Portion of Davao del Norte-Bukidnon highway collapses
DAVAO CITY – Drivers of public utility vans, buses, cargo trucks, and multi-axle trucks bound for Bukidnon from Davao del Norte or bound for Davao del Norte from Bukidnon are advised to take the Davao City-Bukidnon route instead as a portion of the highway in San Fernando town in Bukidnon collapsed due to continuous heavy […]
Army Reservist from Bukidnon wins Miss Star Continental International 2023 in Vietnam
Ms. Meriam Campong, an Army Reservist from the small town of Kibawe in Bukidnon, Philippines, was crowned Miss Star Continental International 2023 on January 7th, 2023. The pageant, held in Vietnam, saw 35 contestants from 20 countries vying for the crown. Contestants competed in a series of challenges; including talent and formal wear competitions, as […]
Pabillaran, Sangalang selected to adhere Health Leadership, Governance Program
Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran with CHO Dr. Dennis Sangalang is one of the 12 LGUs in Northern Mindanao selected to participate in the Health Leadership and Governance Program. They attended the Virtual final selection on January 5, 2023. Mayor Pabillaran presented the Health Profile of Malaybalay City to the DOH and UP Panelist. A […]
Miss Barangay Tugaya crowned as Miss Valencia 2023
Miss Barangay Tugaya, Mary Gwyneth Perez has been crowned as Miss Valencia 2023, besting other 18 contestants on the coronation night at Valencia City Gymnasium and Cultural Center, last January 9, 2023. Based on the LGU’s Bulletin, Mary Gwyneth Perez is an editorial writer, and an honor student during her junior and senior high school […]
AFP sees more rebel surrenderers in NorMin
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed confidence that more communist rebels will give up arms and surrender in Northern Mindanao in the coming weeks. In a statement Thursday, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, Eastmincom commander, said the death of Jose Maria Sison, […]
Bukidnon’s Jerusalem wins world boxing title in Japan
MALAYBALAY CITY – The Philippines has a new boxing world title holder after Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon-born Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem knocked out reigning WBO Minimumweight champion Masataka Taniguchi last January 06, in Osaka, Japan. Jerusalem, 28, knocked out the Japanese defender in the second round. The Filipino boxer now has won 20 of his 22 fights, […]
Local-intended House bills from Buk reps focused on education, local govt, health
MALAYBALAY CITY – In 2022, Bukidnon’s four members in the House of Representatives have filed 27 bills with local significance among 166 they have filed as principal authors. Representatives Jose Manuel F. Alba (1st District), Jonathan Keith T. Flores (2nd District), Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr (3rd District), and Laarni Lavin Roque (4th District), filed […]
22K NorMin kids freed from child labor: DOLE
The Department of Labor and Employment in Northern Mindanao (DOLE-10) has freed 22,876 children from child labor in the last five years.
6 Bukidnon LGUs passed in 2021 CFLGA
Six local government units (LGUs) in Region X (Bukidnon) passed the 2021 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA). Out of the 372 conferred LGUs for the seal of child-friendly local governance nationwide, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) named the city/municipality of Manolo Fortich with a rating of 93.82%, Cabanglasan 90.80%, San Fernando […]
Agri-10 corn derby shows promising corn varieties to increase farmers’ yield, income
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (PIA)—The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao staged a field day for this year’s wet season corn derby on October 6, featuring promising hybrid corn cultivars to help farmers’ income and yield. Set at DA-10’s Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in barangay Dalwangan here, 13 different corn varieties […]