Friday, January 24, 2025

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Defeated candidate, brother confess to Bukidnon election-related killings

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COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The police have clamped down a defeated candidate and his brother who killed two elders of a reelected barangay chairwoman in Kibawe, Bukidnon, who had refused to endorse his candidacy for kagawad during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections

Rosilo Tecson and his sibling, Cesar, who surrendered one after another on Friday to the Damulog Municipal Police Station in Damulog, Bukidnon, had both confessed to having shot dead the couple Mario and Carmelita Fabian, relatives of Jenelyn Fabian, who was reelected last Monday as chairwoman of Kiorao in Kibawe town in the same province, which is under Administrative Region 10.

Tecson had told local officials, in the presence of policemen, that the attack was precipitated by the barangay chairwoman’s having turned down his request for her to include him in her lineup of candidates for barangay kagawad in Kiorao, an upland area in Kibawe close to the border of Bukidnon and Cotabato province in Region 12.

Major Marvin Enciso, chief of the Kibawe Municipal Police Station, and local officials in the municipality had confirmed to reporters on Saturday that Tecson and his brother are now detained, awaiting prosecution.

Enciso said the duo barged into the residential yard of the reelected barangay chairwoman on Tuesday night and when they found out that she was in another village, shot her two elders dead.

Tecson had confirmed that it was Fabian whom they planned to kill.

Enciso told reporters the Tecson brothers first hid in a secluded area in Damulog for two days but eventually voluntarily turned themselves into the police station in the municipality through the intercession of relatives and barangay leaders in Kiorao. (John Unson/Philstar)

29 Bukidnon rice farmers, gibansay

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Adunay 29 ka mga rice farmers sa Bukidnon ang gibansay sa lowland rice production ubos sa Farmers Field School (FFS)

Gitaho sa LGU Bukidnon nga ang mga mag-uuma mi-gradwar gikan sa ilang pagbansay niadtong Oktubre 17, 2023 sa Barangay Kulasihan, lungsod sa Lantapan, Bukidnon.

Matod sa pahibalo, gipasiugdahan ang pagbansay sa Provincial Agriculture Office (PAgrO), Municipal Agriculture Office sa lungsod sa Lantapan ug Department of Agriculture.

Ang mga mag-uuma gitaho nga gibansay sulod sa 16 ka semana.

Sila gibansay kabahin sa Morphology of Rice Plant, Agro Ecological System Analysis (AESA), Trichogramma application, Natural Farming Technology System (NFTS), ug uban pang teknik sa pagpananom.

Sa laing bahin, gilusad sab niadtong Oktubre 3 ang lowland rice production training sa Barangay Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon.

Kini nga pagbansay gisalmotan sab sa 30 ka mga mag-uuma. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Natid-asan Livestock Org gimugna

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Agi og pagpalambo pa sa sektor sa agrikultura, gitabangan sa buhatan sa City Veterinary Office (CVO) nga ma-organisa ang grupo sa Natidasan Livestock Farmers Association niadtong Oktubre 13, 2023

Ang isa ka adlaw nga kalihokan gipartisiparan sa 30 ka mag-uuma sa livestock didto sa Sitio Natidasan Covered Court diha sa Barangay Casisang, ning Syudad.

Ang programa pinaagi usab sa inisyatibo ni Barangay Kagawad Cerila R. Aldeguer kansang gitahasan sa komitiba sa agrikultura ug nakigtimbayayong sa paghulma sa maong grupo.

Kauban ang buhatan sa CVO-Livestock production nga si Dr. Omar T. Cahanap, Livestock Production Veterinarian ug Annabel C. Sia, Livestock Inspector II ang nagdumala sa maong panagtigum.

Tumong sa maong asosasyon nga matipok ang mag-uuma sa livestock aron mapalapad ang panaghiusa ug pagtinabangay aron matubag ang mga hagit ug maangkon ang kahigayonan sa paglambo diha sa komunidad. (LGU Malaybalay)

Medical services gitunol ngadto sa senior citizens

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Ang buhatan sa City Health, katimbayayong ang Health Coordinating Council sa Barangay 2, nagpasiugda sa libre nga serbisyo medikal atol sa pagsaulog sa Senior Citizen Week niadtong Oktubre 13, 2023

Ang kalihokan nga gipahigayon diha sa Barangay 2 mipakita sa mga serbisyo sa healthcare nga haum ug angayan para sa senior citizens hilabi na ang indibidwal nga adunay balatian.

Libre nga gihatag ang fasting blood sugar test ug pagkuha sa blood pressure level.

Dugang pa, nahatagan sila sa bakuna sa Pneumococcal ug Flu aron maproktehan ang pagkaylap sa sakit hilabi na ang ilang kahuyang sa respiratory infections.

Gipang-apod-apod usab ang hypertensive ug diabetic maintenance medication aron masiguro ang pagtugon sa kaayohan sa ilang panglawas. (LGU Malaybalay)

Rice Farmers Day gisaulog

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Gipangunahan sa City Agriculture Office ang pagpahigayon sa Rice Farmers Day atol sa Farmer’s Month Celebration, Oktubre 24, 2023

Patugbaw sa maong kasaulogan ang mga aktibidades sama sa rice technology forum, agri-product display, manual rice milling ug winnowing contest, ug agri-raffle nga aktibong gipartisiparan sa mga rice farmers sa kabarangayan.

Padayon ang kalingawan atol sa kasaulogan sa 10th Farmers’ Month sa Dakbayan sa Valencia niadtong Oktubre 25, 2023, ang Corn Farmers Day.

Pipila ka mga aktibidad ang gihan-ay sa maong kalihokan sama sa Corn Technology Forum, Manual Corn Shelling Contest, ug Coconut Husking & Grinding Contest. Gibida usab ang nagkalain-laing produkto sa pang-agrikultura sama sa mga utanon ug kakanin nga pwedeng mapalit ug nakadisplay sa City Hall covered court.

Laing mga aktibidades usab ang ipahigayon ugma, Oktubre 26, diin adlaw kini alang sa atong mga mangingisda. Lakip sa ipahigayon ang HVCC & fishery Forum, Best Hito ug Tilapia Recipe Contest ug uban pa.

Ginasaulog sa Dakbayan sa Valencia matag bulan sa Oktubre ang Farmers’ Month pinasubay sa City Ordinance No. 54-2011 isip pagpahinungod sa importansiya ug kaabag sa tanang mag-uuma sa pagkab-ot sa kalamboan sa dakbayan. (LGU Valencia)

Livestock Program gipatuman sa Libona

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Ang Municipality of Libona mipatuman sa isa ka livestock program niadtong Oktubre 20, 2023

Base sa pahibalo sa LGU Malaybalay, tumong sa paningkamot nga mapauswag ang cattle farming practices.

Ang mga programa nga gipahigayon mao ang Livestock Artificial Insemination Program, Heat Synchronization, ug Animal Health Services event.

Mikabat sa 42 ka mga partisipante, apil ang Municipal Agriculture Office Livestock Technicians gikan sa nagkalain-laing lungsod sa Probinsya ang misalmot sa event.

Ang mga partisipante gitaho nga nag-gikan sa Baungon, Maramag, Lantapan, Kadingilan, ug Kitaotao.

Sila naghiusa sa pagkat-on ug pagpatuman sa mga advanced techniques sa cattle farming. (MG Mayumi B. Madera

Clean-up drive matag Sabado sa kabarangayan, aprobado na

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Gi-aprobahan na sa SP Malaybalay ang Resolution No. 2023-0510 niadtong Oktubre 10 ning tuig

Base sa pahibalo sa LGU Malaybalay, kini nga balaod nag hangyo sa 46 ka barangay sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay sa pag panglimpyo sa matag Sabado.

Ang pagpanglimpyo paga-himuon aron makontrola ang pagkaylap sa Dengue Vector Mosquitoes sa dakbayan.

Base usab kini sa RA 7160 nga mao ang Local Government Code of 1991.

Nagmando kini sa matag local government sa pagprotekta sa panglawas ug pagsiguro sa kaluwasan sa matag lumupyo niini. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

18th Mindanao Agricultural, Fishery Council Congress fosters food security, support for agri-fishery sector

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Over 149 AFC members in Mindanao convene for the 18th Mindanao Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RF0 10) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries Council on October 25-26, in this city

Bearing this year’s theme, “AFCs Igniting the Engines of Growth: Achieving Food Security through the Integration of Dependable and Sustainable Food Value Chain System,” the confab aims to improve food security to ensure safe, quality and nutritious food and to promote sustainable farming practices that protect the environment.

According to DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, the Congress creates more policy resolutions that are seen to benefit the different sectors of society, which include farmers and fishers, women and the youth in the agri-fishery industry, rural development value chains, and other significant endeavors.

In attendance were the AFC members from regions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and BARMM, who have drafted proposed resolutions, which will later be translated into policies based on the challenges and gaps identified during the staged workshops for further development of the agri-fishery sector in their respective localities.

PCAF OIC-Executive Director Julieta Opulencia said that the output of the said activity is to solicit insights on policy recommendations through resolutions to improve the implementation of the programs and projects of DA and to help address the issues confronting the agri-fishery sector.

Presented topics were the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP), Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and Prospects and Impacts of Biofuel and Renewable Energy Policies on Agriculture.

Also, Blue Economy: Techniques to Ensure Sustainable Fishing and Long-Term Health of the Ocean Ecosystem and Results of Participatory Monitoring and Tracking in Mindanao were tackled.

AFC acts as DA’s advisory body to ensure the accomplishment of its initiatives and programs to create a private sector-led national network of agricultural, fishery, and sectoral councils. (DA RFO-10)

Region 10 inflation accelerates further to 6.7% in September

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Inflation accelerated for the second time this year, driven by faster increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, and information and communication

Chief Statistical Specialist Sarah Balagbis of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-10 said the regional headline inflation or the rate of change of the average prices of goods and services in the region accelerated at 6.7 percent in September 2023, faster than the 5.0 percent in August 2023.

Balagbis cited food and non-alcoholic beverages as the main drivers of the uptrend in overall inflation, as the commodity group registered a higher inflation rate of 13.2 percent in September from 9.1 percent the previous month. The said commodity group contributed 83.5 percent share in the overall inflation.

“The main source of the 4.1 percentage points increase of inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages was cereals and cereal products with an inflation of 23.1 percent in September, from 9.5 percent in August, with rice as the primary source of acceleration.

The increase in food inflation was also attributed to vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses at 24.7 percent inflation, with onion as the major contributor, and fish and other seafood at 7.1 percent, with dried fish as the main contributor.

Transport also pushed the inflation rate up as the commodity group registered 0.0 percent in September from -1.5 percent in August.

Accordingly, the major sources of inflation of transport were gasoline, which posted a slower decrease of prices at -4.4 percent in September 2023 from -10.8 percent inflation in August, and diesel, which also posted a slower drop of prices at -14.6 percent in September from -16.9 percent in August.

Balagbis further said that all the provinces and highly urbanized cities in the region posted faster increases in prices in September, with Lanao del Norte registering the highest inflation rate at 9.1 percent, followed by Bukidnon at 8.7 percent and Misamis Oriental at 7.3 percent.

On the other hand, Cagayan de Oro City registered the lowest inflation at 4.7 percent.

Given the latest inflation result, the government vowed to continue implementing measures to respond to rising prices.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-10 Planning Officer Blessie Cimacio said they would continue their regular price monitoring for basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) throughout the region. We will ensure that the prices of our goods are within the suggested retail prices,” she said.

Patrick Ian Pedarse, chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA) -10’s Administrative and Finance Division, said that aside from the interventions to boost the production of corn and rice, DA-10 is also conducting an allium derby to cushion the effect of inflation on our onions. (APB/PIA-10)

DA-AMAD 10 agribiz planning workshop refines services delivery in Bukidnon

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MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON — Pushing for synergistic delivery of services in the province, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) staged a planning and coordination workshop for agribusiness coordinators and municipal agriculturists in Bukidnon on October 26 to 27

Representatives from the agriculture offices of 17 towns and two cities in Bukidnon, as well as its provincial agriculture office, were apprised of the agency’s programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) for market information, market linkage and product promotion, agribusiness promotion, and agribusiness development services.

Said offices also presented their respective updates of activities and operational status of agri inputs and infrastructures (food terminals) provided by DA.

According to DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, the planning workshop aims to foster a more efficient coordination with these agriculture offices to better implement the agency’s PPAs at the local level, as well as to provide the necessary support.

In accordance with the said objective, the workshop’s output is a work plan for CY 2024 that guides the localized conduct of PPAs to effectively address the province’s needs and concerns in agribusiness and marketing.

AMAD Assistant Division chief Ferdinand F. Caraballe said that it also puts a premium on the Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant Assistance Program, to which he enjoined the participating offices to link with qualified farmers’ cooperatives, associations (FCAs) in their areas and apply for funding assistance.

Likewise, the division urged the agribiz coordinators to relay the knowledge and information shared during the two-day session to their respective local government units, citing its importance in streamlining project implementation, impact assessment and monitoring, and concerns resolution.

Supporting the activity were DA-10 Provincial Operations Center of Bukidnon chief Janet D. Lopez, DVM, Agribusiness and Industry Support Services section chief Jenny D. Alcobilla, and other AMAD staff. (DA RFO-10)