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,...

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....

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, 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...

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...

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — An Indigenous community in this city, whose coffeeproducers have earned recognition in national and regional competitions, is set to receive P97.91million in agricultural infrastructure and enterprise investments aimed at improving production,processing and market access. Funded primarily by the World Bank and implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA)through the Mindanao Inclusive...