MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon —Bukidnon’s top criminal fugitive was killed Thursday,September 24, following a brief, violent shootout with police operatives at his remote hideout. Richard Dagasal Dagno, 47, who topped both provincial and city police search lists, died afterdrawing a weapon on a joint tracker team in Sitio Lagaan, a rural enclave of Barangay ApoMacote.The midday...

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao(DA-10) is pushing a “One Bukidnon, One Agriculture” agenda to strengthen coordination withlocal governments and address risks confronting the province’s farmers, including the projected2026-2027 El Niño. DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan made the call during the monthlymeeting of the Vice Mayors’ League...

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 25 September 2026) — Datu Migketay Victorino L.Saway, a leader of the Talaandig tribe in Lantapan, Bukidnon died on Friday afternoon. He was72. Saway, who had always championed Indigenous Peoples’ rights and welfare, was among thepioneering members of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), a body createdunder the Indigenous Peoples’...

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...