Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Valencia City villages declare NPA persona non grata

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (October 13, 2025, 5:56 p.m.) – All 31 villages in Valencia City, Bukidnon, passed resolutions declaring communist rebels and their political wings as persona non grata, an official said Monday In a statement, Mayor Amie Galario said it was a unified stand against the communist New People’s Army, including the Communist […]

NorMin survives ‘Opong’ with zero casualties, minimal damage

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (September 26, 2025, 7:04 p.m.) – The Northern Mindanao Region reported zero casualties or major damage on Friday after the passing of Severe Tropical Storm Opong While the local governments of Talisayan and Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental suspended classes, no injuries were reported amid morning winds and rain.   In […]

Northern Mindanao food prices continue to drop

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Consumers across northern Mindanao are seeing continued relief as food prices, particularly rice and corn, continue to drop, helping push the region’s overall inflation rate to -0.5 percent in August 2025 According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-10, this marks the second straight month of negative inflation in the region, […]

Theft tops crime list in Northern Mindanao; PNP urges use of CCTV, tighter security

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (September 17, 2025) — Theft remains the most reported crime in Northern Mindanao, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP)-10, which is urging business owners and communities to install CCTV cameras, hire security personnel, and strengthen neighborhood watch systems During the Lambo Dyes radio program on Sept. 12, PNP-10 spokesperson Police […]

Camiguin, Bukidnon PDLs get P1.03-M training for livelihood support

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Sept. 4, 2025, 8:40 p.m.) – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) 10 (Northern Mindanao) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 10 signed a PHP1.03-million agreement to enhance the productivity of Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the region On Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, BJMP-10 and DOST-10 […]

Bukidnon guv pledges support to ex-rebels

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Sept. 10, 2025, 9:53 pm) – The provincial government of Bukidnon on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, reaffirmed its commitment to support former rebels by outlining new agriculture and economic policies for their reintegration In a speech during a peace summit here, Governor Rogelio Neil Roque said former rebels can find opportunities […]

DOH urges public to access free diagnostic, treatment services for TB

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is calling on the public to take advantage of free tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic and treatment services available in government facilities “Until now, we are still in the battle of that silent epidemic,” said Dr. Wellaflor Kindom-Brito, head of the Infectious and Communicable Diseases Cluster of […]

DA-10 inaugurates first mobile soil lab in NorMin

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture – Region 10 (DA-10) inaugurated the first-ever mobile soil laboratory (MSL) in Northern Mindanao today, September 1, at the DA-10 Compound, this city Acquired through the National Soil Health Program of the DA-Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA-BSWM), the MSL features a ten-wheeler truck equipped […]

256 NorMin barangays retain drug-cleared, drug-free statuses

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A total of 256 barangays in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Bukidnon have retained their drug-cleared and drug-free statuses, following the approval of their applications by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) on Aug. 27 The ROCBDC, chaired by the Philippine Drug Enforcement […]

NorMin HIV testing at 20%; DOH to close gap

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its efforts to close the gap in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and treatment in the Northern Mindanao Region T In a forum on Friday, August 15, 2025, nurse June Erika Obsioma, regional coordinator of the DOH National AIDS/STI Prevention and Control Program, […]