Thursday, February 19, 2026

Local News:

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
LANTAPAN, Bukidnon — While many celebrated Valentine’s Day with flowers and gifts, more than 550 runners chose to spend Saturday morning on rugged mountain trails, turning love into action for patients battling kidney diseases Residents and visitors joined the Lantapan Kidney Trail Run in this vegetable capital of Lantapan, Bukidnon.   The activity is an...
Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Every year, Kaamulan transforms Malaybalay—Bukidnon’s capital—into a vibrant stage of color, rhythm, and tradition This 2026, the month-long Kaamulan Festival intensifies the challenge as nine local government units (LGUs) compete in street dancing, float, and ground presentation, drawing crowds eager to see former champions reclaim or defend their titles.   Malaybalay...
Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
KITAOTAO, Bukidnon (February 18, 2026) – The aroma of roasted cacao and the sight of ripening strawberries in the highlands of Kitaotao signify more than agricultural gains; they are the seeds of a resilient community Through a ₱750,000 livelihood grant from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), two local organizations, KPRIC and LAMDAG, are...
Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 17, 2026 – 9:24 pm) – With the killing of a top New People’s Army (NPA) leader in Bukidnon, the military said only two commanders remain leading the remnants of the communist group in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Caraga Major General Michele Anayron, commander of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division...
Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
MANILA, Philippines – Seven Chinese male nationals were recently arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in Libona, Bukidnon, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on February 11, 2026 In a statement, the PNP said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the raid at an illegal mining site on February...
Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Department of Agriculture – Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (DA-MIADP) Regional Project Coordination Office 10 (RPCO 10) held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 10, 2026, for its first infrastructure subproject in the Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain (AD) The 1.184-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR), with a total budget of ₱17,008,435.87, will connect Sitio...