Community rooted, community grown: Bukidnon couple builds farm onshared success
IMPASUG-ONG, Bukidnon (September 27, 2026 | 2:26pm) — What began as a family’s passionfor sharing home-cooked treats has evolved into a beacon of community-driven agriculturalenterprise in the highlands of Bukidnon. Atugan Nature Farm, a Department of Tourism-certified site in Impasug-ong, is built on afoundation of collaboration, natural farming and local heritage.Founded in 2018 by the […]
Top Bukidnon fugitive killed in police shootout
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 […]
DA-10 calls for unified agriculture agenda in Bukidnon
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 […]
Datu Migketay Victorino Saway, Talaandig chieftain, IP rights champion,dies
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’ […]
Bukidnon LGUs bag 23 Gawad Kalasag awards
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 […]
₱822,800 shabu seized in Valencia buy-bust
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 […]
DA-10 pushes tech-driven farming as El Niño looms
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 […]
127 jobseekers hired on the spot in NorMin job fair
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 […]
BFP urges stronger fire prevention measures as 644 incidents hit NorMin
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 […]
PDEA urges LGUs to sustain gains as 79% of NorMin barangays declareddrug-cleared
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 […]