Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Malaybalay earns recognition with ‘Child-Friendly Local Governance 2021’ Seal

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

The city of Malaybalay recently received its 2021 Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance award The recent Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Conferment Ceremony was held at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City on November 12, 2023. Based on the information from LGU Malaybalay’s Facebook page, the city received the award along with 26 other local […]

DOH-10 urges public to buy generic medicines, same quality but cheaper

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–The generic drugs have the same quality and effectiveness as the branded versions because they go through similar regulatory processes at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but they are cheaper, said an official from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development Northern Mindanao (DOH-CHDNM) In Talakayan sa PIA: Konsultayo Series […]

BFAR debunks rumors of HIV-infected fish, seafood being sold in Normin

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-10 on Wednesday said there is no truth to rumors being spread online that HIV-infected medical waste that was found dumped in waters in this region has contaminated fish and seafood being sold in markets “We want to emphasize that consuming fishery products is […]

LTFRB to go after ‘colorum’ PUVs in N. Mindanao

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The new chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Northern Mindanao (LTFRB-10) has vowed to go after “colorum” public utility vehicles (PUVs) across the region In a media briefing here Wednesday, LTFRB-10 Director Abosamen Matuan said they will actively operate on the road against unregistered PUVs following […]

JICA ‘not ready yet’ to fund Mindanao Railway

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Nov)—A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) official said they are “not ready yet” to fund Mindanao Railway’s construction “Actually, to be frank, we have a lot of projects in the entire Philippines, now because we are supporting the construction of the Manila subway and North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and so […]

Locally-developed drones mimic birds, drop seeds for reforestation

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

Biomimicry uses drone technology to drop seeds just like what birds do to restore denuded forests The drone is called the galansiyang, named after the Asian Glossy Starling, a bird that drops seeds everywhere. Just like the bird, the drone also goes to places that are hard to reach. It was developed in the Computer […]

DA 10 turns over P1.5-M Enhanced Kadiwa Grant to Manolo Fortich

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA 10), through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (Amad) program of Enhanced Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita, turned over P1.5 million financial grant to the local government unit of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon According to DA-Northern Mindanao Executive Director Carlene Collado, the Enhanced Kadiwa program allows farmers’ cooperatives […]

Manolo Fortich OBO among PSA Bukidnon top awardees

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

The Office of the Building Official (OBO) of the Local Government Unit of Manolo Fortich secured a place as one of the Top 3 awardees of most timely submissions of Approved Building Permits by the provincial Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) last Oct. 26 at Landing, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon The award is an annual recognition […]

Gov’t expands cash, rice aid to Bukidnon

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

The government has expanded its cash and rice aid program to cover Bukidnon province following its successful implementation in Metro Manila and Laguna last week Speaker Martin Romualdez said the activity coincided with the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair being held in Bukidnon. The Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) program was rolled out in response to […]