NorMin 2023: New chapters, calls for justice

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Dec. 27, 2023) – Northern Mindanao will always have a story to tell every year. In 2023, the region did not disappoint, bringing in a considerable amount of national attention In particular, Misamis Occidental province had more of that this year. The aftermath of the December 2022 shear line floods compelled […]
Defeated candidate, brother confess to Bukidnon election-related killings

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The police have clamped down a defeated candidate and his brother who killed two elders of a reelected barangay chairwoman in Kibawe, Bukidnon, who had refused to endorse his candidacy for kagawad during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections Rosilo Tecson and his sibling, Cesar, who surrendered one after another on […]
2 alleged election law violators nabbed in Bukidnon

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – Police have apprehended two men who were suspected of violating election laws separately The first suspect was a 25-year-old laborer who is reportedly residing in Sitio Tinubale, Barangay Sta. Ines, Malitbog, Bukidnon. He was netted at a COMELEC Checkpoint at Crossing Sta. Ines, Malitbog, Bukidnon around 2:25pm on October 29, 2023. […]
Comelec confiscates campaign materials in Bukidnon

Valencia City, Bukidnon — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Valencia City, Bukidnon confiscated nearly a thousand illegal campaign materials for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) during simultaneous operations on October 22 this year Despite repeated warnings, some candidates and their supporters continued to defy rules on posting posters and other campaign paraphernalia […]
Bukidnon Comelec needs public help vs. poll violators

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, urged the public to not only report campaign violations during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) but to file charges as well Lawyer Danilo Dividina, the Comelec-Malaybalay officer, said they need the help of concerned individuals who would pursue cases […]
SP Bukidnon urges BIR to refund BSKE registration fee

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Bukidnon is urging the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to refund the Php535.00 collected registration and official receipt booklet fee of the candidates for the October 30, 2023, Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) On September 26, the 27th SP during its 59th regular session unanimously passed the resolution on the […]