MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The provincial government of Bukidnon and all 22 of itscomponent local government units received Gawad Kalasag 2026 recognition for their disasterrisk reduction and management efforts, with 13 earning the Gold Seal, seven the Silver Seal andthree the Bronze Seal. The awards were conferred by the Northern Mindanao regional office of the...

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Police seized 121 grams of suspected shabu valued at about₱822,800 and arrested two men in a buy-bust operation in Valencia City, Bukidnon, police saidWednesday, September 23. The operation was conducted at about 6:51 p.m. on Sept. 22 in Purok 11, Barangay Poblacion, bypersonnel from the Valencia City Police Station Drug Enforcement...

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Facing mounting climate and economic pressures, theDepartment of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (Aggie-10) is urging farmers to embraceresearch-based technologies and climate-resilient practices to help future-proof the region’sagriculture sector. The call was highlighted during the Regional Agricultural Technologies Innovation Forum heldSept. 16–18 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A total of 127 jobseekers in Northern Mindanao were hired onthe spot during the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Trabaho Agad Sept. 14 JobFair, giving applicants immediate employment opportunities through simultaneous job fairs infive areas across the region. The job fair registered 903 jobseekers and brought together 84 local...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Northern Mindanao recorded 644 fire incidents from January toJuly 2026, causing more than P523.8 million in property damage and leaving 10 people dead and28 others injured, prompting the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to call for stronger fireprevention and preparedness across the region. Faulty-wiring incidents accounted for more than 60...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-10 is urginglocal government units (LGUs) and communities across Northern Mindanao to sustain anti-illegal drug programs as 1,600 of the region’s 2,022 barangays, or 79%, have been declareddrug-cleared. PDEA-10 said the figure reflects progress under the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP),while emphasizing that drug-cleared status...