DOH strengthens hospital preparedness for El Niño
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) is strengthening hospitals’readiness for El Niño by ensuring adequate water supplies, electricity, medical supplies, andcontingency measures to keep health facilities operational and protect vulnerable populationsfrom heat-related illnesses during prolonged dry conditions. The preparations align with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive during an Oct. 13meeting […]
NorMin targets zero human deaths from rabies by 2030
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Northern Mindanao is working toward the national goal of zerodeaths due to rabies by 2030 through timely treatment, animal vaccination, and continuedcommunity education on rabies prevention. Dr. Abel Santini G. Permites, an RITM-DOH certified trainer on rabies and animal bitemanagement and a family and community medicine consultant, emphasized the importance […]
19 ka HIV/AIDS cases natala sa Valencia sa 2025; 18 usab nadugang ningtuiga – CHO Officer
Ang Valencia City, Bukidnon, nakatala og 19 ka kaso sa HIV/AIDS niadtong 2025 ug sa unang halos lima ka bulan ning kasamtangang tuig, misaka na usab ngadto sa 18 ang bag-ong natalanga mga kaso Gibutyag kini ni City Health Officer (CHO) Atty. Michael Escalante atol sa Kapehan saValencia City Press Corps (VCPC) nga gihimo sa […]
DOH-10 steps up measles immunization in rural areas
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 11, 2026, 8:10 pm) – The Department of Health in Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) targets to reach more qualified children in rural communities to be vaccinated against measles and rubella During a media briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Elma Oclarit, head of the DOH-10 Family Center, said they have so far vaccinated […]
DSWD, partners brave rugged terrain to serve Tigwahanon community
SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon (February 10, 2026) — Despite rugged terrain and steep mountain paths, social workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 delivered government services to the Tigwahanon tribe in Sitio Salumayag, Barangay Halapitan The team traveled a 32-kilometer stretch of rocky roads across the Pantaron Mountain Range, also […]
DOH urges public to access free diagnostic, treatment services for TB
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 […]
NorMin HIV testing at 20%; DOH to close gap
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, […]
DOH-10 expands screening for cancer, heart disease
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 27, 2025) — Early diagnosis and screening services for various types of cancer and even heart disease are now readily available at public health centers across the region. The Department of Health Center for Health Northern Mindanao (DOH-CHDNM) has strengthened its early detection capacity in response to the rising cases […]
AMIA-10 village makabenepisyo sa combine harvester
Tumong sa pagpausbaw sa lokal nga produksiyon, ang Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) nag-turn over sa usa ka combine harvester ngadto sa Bliss Lingion Multipurpose Cooperative (BLMPC) Sumala sa kasayoran, ang makinarya nagkantidad og Php 2.2 milyones. Ang seremonya natigayon niadtong Enero 13, 2025 sa Municipal Grounds sa Manolo Fortich, […]
Northern Mindanao Inflation Drops to 2.6% in December 2024
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-10 reported that the headline inflation rate in Northern Mindanao for December 2024 was 2.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in December 2023 and 2.7 percent in November 2024 PSA-10 Regional Director Janith Aves attributed the slowdown mainly to lower inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages, […]