Wednesday, November 11, 2026

29 returning OFWs get ₱1.15-M Aid

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Twenty-nine returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)received a total of ₱1.155 million in financial assistance during a reintegration fair in Bukidnonon October 20, as the government sought to help migrant workers rebuild their lives and findemployment at home The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Regional Office 10 organized the Bayanihan parasa Balikbayang […]

15 Bukidnon firms win DTI Bagwis awards

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Fifteen business establishments in Bukidnon have beenrecognized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for upholding consumer rights,promoting fair trade and delivering quality customer service. The DTI Bukidnon said the establishments received their awards during the DTI RegionalBagwis Awarding Ceremony on October 19, 2026, at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel in […]

P35-M deal links ube farmers to US

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Ube farmers in Bukidnon are poised to tap theinternational market under a P35-million investment partnership that seeks to establish a reliablesupply of the purple yam for export while giving growers access to farm inputs, technicalassistance and a guaranteed buyer. The five-year initiative was formalized through a memorandum of agreement signed on […]

DA, PIA build mobile-ready communicators for real-time agri news amid ElNiño threat

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY — The Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10)and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Northern Mindanao trained information officers,media partners, and department personnel in mobile journalism on October 1–2 at the NorthernMindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Barangay Dalwangan tospeed up accurate agricultural news delivery and help farmers receive timely advisories […]

Bagong Pilipinas drive empowers Northern Mindanao’s nutrition scholars

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY — Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) from across Northern Mindanaogathered in Malaybalay City for a three-day regional conference to strengthen their skills inmonitoring child growth, assessing nutritional status, supporting proper feeding, and counselingfamilies on healthy practices, helping bring improved nutrition services closer to communitiesunder the Bagong Pilipinas agenda. The 9th Regional BNS Conference, held […]

In Kapulinagan, viewdeck and bunkhouse await birders who want to see Philippine Eagles fly

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon (October 11) – Bird watchers and raptor enthusiasts will soonhave an “ecocultural experience” at Mt. Kapulinagan here when the view deck and bunkhouseinaugurated last Monday will be open for their use early next year Visitors will experience the natural and cultural landscape of the community and the rituals andtraditions of the Bukidnon […]

DPWH imposes one-lane traffic in major Bukidnon highway bridge

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (13 October 2026) — The Department of Public Works andHighways in Region 10 has enforced a one-lane traffic flow on the Atugan Bridge in themunicipality of Impasugong in Bukidnon starting Tuesday, October 13. DPWH-10 advised motorists driving light vehicles with a gross weight of up to five tons to usethe Impasugong–Patulangan […]

Central Mindanao University grad tops foresters licensure exam

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

A graduate of Central Mindanao University took the top spot in the licensure examination forprofessional foresters, given earlier this month. According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 1,406 test takers out of 1,892passed the exam, given by the Board for Foresters at test enters in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, […]

Landslide-hit Agusan-Bukidnon trade route unlocked after redesign

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Government engineers are carrying out major repairs tostabilize a landslide-hit mountain highway linking Butuan City in Agusan del Norte andBukidnon province, a key route expected to boost agricultural trade between Caraga andNorthern Mindanao. The road project runs along the Butuan City–Malaybalay road corridor in Tungao, Butuan City,connecting Sitio Danapa […]

Tourism generates more jobs, livelihood opportunities in Northern Mindanao

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Tourism growth in Northern Mindanao is creating more jobs andlivelihood opportunities, with tourism-related employment rising from 5,869 in 2025 to 7,134 in2026, according to the Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao (DOT-10). DOT-10 Tourism Operations Officer Jerome G. Abragan said the figures show how tourismcontributes to local economies beyond visitor […]