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 […]
DA-10 eyes ₱5-M support for bee industry in NorMin
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao iseyeing a ₱5-million allocation next year to strengthen the region’s beekeeping industry, as itpushes for improved technologies, pollinator conservation and sustainable agricultural practices. DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan announced the proposed supportduring the 30th BEENET Conference and Technofora held on October […]
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. […]
P250.7-M fund backs cassava production in NorMin
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P250.7million for cassava production enhancement in 2026, supporting farmers in Northern Mindanaothrough planting materials, fertilizers, farm machinery, hauling trucks, and training to strengthenthe region’s cassava industry. The funding, under the DA’s Corn Program, comes alongside efforts by the DA Regional FieldOffice 10 (Agri-10) to […]
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 […]
New coffee gene bank to boost NorMin industry
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao(DA-10) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. have forged a five-year partnership to strengthen coffeeresearch, improve access to quality planting materials, and raise farmers’ productivity in theregion. The two institutions signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on October 23 at the NorthernMindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research […]