Saturday, January 11, 2025

Bukidnon floods kill 1, displace many

MALAYBALAY CITY — Heavy rains spawned by an Intertropical Convergence Zone flooded several areas in Malaybalay City, Valencia City, and Lantapan town in Bukidnon on the night of June 21, damaging some houses, displacing at least 189 families or 613 individuals, and killing one, reports said

The displaced families, who sought refuge at their respective barangay-covered courts, came from Barangays Violeta, San Jose, Linabo, Simaya, and Sinanglanan in Malaybalay City, according to a report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division (PDRRMD).
But photos and videos shared online showed that the flooding also hit Barangays Cabangahan, Laguitas, Managok, Aglayan, and Bancud in Malaybalay.
Videos shared online showed that raging floodwaters in Aglayan rendered the highway impassable by vehicles. The barangay links Malaybalay to Lantapan and Talakag towns.
The rains triggered a mudslide in Sitio Langasihan in Managok that rendered the road impassable on June 21, night.
But as of 9:00 a.m. June 23, the Department of Public Works and Highways 1st District Engineering Office-Bukidnon issued an advisory that one lane of Junction Sayre Highway Aglayan-Zamboanguita Road in Langasihan was already passable.
“The public is advised to take extreme precaution while traversing the affected road section due to slippery road and falling debris induced by the unstable slope and continuous heavy rainfall,” the advisory said.
Meanwhile, PrimeWater, which now operates the Malaybalay City Water District, said its water supply lines were affected by the floods in Laguitas.
“Water distribution will resume as soon as the repair is done and the water supply has reached our reservoirs,” it said.
In neighboring Valencia City, the PDRRMD reported that floods hit Barangays Lurugan, San Carlos, Bagontaas, Sugod, Mailag, Colonia, Catumbalon, Maapag, Sinayawan, Poblacion, and Batangan.
In Lantapan, only Barangay Songco was hit by flooding.
It was in Lantapan where a fatality was reported—identified as Bryan Ando—but there was no mention as to the circumstances of his death. His body was reportedly retrieved at Subsub in Barangay Bugcaon.
There were no reports of evacuation in Valencia and Lantapan.
A video shared by a netizen showed motorists lining the road from Barangay Laligan to Barangay Concepcion in Valencia while a backhoe was clearing the debris from a mudslide.
Netizens posted photos of the flood in their barangays with pleas for relief goods like rice and water. Some asked for materials for the damaged houses. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno, with reports / MindaNews)

Top 3 MWP sa Bukidnon, nakorner

Nakorner sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan ang Top 3 Most Wanted Person sa Bukidnon sa P-1, Barangay 7, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon niadtong Hunyo 19, 2023

Ang suspek naila nga si Kyle Warren Ebin y Dumaque, 25, ulitawo, ug residente sa maong dapit.
Siya gisikop subay sa warrant of arrest sa kasong paglapas sa Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165).
Base sa report nga nahipos sa Bukidnon Police Provincial Office, ang arestado anaa ubos sa kustodiya sa PIU Bukidnon alang sa hustong disposasyon. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

Top 4 PNP-PDEA HVI nasikop sa Malaybalay

Nasikop sa kapolisan ang Top 4 HVI PNP-PDEA Target Listed sa Bukidnon sa gipahigayon nga drug buy-bust operation nga gipahigayon niadtong Hunyo 17, 2023

Ang suspek giila nga si Abel Naybe y Palasan Jr., 30, Backhoe operator, minyo, ug residente sa Purok -1, Barangay
Kalasungay, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
Base kini sa taho ni Police Lt. Col. Julius Clark Prisco M. Macariola IV, OIC sa Malaybalay City Police Station.
Nasakmit gikan sa suspek ang gibana-bana nga 2 gramo sa gidudahang shabu nga adunay estimated market value nga Php 13,600.00.
Ang suspek gidala na sa Malaybalay CPS para sa hustong disposasyon.
Kasong paglapas sa Article II, Sections 05 ug 11 of R.A. 9165 ang giandam na batok sa suspek. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

PYAP mupahigayon og fun run karong Hulyo

Ang Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP) – Malaybalay City Chapter nisulti nga magpahigayon sila og fun run sunod bulan

Ang PYAP Malaybalay mipahibalo nga ang fun run ipahigayon karong Hulyo 1, 2023.
Ang PYAP FUN RUN isa ka fundraising campaign ug bukas kini alang sa tanang edad.
Ipahigayon kini isip suporta sa Outreach Program alang sa IP Children Project sa PYAP Malaybalay sa ika duhang tuig niini.
Ang kita sa maong kalihokan maoy mosuporta sa isa sa mga proyekto sa PYAP Malaybalay Federation nga isa ka 3-Year Outreach Program for IP Children diin ang mga school supplies, health kits, tsinelas ug used clothes gihatag isip pagsaulog sa PYAP founding anniversary atol sa bulan sa Hulyo. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Mananaog sa Barangay LTIA sa Malaybalay, gipasidunggan

Gipasidunggan sa Dakbayan sa Malaybalay ang mga mananaog sa search for Barangay LTIA (Lupon Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards)

Base sa pahibalo sa City Government of Malaybalay, sila gitagaag pasidungog atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-146 nga Aldaw Ta Malaybalay program niadtong Hunyo 15, 2023.

Ang awarding ceremony gipahigayon sa Folk Arts Theater, sa Kaamulan grounds ning dakbayan.

Ang mga mananaog sa Category A mao ang Barangay Magsaysay, Barangay Bangcud, ug Barangay Kalasungay.

Samtang ang mga mananaog sa Category B mao ang Barangay St. Peter, Barangay Dos, ug Barangay Otso.

Ang Barangay LTIA nagtumong sa pag-ila sa talagsaong mga paningkamot sa Lupon Tagapamayapa, kinsa adunay mahinungdanong papel sa pagpasiugda sa kalinaw ug pagsulbad sa mga panagbangi sulod sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka komunidad. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Malaybalay miila sa mga outstanding barangays sa ‘Galing Barangay’ awards

Ang Malaybalay City bag-o lang miila sa mga nakadaog sa “Galing Barangay” awards, nga nag-ila sa talagsaong mga nahimo sa mga barangay sa dakbayan

Base sa pahibalo sa City Government of Malaybalay, gihimo kini isip pagpakita sa talagsaong performance sa mga barangay sa gihimong ebalwasyon ubos sa Galing Barangay o GABAY program.

Ang awarding ceremony nahitabo atol sa ika-146 nga Aldaw Ta Malaybalay program niadtong Hunyo 15, 2023 sa Folk Arts Theater, Kaamulan grounds ning syudad.

Ang mananaog sa Gabay Awards Category A mao ang mga barangay sa Kalasungay, San Jose, Aglayan, Casisang, ug Poblacion 10.

Samtang sa Gabay Awards Category B, ang mga mananaog mao ang mga barangay sa Poblacion 3, Poblacion 8, Poblacion 2, Kulaman ug Poblacion 4. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

BukSU gitagaag pasidungog isip top performer sa Philippine Nursing Licensure exam

Ang Bukidnon State University (BukSU) College of Nursing gipasidunggan pinaagi sa paghatag og plaque of recognition alang sa ilang talagsaong kalampusan

Base sa pahibalo sa City Government of Malaybalay, ang pasidungog gitunol atol sa binuwan nga convocation program nga gipahigayon sa City Hall niadtong Hunyo 19, 2023.

Ang pag-ila nagsilbi nga tribute sa pasalig sa unibersidad sa excellence ug sa ilang talagsaong kalampusan sa pagranggo nga first sa Pilipinas atol sa Philippine nursing licensure examination nga gipahigayon niadtong Mayo.

Ang College of Nursing nakab-ot ang isa ka talagsaon nga kalampusan, nga gipasigarbo ang isa ka 100% nga passing rate, nga nagdala og dakong dungog dili lamang sa institusyon kon dili sa Lungsod sa Malaybalay. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

DOLE-10 honors Bukidnon’s informal sector workers

MALAYBALAY CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10, through its Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (Buk PFO), recently conducted a learning session for workers in the informal sector in line with the 2023 Labor Day commemoration

The activity aims to provide and aid the workers in the informal sector under the Labor Day theme, “Pabahay, Bilihing Abot-Presyo, Benepisyo ng Matatag na Trabaho Para sa Manggagawang Pilipino.”
DOLE-10 BukPFO Provincial Director Raul L. Valmores reassures that DOLE, through its flagship programs and services, will continuously provide job-generation initiatives to workers in the informal sector.
“We in DOLE will continue collaborating with the different government agencies and Accredited Co-Partners (ACPs) so the individual and association beneficiaries can attain a sustainable livelihood,” Valmores said.
Nineteen association beneficiaries of the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) from a city and different municipalities in Bukidnon, including six ACPs, attended the event.
The Department of Trade and Industry Business Development Division Chief Jose Maureal discussed financial and organizational management with stakeholders of DOLE Integrated Livelihood.
“The success and sustainability of government programs depend on the maturity of the people’s organization that are empowered to become partners on project implementation,” Maureal said.
This initiative will help the association generate support in making critical financial decisions, improve the profitability of their organizations, guide the organizational structure, and ensure the alignment of employees with company policies.
The activity also included a learning session on simple bookkeeping from Abag Kalambuan Inc., Executive Director, Bienvenido Narciso, which included a workshop on simple bookkeeping to enhance knowledge of finances.
Narciso emphasized the importance of maintaining complete and accurate records of all financial transactions to ensure proper reflection in the book of accounts.
He emphasized that having basic bookkeeping knowledge is crucial as it enables easy maintenance of records and provides detailed information on expenses and income.
During the event, DILP released three livelihood starter kits, including a sari-sari store, Bigasan, and a video production project worth P70,000.
The Parents Mobilization Action Group (PMAG) was granted a total amount of P500,000 for their Consumer Store Enhancement Project.
Under Social Amelioration Program (SAP), the sugar workers received P24,000.
Each of the three beneficiaries received P8,000 for their maternity benefit claims.
All attendees pledged to support the government’s goal of transitioning informal sector workers into the formal economy, ensuring their protection under the law. They vowed to promote the welfare and decent work agenda of workers in the informal economy.
Valmores recognized the informal sector’s contribution to the country’s thrust toward a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. (DOLE-10 Buk PFO/PIA-10/Bukidnon)

PWDs get P250-K in livelihood aid from DOLE-Bukidnon

MALAYBALAY CITY – As part of its year-round turnover of livelihood grants to marginalized and disadvantaged informal workers in the province, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10, through Provincial Director Raul Valmores of Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (BukPFO), recently turned over livelihood assistance—with Abag Kalambuan Inc. (AKI) as the Accredited Co-Partner (ACP)—to Sinanglanan Parents and Persons with Disability Association (SiPaPDA)

The SiPaPDA, which consists of 21 parents and persons with disabilities (PWDs), chose Agrivet and Farm Supply as their livelihood project in the amount of P250,000 from the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP).
Valmores said that through the DILP, the Department took various endeavors to help integrate marginalized and disadvantaged informal workers, including PWDs, into the mainstream and enable them to participate in its social and economic development.
Valmores also acknowledged Malaybalay local government and its Public Employment Service Office (PESO) for their continued support as DOLE’s program partner.
Malaybalay City Mayor Jay Warren Pabillaran urged the recipients to use the grants wisely. He assured them that the city government stands ready to help those in need.
In the meantime, AKI Chairperson Bienvenido Narciso Jr. has expressed his confidence in the beneficiaries’ ability to meet their daily needs with the livelihood grant. He underscored the importance of maximizing it to create a positive ripple effect, benefiting not only themselves but also enabling them to extend help to others in need.
Virgilio Arenido, SiPaPDA president, is grateful for the opportunity to change their lives. He said the association could now meet the daily needs of their families while also creating employment opportunities in their community.
“We are thankful to DOLE for giving us, the PWDs, a chance in life. We thank the government for this tailored project for marginalized groups. Indeed, the government sees us and has not forgotten us,” Arenido said.
Prior to the turnover, the group attended skill-building sessions such as financial literacy and basic entrepreneurship. The DOLE designed the training to provide SiPaPDA with the knowledge and skills needed to manage livelihood endeavors.
The DOLE Livelihood Development Specialists will continue to monitor the associations and their livelihood activities after the turnover. This step makes sure that technical support is guiding the association.
The DOLE has always been a staunch advocate for promoting the rights of people with disabilities, protecting their rights, and promoting the economic empowerment of people with disabilities.
DILP, or the Kabuhayan Program of DOLE, is a flagship program of the agency that aims to help marginalized groups such as self-employed workers who are unable to earn sufficient income, unpaid family workers, low-waged and seasonal workers, workers displaced or to be displaced, marginalized and landless farmers, marginalized fisherfolk, women and youth, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, indigenous peoples, victims of armed conflicts, rebel returnees, and parents of child laborers. (DOLE-10 Buk PFO/PIA-10/Bukidnon)

Malaybalay City awards outstanding Cleanest, Greenest Barangays

Malaybalay City recognized the outstanding efforts of its barangays in promoting cleanliness and environmental management sustainability during the 146th Aldaw Ta Malaybalay program held on June 15, 2023. The award ceremony took place at the Folk Arts Theater, Kaamulan grounds

The awards were presented by City ENRO Officer Maria Anita L. Fernandez, along with the City Clean and Green Chairperson, and City Administrator Anna Marie R. Bergado.
City Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran and city officials congratulated the winners of the 2022 search for the cleanest and greenest barangays consisting of two categories.
In Category A, Barangay Kalasungay emerged as the winner for its remarkable initiatives, consistent in maintaining cleanliness and adopting greening programs and practices. The following barangays, Laguitas and Casisang, received consolation prizes for their commendable efforts.
Additionally, Dalwangan Elementary School was recognized as the Best ESWM (Ecological Solid Waste Management) Implementing School and also received praise for its outstanding greening program implementation.
In Category B, Barangay Kulaman claimed first place for its remarkable dedication to cleanliness and environmentally friendly practices. Barangays 8 and 4 secured the second and third positions, respectively. Several other barangays, including Capitan Anghel, Barangay 3, Zamboanguita, Barangay 2, and Caburacanan, received honorable mentions for their noteworthy accomplishments.
Capitan Anghel Integrated School was awarded the title of Best ESWM Implementing School, while Kulaman Elementary School received the award for its exemplary greening program implementation.
The recognition of these barangays and educational institutions highlights the significance of environmental stewardship and serves as a motivation for other communities to prioritize cleanliness and green initiatives in the areas of general cleanliness, greening programs, health and sanitation, and the active involvement by various sectors in the community clean-up.
The efforts of these winners contribute to making Malaybalay City a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable place for its residents, raising awareness on policies in the care for the environment particularly the enforcement and implementation of ecological solid waste management. (LGU Malaybalay)