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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...