Monday, September 01, 2025

Line agencies in Normin ink MOA to eradicate child labor

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Various government agencies gathered on June 12 at SM CDO Downtown Premier and inked a memorandum of agreement, reviving the Regional Council Against Child Labor This concerns the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) organization of the World Day Against Child Labor.DOLE-10 Regional Director Estrella U. Pahalla said the commemoration […]

NorMin gov’t agencies, LGUs link up vs. hunger, poverty

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Twenty-six regional government agencies and two provincial government units in Northern Mindanao signed on June 23, 2023, an enhanced partnership against hunger and poverty Leading the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) was the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10).The renewal of commitment and obligation among national […]

Northern Mindanao building more hospitals

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities in Northern Mindanao are building more hospitals to address the shortage of beds and staff in case there is a new emergency in the future Mylah Faye Cariño, regional director of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), said the 600-bed St. Francis Doctors’ […]

DA-NorMin takes part in PCUP Service Caravan 2023 in Bukidnon

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — To provide better opportunities for more urban poor communities, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) provided services and assistance during the Service Caravan in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on June 22, 2023 The Presidential Commission spearheads the event for the Urban Poor (PCUP), which strives to improve […]

DOST, MSU-IIT innovation help Bukidnon IPs get clean water

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A joint project between the Department of Science and Technology in Northern Mindanao (DOST-10) and Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute has helped an indigenous community in Talakag, Bukidnon, have access to potable water In a statement on June 22, 2023, the DOST-10 and the MSU-IIT’s Ceramic Training Center said it had […]

DSWD distributes 5K food packs to flood-hit Bukidnon families

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) distributed 5,000 food packs to families in Bukidnon hit by the recent flooding and landslide In a statement on June 27, 2023, DSWD-10 said it had dispensed food packs and other relief items to 5,100 families or 25,050 individuals […]

Missing Police found at Maradugao River

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

A policeman who was reported missing last week was found dead in the Maradugao River in Wao, Lanao del Sur, last June 26, 2023 Authorities identified the policeman as Patrolman Jeffrey Dabuco, 31, resident of Purok 4, West Poblacion, Kalilangan, Bukidnon.Pat. Dabuco was assigned to the 2nd Platoon of the 1004th Regional Mobile Force Battalion-Northern […]

Army confers gold award to Bukidnon-based 8IB

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army (PA) has conferred the “Gold Trailblazer Award” to the 8th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Bukidnon in this year’s Army Government Pathway (AGP) program In a statement on June 27, 2023, the 8IB said it received the highest distinction given to an Army unit, with a rate […]

Bukidnon floods kill 1, displace many

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY — Heavy rains spawned by an Intertropical Convergence Zone flooded several areas in Malaybalay City, Valencia City, and Lantapan town in Bukidnon on the night of June 21, damaging some houses, displacing at least 189 families or 613 individuals, and killing one, reports said The displaced families, who sought refuge at their respective […]

TESDA-10 launches PBBM Cares, bridges skills-employment gap

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

LANTAPAN, Bukidnon – To bridge the gap between skills and employment opportunities, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10 has launched the Paglingap sa Buhay ng Bawat Mamamayan (PBBM Cares) program, June 9, in Lantapan town Undersecretary Vidal Villanueva III, TESDA’s Deputy Director-General for Special Concerns, dealt with the audience and emphasized the agency’s […]