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 […]
DA, PIA build mobile-ready communicators for real-time agri news amid ElNiño threat
MALAYBALAY CITY — The Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10)and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Northern Mindanao trained information officers,media partners, and department personnel in mobile journalism on October 1–2 at the NorthernMindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Barangay Dalwangan tospeed up accurate agricultural news delivery and help farmers receive timely advisories […]
Bagong Pilipinas drive empowers Northern Mindanao’s nutrition scholars
MALAYBALAY CITY — Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) from across Northern Mindanaogathered in Malaybalay City for a three-day regional conference to strengthen their skills inmonitoring child growth, assessing nutritional status, supporting proper feeding, and counselingfamilies on healthy practices, helping bring improved nutrition services closer to communitiesunder the Bagong Pilipinas agenda. The 9th Regional BNS Conference, held […]
DPWH imposes one-lane traffic in major Bukidnon highway bridge
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (13 October 2026) — The Department of Public Works andHighways in Region 10 has enforced a one-lane traffic flow on the Atugan Bridge in themunicipality of Impasugong in Bukidnon starting Tuesday, October 13. DPWH-10 advised motorists driving light vehicles with a gross weight of up to five tons to usethe Impasugong–Patulangan […]
Central Mindanao University grad tops foresters licensure exam
A graduate of Central Mindanao University took the top spot in the licensure examination forprofessional foresters, given earlier this month. According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 1,406 test takers out of 1,892passed the exam, given by the Board for Foresters at test enters in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, […]