP-PAMANA), the funding providesdirect financial backing for […]
Bukidnon economy hits P274B, supports national growth goals
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (October 30, 2026) — Reflecting steady gains in agriculturaldevelopment and key local industries aligned with national growth goals, Bukidnon’s economyexpanded by 2.7 percent to hit P274.85 billion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, thePhilippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Bukidnon reported Chief Statistical Specialist Maria Evangeline N. Non presented the figures during the ProvincialProduct […]
NorMin reports 1,600 drug-cleared barangays
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — About 1,600 barangays in Northern Mindanao have attaineddrug-cleared status, accounting for 79% of all barangays in the region, as government agenciesstrengthen community education, drug prevention, and rehabilitation services. Seven additional barangays were declared drug-cleared in the third quarter of 2026, according tothe Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) Advocacy Cluster, […]
Northern Mindanao logs 1,244 drug convictions
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Department of Justice (DOJ) Regional Prosecution Office10 secured 1,244 convictions in drug cases and filed 1,580 informations in court across NorthernMindanao from January to September 2026. Regional Prosecutor Merlynn Barola-Uy reported the figures during the third-quarter meeting ofthe Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs Coordinating Group 10 (RICG-10)on Oct. […]
Sumilao turns over P26M in LGSF-funded roads, steel shed
SUMILAO, Bukidnon — Farmers in Sumilao are expected to gain easier access to markets withthe turnover of P25 million worth of farm-to-market roads in Barangays Kisolon and SanVicente, helping ease the transport of agricultural produce from farms to buyers. Mayor Venice Marie P. Villo said the local government also completed a P1.15-million modernsteel shed for […]
DOH strengthens hospital preparedness for El Niño
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is strengthening hospitals’readiness for El Niño by ensuring adequate water supplies, electricity, medical supplies, andcontingency measures to keep health facilities operational and protect vulnerable populationsfrom heat-related illnesses during prolonged dry conditions. The preparations align with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive during an Oct. 13meeting […]
OWWA-led Bagong Pilipinas caravan serves over 1,000 Bukidnon OFWs
SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon — More than 1,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and theirfamilies accessed government and private-sector services through the ‘Alagang OWWA SerbisyoCaravan’ in San Fernando on October 9, including welfare assistance, healthcare, legalconsultations, and livelihood support. Led by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Region 10 and the Overseas WorkersWelfare Administration (OWWA), the caravan […]
Valencia City intensifies Bakuna Eskwela, brings free vaccines to public schools
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — The City Health Office (CHO) is bringing free vaccines topublic school learners throughout October under its monthlong Bakuna Eskwela campaign toprotect children against measles, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, and human papillomavirus (HPV). Running from October 1 to 31, the school-based immunization campaign supports the nationalgovernment’s preventive healthcare efforts by bringing recommended vaccines […]