Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Agri NorMin lauds AMIA villages in first congress

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – To showcase the different climate-resilient communities in the region, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) through its Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) conducts an awarding for the AMIA villages during its 1st AMIA-10 Congress on July 11-12, at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex, in Dalwangan, here

With this year’s theme, “Klima atimana para sa malahutayong pag-uma ug ekonomiya,” the event gathered farmer-beneficiaries, local government units, and other stakeholders to share the success and innovations of the 11 AMIA villages in the region.

Climate Resilient Agriculture Office National Director Alicia G. Ilaga noted that apart from building climate-resilient communities, the AMIA program also seeks to eradicate poverty.

“Mithiin nating mai-level up ang ating mga AMIA village mula sa pagiging maliliit na production units, papunta sa market-oriented climate-resilient enterprises o yung tinatawag nating AMIA Climate-Resilient Agri-Fishery Technology-based Enterprises (AMIA CREATE),” the CRAO director added.

As such, AMIA-10 held a Booth Display contest with the criteria: number of products displayed (30 percent), quality of products displayed (25 percent), landscape and display (25 percent), and question and answer (20 percent).

Of which, Libona AMIA village of Bukidnon emerged as the first placer, followed by Manolo Fortich of Bukidnon and Magsaysay AMIA Village of Misamis Oriental, as second and third placers, respectively.

Meanwhile, select AMIA villages in its Phase 3 level of implementation also presented their best practices and adjudged with the criteria: productivity and income (30 percent), technologies and practices employed (25 percent), readiness to entrepreneurship (20 percent), ability to present (15 percent) and question and answer (10 percent).

Manolo Fortich AMIA village topped for the AMIA village Presenter Award, while Magsaysay, Libona, and Baungon AMIA villages followed as the second, third, and fourth placers, respectively. (AMBM)

DOT-Northern Mindanao gives inaccurate details about mountain ranges in Bukidnon

April 3, 2024 MindaNews fact-checked the claim of the Department of Tourism – Northern Mindanao (DOT – Northern Mindanao) about facts involving the mountain ranges in Bukidnon province. Some details are inaccurate, hence misleading

In a post on its Facebook page last February 22 titled “5 FACTS ABOUT BUKIDNON,” the DOT-Northern Mindanao said:

“The name ‘Bukidnon’ is derived from the Visayan term ‘bukid,’ which means mountain. True to its name, the province is characterized by extensive mountain ranges, including Mount Kitanglad, Mt. Dulang-dulang and Mt. Kalatungan, which are some of the highest peaks of the country.” (emphasis supplied)

Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Dulang-dulang are not two different mountain ranges.

They are among the peaks belonging to the same mountain range, the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park, legislated as a protected area on November 9, 2000.

Mt. Dulang-dulang (2,938 meters above sea level) is the second-highest peak in the Philippines. On the other hand, Mt. Kitanglad (2,899masl) is the country’s fourth highest peak, and like Mt. Dulang-dulang, is one of the popular trekking destinations in Bukidnon.

The DOT-Northern Mindanao post further said that Mt. Kitanglad “sits between Malaybalay City and the municipalities of Lantapan, Impasugong, Sumilao, and Libona.”

The agency’s list of areas encompassed by the mountain range is incomplete. Mt. Kitanglad Range straddles Malaybalay City and the towns of Lantapan, Talakag, Baungon, Libona, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao, and Impasugong. These eight areas share boundaries on the summit of Mt. Kitanglad. (Source: Protected Area Management Plan of Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park, 2018-2022, Page 6. Note: No online link, e-copy only)

The two other mountain ranges in Bukidnon are Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park, where Mt. Kalatungan is located, and Pantaron Range (also called Pantadon).

Kalatungan Range encompasses Valencia City and the towns of Talakag, Pangantucan, and Maramag.

Pantaron Range straddles Bukidnon and the neighboring provinces of Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, and Davao del Sur.

As with all our other reports, MindaNews welcomes leads or suggestions from the public to potential fact-check stories. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno / MindaNews)

Mapawa Rodeo Team rules Kaamulan Rodeo 2024

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (March 26, 2024) – The Mapawa Rodeo Team was the overall winner of the Kaamulan Rodeo 2024

The squad outsmarted 21 other teams in the two-day competition, which took place on March 23-24, 2024, in Impasugong Central Elementary School Grounds, Poblacion, Impasugong, Bukidnon.

 

Mapawa Rodeo Team won two of the eight events: rope & tie and carambola.

 

Tied as first runner-up were Wang-Wang Rodeo Team and Impasugong Rodeo Team.

 

Meanwhile, LGU-Sumilao Rodeo Team and Valencia City Rodeo Team finished tied as second runer-up.

 

In Bull Riding, Impasugong Rodeo Team took the first place, followed by Valencia City Rodeo Team and Wang-Wang Rodeo Team.

 

Impasugong Rodeo Team finished second to Mapawa Rodeo Team in Rope & Tie, with LGU Libona Rodeo Team taking third.

 

LGU Sumilao Rodeo Team took first position in Steer Wrestling, followed by LGU Libona Rodeo and Impasugong Rodeo Team.

 

In Carambola, Saddles and Pines Ranch was next to Mapawa Rodeo Team, and Umalag Farm came in third.

 

The Wang-Wang Rodeo Team led in Calf Underscoring, followed by the Mapawa Rodeo Team and the JFR Vaqueros Bravos Rodeo Team.

 

The Herdsman Valencia Rodeo Team finished first in Breakaway Roping, followed by the DMPI Rodeo Team and the LGU Sumilao Rodeo Team.

 

Valencia City Rodeo Team won Team Roping, while LGU Sumilao Rodeo Team came in second, followed by Mapawa Rodeo Team.

 

Lastly, in Barrel Roping, the JFR Vaqueros Bravos Rodeo Team won first place, followed by Wang-Wang Rodeo Team and Zubros Rodeo Team in second and third place.

 

Meanwhile, two special awards were given.

 

Hajil Abriol of the Mapawa Rodeo Team was crowned Rodeo King, while Mary Umpay of the Wang-Wang Rodeo Team was named Rodeo Queen.

 

Bukidnon is known as the “home of the country’s finest cowboys.”

 

Large audiences gather during Kaamulan to watch the province’s bravest and best cowboys and cowgirls compete in rodeo.

 

On the opening day of the event, Provincial Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque welcomed the spectators.

 

Bukidnon 2nd District Representative John Keith Flores, Impasugong Mayor Anthony Uy, and Dapitan City Mayor Seth Frederick “Bullet” Jalosjos were among the government leaders who attended one of the most popular events in Kaamulan.

 

Kaamulan 2024 is celebrated from March 23 to April 23, 2024. (melbmadera)

Bukidnon wins Best AI implementer in NorMin

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON (February 20, 2024) – The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) honors the top performing province and technicians of Artificial Insemination (AI) during the Unified Artificial Insemination Program (UNAIP) forum held on February 16 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in this city

In a press statement from DA-10, Bukidnon has been named the Best AI Implementer Province among the five provinces in Northern Mindanao.

Johnson C. Petalcurin, DA-10 Regional AI Coordinator, indicated that the winner was chosen based on the number of calves dropped and animals inseminated in a province’s breedable animal population.

Other parameters evaluated, he continued, include the amount of UNAIP-related actions carried out, such as meetings, heat synchronization, paraphernalia distribution, information dissemination, and activation of AI technicians.

Carlota S. Madriaga, DA-10’s regional technical director for operations, commended Bukidnon and the other provinces for promoting AI in their respective areas.

She also assured the technicians that the department, led by DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, will provide full assistance for the region’s livestock industry.

Meanwhile, exceptional AI technicians were recognized at the event for the Most Number of Animals Inseminated and Calf Drop categories.

 

Nix D. Melendez, an AI technician from Quezon, Bukidnon, who recently retired from government service, won first prize in both categories with a total of 591 animals inseminated and 86 calves dropped

Francis Ray B. Ditona of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, finished second in the calf drop category with 67 calves.

Alejandro C. Bag-ao of Libona, Bukidnon finished third in all categories, inseminating 219 animals and dropping 66 calves.

Cristopher Jiss C. Tabor, an AI technician at Camiguin’s Provincial Veterinary Office, inseminated 218 animals and finished second in the category, stressing the importance of AI in the province in light of the limited number of bulls and the diminishing number of livestock heads

“Using AI, we can increase the number of heads and help our farmers earn more. Some of my clients have told me that they were able to send their children to school because of the cash they earned from selling cattle, which was made feasible by artificial intelligence. Indeed, AI is a fantastic initiative that ought to be encouraged because of its impact, not just on technicians but also on farmers who need it as well,” Tabor said.

After the awarding, the Livestock program distributed different AI paraphernalia worth P277,872 to AI technicians and coordinators, including 108 bottles of lubricant, 101 packs of straw sheath, 4 boxes of arm-length gloves, and 159 packs of medications and biologics.

The UNAIP forum was attended by AI technicians from various towns in the region, as well as provincial AI coordinators from Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental.

Dr. Luz I. Guzman, DA-10 field operations division chief, was joined by chiefs and officials from the DA-10 Provincial Operations Centers and DA-10 research stations, as well as DA-10 Livestock Program staff led by Jamaica L. Docdoc in gracing the activity. (melbmadera)

Livestock Program gipatuman sa Libona

Ang Municipality of Libona mipatuman sa isa ka livestock program niadtong Oktubre 20, 2023

Base sa pahibalo sa LGU Malaybalay, tumong sa paningkamot nga mapauswag ang cattle farming practices.

Ang mga programa nga gipahigayon mao ang Livestock Artificial Insemination Program, Heat Synchronization, ug Animal Health Services event.

Mikabat sa 42 ka mga partisipante, apil ang Municipal Agriculture Office Livestock Technicians gikan sa nagkalain-laing lungsod sa Probinsya ang misalmot sa event.

Ang mga partisipante gitaho nga nag-gikan sa Baungon, Maramag, Lantapan, Kadingilan, ug Kitaotao.

Sila naghiusa sa pagkat-on ug pagpatuman sa mga advanced techniques sa cattle farming. (MG Mayumi B. Madera

Bukidnon no. 1 MWP nakorner

Nakorner sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan ang Top 1 most wanted person (MWP) sa Bukidnon niadtong Oktubre 21, 2023

Ang suspek giila sa alyas nga “Jeljel Ravidas”, isa ka kanhi rebelled, 32, ulitawo, laborer, ug residente sa Purok 2, Brgy. Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon.

Sumala sa taho ni Police Capt. Manolito E. Budo sa Libona Municipal Police Station, ang suspek gisikop sa kasong murder.

Gitaho nga gi-serve ang warrant of arrest batok sa supek didto sa Malaybalay City Jail, BJMP, Brgy. Patpat, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Ang suspek gidala na sa kustodiya sa Libona MPS alang sa hustong disposasyon.

Sa laing bahin, nasikop sab sa kapolisan ang Top 10 MWP sa Bukidnon.

Gibutyag ni Police Capt. Christopher P. Tuzara II sa Kitaotao MPS nga ang gisikop naila nga si Mark Adim alyas John Mark “Acoy” Adim, hingkod, laborer, ug residente sa Brgy.Sagundanon, Kitaotao, Bukidnon.

Gisikop ang suspek sa tulo ka ihap sa kasong statutory rape nga may kalabutan sa RA 7610 o Special Protection of children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.

Ang arestado anaa na ubos sa kustodiya sa Kitaotao MPS alang sa hustong disposasyon. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Lalaki gipusil patay sa Libona

Isa ka lalaki ang patay human kini gipusil sa Sitio Putian, Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon kaniadtong Agosto 06, 2023

Ang biktima giila nga si Robert Pucol y Saguilan, 33, minyo, mag-uuma, ug residente sa Purok 1A, Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon.

Base sa report ni Police Cpt. Manolito E. Budo, OIC sa Libona Municipal Police Station, ang biktima gipusil sa wala mailhi nga lalaki.

Sumala ni Benjie Pucol, ang manghud sa biktima, saw ala pa ang insidente, ang pag-umangkon nila nga si Markinto Cogo nagka-away uban sa laing grupo sa gawas sa covered court kung aha gipahigayon ang disco. Ang manghud ug ang biktima mi-awat sa komosyon.

Ang manghud naka dungog og pagbuto sa pusil ug nakita ang natumba nga biktima nga adunay pinusilan sa likod niini.

Gidala ang biktima sa Provincial Hospital Annex sa San Miguel, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon apan gideklara kini nga dead on arrival.

Ang kapolisan nagpahigayon og imbestigasyon alang sa posibleng pag-ila sa suspek. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Linog mitay-og sa pipila ka lugar sa Mindanao

Isa ka 6.0-magnitude nga linog ang nitay-og sa New Bataan, Davao de Oro ug kasikbit nga mga dapit kaniadtong Peb. 1, ala 6:44 sa gabii, matod sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)

Base sa taho sa The Manila Bulletin, ang Phivolcs niingon nga ang 6.0-magnitude nga linog nga nagpasabot nga kini tungod sa paglihok sa isa ka active fault duol sa lugar.

Intensity V ang nabati sa New Bataan ug Nabunturan sa Davao de Oro; ug intensity IV sa Davao City ug Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.

Intensity III ang natala sa Damulog, Kadingilan, Kalilangan, Libona, Pangantucan ug Talakag, sa Bukidnon; Cagayan De Oro; Cagwait, Bislig, Hinatuan sa Surigao del Sur; Kidapawan City, Cotabato; Alabel, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato.

Intensity II sa El Salvador, Villanueva sa Misamis Oriental; Aleosan, Antipas, Arakan, Carmen, Kabacan, Kidapawan, Libungan, M’lang, Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, Pikit, ug Tulunan, Cotabato; Tandag, Surigao del Sur Koronadal, Tampakan, South Cotabato; Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat; Cotabato; Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte; Libona, Malaybalay, Bukidnon; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Malapatan, Glan, and Kiamba, Sarangani; Norala, General Santos City.

Samtang Intensity I sa Alamada, Cotabato; Baybay and Dulag, Leyte; Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental; Maitum, Sarangani; Suralla, Santo Nino, T’Boli, and Tantangan, South Cotabato; Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte; Esperanza, Tacurong, Columbio, Sultan Kudarat; Surigao City, Surigao Del Norte

Ang Phivolcs niingon nga parehong aftershocks ug kadaot sa imprastraktura ang gipaabot gikan sa pinakaulahing linog. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

27th SP walay pagsupak sa giduso nga House Bill no. 5999 ni Cong. Zubiri

Nagpadayag nga walay pagsupak ang mga miyembro sa 27th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) sa House Bill No. 5999 nga giduso ni 3rd District Congressman Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr., pinaagi sa Resolution No. 2023-986 (27th SP) nga giulohan ni Board Member Nemesio B. Beltran, Jr., pinetsahan Enero 10, 2023, atol sa ika-23 nga regular session sa 27th SP

Mahinumduman nga una nang nagpalabang ang 27th SP sa Resolution No. 2022-476 nga nagsugyot ngadto sa House of Representatives ug Senate of the Philippines nga dugangan ug usa ka distrito ang probinsya, nga pagalangkuban sa mga LGUs gikan sa ika-tulong distrito.

Sa re-districting version ni Cong. Zubiri, nagpabilin ang mga LGUs nga maglangkob sa 1st District, aduna lamang kausaban sa komposisyon sa mga LGUs alang sa ika-duha hangtud sa ika-lima nga distrito, apan gisuguro nga makab-ot ang constitutional requirement nga 250,000 population matag distrito, subay sa data sa PSA as of May 1, 2020.

1st District – Baungon – 37,111; Libona- 48,965; Malitbog- 26,741; Manolo Fortich- 113,200; Sumilao- 29,531; Talakag- 77,027. Total population: 332,575.

2nd District – Impasugong- 53,863; Lantapan-65,974; City of Malaybalay- 190,712. Total population: 310,549.

3rd District – Kalilangan- 43,711; Maramag- 108,293; Pangantucan- 56,580; Quezon- 109,624. Total population: 318,208.

4th District – Cabanglasan- 36,286; City of Valencia- 216,546; San Fernando- 63,045. Total population: 315,877.

5th District – Damulog- 39,322; Dangcagan- 26,076; Don Carlos- 69,273; Kadingilan- 33,735; Kibawe- 41,897; Kitaotao- 53,796. Total population: 264,099

Gilantaw sa 27th SP nga ang maong sugyot, magresulta sa mas paspas nga kalambuan sa matag distrito alang sa kaayuhan sa katawhan. Samtang, ang kopya sa maong resolusyon ipasa ngadto sa tanang district representatives sa Bukidnon, Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque, tanang mga mayores ug sanggunian sa probinsya, alang sa ilang kasayuran ug basihan. (PR)

7th most wanted person sa Bukidnon gisikop sa Libona

Isa ka mag-uuma kinsa nailang 7th most wanted person sa Bukidnon ang nasikop sa hiniusang puwersa sa kapolisan didto sa Brgy. Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon buntag sa Mayo 30.

Si Police Major Noel F. Cano, officer in-charge sa Manolo Fortich Municipal Police Station sa iyang report, niila sa akusado nga si Romy Tunhawan y Jurayan, 58, minyo, mag-uuma ug residente sa Purok 2, Brgy. Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

Gisikop siya pinasubay sa warrant of arrest nga nakadokit sa kaso kriminal numero 14-08-5163 sa kasong parricide. Giisyu kini ni Huwis Jose U. Yamut Sr., presiding judge, Regional Trial Court, 10th Judicial Region, Branch 11, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon pinetsahan February 26, 2015 ug wala girekomindang bail alang sa temporaryong kagawasan sa suspek.

Sa pagkutlo ning balita, ang suspek ubos sa kustodya sa kapolisan sa Manolo Fortich.