Thursday, January 09, 2025

DA releases P122-M agri support to Bukidnon farmers

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON (Dec. 14, 2023) — The Department of Agriculture (DA)-PhilMech has provided agri interventions worth nearly P122 million to 60 farmers’ cooperatives, associations (FCAs), and local government units (LGUs) in Bukidnon

The turnover took place at this city’s Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Brgy. Dalwangan on December 12.
The beneficiaries received 94 pieces of agricultural machinery and rice production technology from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) and the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10).
The recipient FCAs and LGUs are from the municipalities of Malitbog, Cabanglasan, Impasug-ong, Lantapan, San Fernando, Damulog, Don Carlos, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Maramag, Quezon, Kalilangan, Pangantucan, and the cities of Valencia and Malaybalay.
The funding for these interventions came from the mechanization portion of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), which is supported under RA 11203, otherwise known as the Rice Tariffication Law.
The interventions, which total P121,855,000, have been given to Bukidnon’s four congressional districts, according to Dr. Rodelio G. Idago, PHilMech Interim Director for Extension.
These include 29 units of floating tillers, 22 units of four-wheel tractors, 20 units of mobile rice mills, 16 units of rice combine harvesters, 15 units of rice threshers, four units of recirculating dryers, four units of hand tractors, three units of rice reapers, two units single pass rice mill, and one walk-behind transplanter.
According to Carlene C. Collado, DA-10 Regional Executive Director the said turnover of agri-machineries is in harmony with the agency’s thrust to boost the productivity and profitability of rice farmers in the country, including Northern Mindanao.
Based on data from the 2022 PSA, Bukidnon was the province that produced the most rice in Northern Mindanao, with an annual production of 295,686 metric tons, or over 63 percent of the total rice produced in Region 10.
Jacqueline Julia A. Lagamon, the acting provincial agriculturist of Bukidnon, along with Roan R. Fernandez of Impasug-ong, Coleen Ambos of San Fernando, Herberto L. Tan of Damulog, Merlyn C. Los Baños of Don Carlos, Armand S. dela Cruz (Maramag), Edgar A. Cantones (Kalilangan), Teodor B. Quirante III (Pangantucan), and other PHilMech employees have all backed the initiative. (GDA/melbmadera)

Top 3 R-10 priority target sa illegal drug personalities nakorner

Nasikop sa hiniusang puwersa sa kapolisan ang Top 3 Regional Priority Target sa illegal drug personalities

Sumala sa report sa Bukidnon Provincial Police Office, ang suspek nasikop resulta sa gipatuman nga search and seizure warrant order hapon sa Disyembre 9, 2023.

Ang 43 anyos nga lalaki nga lakip sa drugs wathclist ang nasikop sa Purok 10, South Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon.

Nakuha sa reyd ang mga pakite sa gidudahang shabu lakip ang drug paraphernalia ug pipila ka mga bala sa armas.

Mokabat sa 8.0 gramos ang gibanabanang kinatibuk-ang gibug-aton sa mga nasakmit nga ebidensiya nga gituohang shabu nga adunay gibanabanang kantidad nga Php54,400.00.

Ang search ug physical inventory sa mga nasakmit nga ebidensiya gihimo sa dapit sa pagdakop sa presensya sa suspek ug sa duha ka barangay kagawad ug isa ka miyembro sa media.

Ang dinakpan nga suspek uban sa mga nasakmit nga ebidensiya gidala sa Maramag MPS alang sa dokumentasyon ug saktong disposisyon, samtang ang mga ebidensiya sa droga ug mga bala i-turn-over sa Bukidnon Provincial Forensic Unit sa Malaybalay City, Bukidnon alang sa qualitative ug quantitative examination, ug ballistic examination.

Kasong Paglapas sa Section 11, Article II sa RA 9165 kon Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 ug Paglapas sa RA 10591 kon “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act” ang giandam na alang sa inquest proceedings.

Uban sa pagronda sa Maramag MPS ang mga personahe BUKPDEU ug BukPIU-Tracker Team. (melbmadera)

Annual Christmas Lighting Ceremony sa Malaybalay gipahigayon

Ang Panggamhanan sa Dakbayan sa Malaybalay nagdan-ag sa kapistahan sa kapaskuhan pinaagi sa tinuig nga Christmas Lighting Ceremony nga gipahigayon sa City Hall niadtong Disyembre 6, 2023, alas 6:00 sa gabii

Nagtapok sa City Hall ang mga opisyal, empleyado, ug residente sa dakbayan aron pagsaksi sa seremonyal nga pagpasiga, isa ka tradisyon nga nagsimbolo sa mga mithi sa kalinaw, gugma, paglaom, ug pagpasaylo.

Si Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, sa iyang pakigpulong, mipadayag sa kamahinungdanon sa kalihokan isip kabahin sa tinuig nga tradisyon sa dakbayan.

Iyang gipaabot ang mainiton nga imbitasyon sa mga residente ug mga bisita, nga nag-awhag kanila sa pagsaksi sa mga suga sa Pasko samtang ang Siyudad nagsaulog sa malipayong kapaskuhan.

Ang kalihokan nagtimaan sa isa ka malipayon nga pagsugod sa kapaskuhan, nagpalambo sa isa ka pagbati sa panag-uban ug kalig-on sa mga residente sa Malaybalay City. (melbmadera)

2023 Provincial Farmers Achievers sa Bukidnon giila

Giila ug gipasidunggan sa Provincial Government sa Bukidnon ang 2023 Provincial Farmers Achievers (PFA) sa probinsya alang sa Garden for Go, Grow, and Glow, Gawad Saka, ug Bahay Kubo Barangay Initiated Gardens

Ang programa nga gipasiugdahan sa pagpanguna sa Provincial Agriculture Office (PAgrO) ang gipahigayon sa Kaamulan Open Theater, Malaybalay City kaniadtong Disyembre 4, 2023.

Gipadayag ni Provincial Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque ang iyang kalipay nga makita ang kalig-on sa mga awardees sa 2023 PFA nga magpalambo sa sektor sa agrikultura.

Ang Bise Gobernador nga si Clive Quiño mipadangat sab sa pagdayeg sa mga awardees.

Sumala sa kasayoran gikan sa buhatan sa Gobernador, ang tinuig nga programa mao pag-ila sa paningkamot sa mga mag-uuma nga makahatag og inspirasyon sa mga bag-ong tubo nga kabatan-onan nga mobalik sa pag-uma.

Sa G4 Best Communal Garden, nakuha sa BLGU Sitio Butay, Namnam, San Fernando ang 1st place. Second placer ang BLGU Sampiano, Malitbog, ug 3rd ang BLGU Iglugsad, San Fernando.

Sa kategorya sa Best Household Garden, nakuha ang 1st place ni Emilda Mamahon sa Brgy. Sil-ipon, Libona; 2nd si Jazel Colita sa Brgy. Lagandang, Damulog; ug 3rd si Melita Barton sa Brgy. Barandias, Pangantucan.

Samtang sa Outstanding Implementers, 1st place si Tania Sulin-ay sa Brgy. Namnam, San Fernando; 2nd si Anafie Luga sa Brgy. Sil-ipon, Libona; ug 3rd si Lolita Ocero sa Brgy. Sampiano, Malitbog.

Midawat usab sa ilang award sa Gawad Saka isip Outstanding Agricultural Entrepreneur si Elzevir Dagunlay sa Brgy. Sto. Nino, Manolo Fortich; Outstanding Agriculture and Fishery Council ang Barangay Agriculture and Fishery Council sa Brgy. Lilingayon sa Valencia City; Outstanding Coconut Farmer si Leonora Pagalan sa Brgy. Lunocan, Manolo Fortich; Outstanding Corn farmer si Eleonor Rapirap, sa Brgy. Lingion, Manolo Fortich; Outstanding High Value Commercial Crops Farmer si Junerey Sumalinog sa Brgy. Kibangay, Lantapan.

Nahimong Outstanding Farm Family ang Luyong Family sa Brgy. Bantuanon, Lantapan; Outstanding Fisherfolk si Emelito Tigbabao sa munisipyo sa Don Carlos; Outstanding Organic Agriculture Farmer si April Malatamban sa Brgy. Simaya, Malaybalay City; Outstanding Rice Farmer si Mr. Coopera sa munisipyo sa Don Carlos; Outstanding Small Farmers Organization ang New Kidapawan; Special Areas for Agricultural Development Farmers Association ang Kisolop, Brgy. New Kidapawan sa Kibawe; ug Outstanding Small Animal Raiser si Jerose Bolio sa Brgy. Kulasihan, Lantapan.

Sa Bahay Kubo Barangay Initiated Garden, top 5 ang Brgy. Pinatilan, Valencia City; Brgy. Sumalsag, Malitbog; Brgy. Dumalaguing, Impasug-ong; Brgy. Kalabugao, Impasugong; ug Brgy. Catumbalon, Valencia City. (melbmadera)

DSWD-10 grants P8.1-M livelihood projects to 23 SLPAs in Malaybalay

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 10, together with partner organizations and local government officials, conducted a turnover ceremony for Social Livelihood Program (SLP) grants on October 26, 2023

The turnover, held at the City Agriculture Office Conference Room, has distributed of a total of PhP8,100,000.00 to 23 Social Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs).

The initiative aims to empower poor, vulnerable, and marginalized households and communities, facilitating socio-economic improvement through access to necessary assets for establishing and sustaining thriving livelihoods.

Representing the DSWD at the event were Ronald Ryan Cui, Assistant Regional Director Officer (ARDO), and Glen Inovero, the SLP Provincial Coordinator. Additionally, Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran and Councilor Cromwell Kiril Dinlayan, along with partner organizations, Engr. Richard B. Leono of City Agriculture and Rey Valdez of City Social Welfare and Development Office attended the turnover ceremony.

The 69 representatives from the 23 SLPAs were not only recipients of the grants but also participants in a comprehensive capability-building program.

The program included training sessions on financial literacy and microenterprise development to equip them to undertake group projects using the capital extended by the DSWD.

The recipients of the SLP programs and their respective grant amounts are as follows: Shine Miglamin SLPA (PhP255K), Uswag Dalwangan SLPA (PhP450K), Biotifull SLPA (Sinanglanan) – PhP360K, Budakan SLPA (Caburacanan) – PhP450K, Golden Chick SLPA (Sinanglanan) – PhP360K, Impaquebel SLPA (Linabo) – PhP435K, Kahulogan SLPA (Magsaysay) – PhP405K, Mt. Pinulutan SLPA (Mapulo) – PhP405K, Paiwaig SLPA (Linabo) – PhP165K, Romuk-at Tayo SLPA (Simaya) – PhP435K, Livelihood Dreamers SLPA (Apo Macote) – PHp375K, Bangcud Small Business Association – PhP435K, Maligaya Dumayas Bagong Silang – PhP390K, Sagan Ka Bukid Saint Peter SLPA – PhP345K, Santo Niño Mabuligon SLPA – PhP360K, Zamboanguita Rising Farmers SLPA – PhP375K, Kulaman EO 70 SLPA – PhP300K, Mapulo EO 70 SLPA – PhP300K, Nalumusan Agri-Supply EO70 SLPA – PhP300K, Pigbuligaan San Jose EO70 SLPA – PhP300K, Can-ayan Pamana SLPA – PhP300K, Kibalabag Pamana SLPA – PhP300K, and Manalog Pamana SLPA – PhP300K.

The grants will be subject to ongoing monitoring by the DSWD in collaboration with Project Development Officers and Monitoring Staff, ensuring the effective utilization of funds for their intended purposes. (CSWDO-NADA/melbmadera)

Capitol releases financial aid to barangay volunteers

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (Dec. 12, 2023) – This year, the Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), through its Provincial Treasurer’s Office, has begun awarding financial subsidies to all volunteers in the province’s 464 barangays

The PGB stated in a press statement that the release began on December 11, and it is done according to schedule.

Every December, the PGB distributes financial aid to all barangay volunteers in the province.

Barangay Health Workers (BHW), Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPO), Development Child Workers (DCW), Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), and Barangay Sanitary Inspectors (BSI) are all eligible for a PhP24,000.00 stipend.

Meanwhile, each Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO), Purok Leader, and Lupong Tagapamayapa would receive financial aid PhP3,000.00. (melbmadera)

96 villages in Bukidnon get Patient Transport Vehicle

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (Dec. 06, 2023) – The Bukidnon Provincial Government (PGB) has distributed the first batch of brand new Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) to 96 barangay recipients in the landlocked province

The blessings and turnover ceremony were held in front of the Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB) Office in Malaybalay City on December 5, 2023.

A news release said Provincial Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque oversaw the handover of the automobiles to the beneficiary barangays.

“We’re here today to turn over our Patient Transport Vehicle Units.” These units are merely a part of what we envision as the “Patient Navigation and Referral System” and our “One Hospital Command,” Roque explained to the audience before the vehicles were released.

The 96 automobiles were among the 105 new vehicles purchased by PGB.

The vehicles are Toyota Hilux FX 4×2 MT – M2-11, color ultra-white 2.4L, with rear AC.

The PGB has allocated PhP158,025,000.00 for the purchase of 105 new vehicles.

The six new vehicles of the 105 units were provided to the PGO-Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division, with the remaining three units going to the PGB.

Gov. Roque explained that the aforementioned Patient Transport Vehicles are only the first batch of units that the PGB intends to acquire for the barangays.

“This is only the first batch; we hope to have another batch next year. For the time being, we have 96 units that will be given to the barangays that require it the most. So, on behalf of the Bukidnon Provincial Government, the Governor’s Office, and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, we hereby give these Patient Transport Vehicles to our barangays,” Roque stated.

The Governor stated that the scheme is in accordance with the Universal Health Care Act and aims to improve the province’s healthcare system.

He stated that it is regarded to be one of the few that can deliver the best and most appropriate services to the people through a quality healthcare system that is comprehensive, fast, and free for those in need.

The Governor praised the SP, led by Vice Governor Clive Quiño, for making the program feasible by collaborating with the PGB’s working offices in the implementation of programs for the people.

Roque also thanked the municipal mayors for their assistance with this program.

The beneficiary barangays were likewise grateful for the new patient transport vehicles.

The PGB has transferred the ownership of the donated vehicles to the respective barangays. (melbmadera)

Malaybalay gideklarang Best PESO sa Component City Category

Nakuha sa Public Employment Service Office (PESO) sa Malaybalay City ang Best PESO sa Component City Category sa Bukidnon

Nahitabo kini human nakuha sa dakbayan ang lima ka awards atol sa gipahigayon nga Provincial Year-End Performance Assessment niadtong Nobyembre 29, 2023.
Ang PESO sa Malaybalay City, ubos sa pagdumala ni PESO Manager Atty. Anna Marie Bergado, nakadawat sa maong mga pasidungog isip pagpamatuod sa ilang pag-alagad sa komunidad.
Ang mga pasidungog nga nadawat sa PESO Malaybalay City mao ang:
Best in TUPAD Implementation – kini ang pag-ila sa ilang labing maayo nga pagpahigayon sa Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
Highest Number of Youth Employed through SPES – nag-ila kini sa ilang labing maayo nga kontribusyon sa pag-employ sa mga kabatan-onan pinaagi sa Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES).
Highest Number of Students Coached through Career Guidance & Employment Coaching Advocacies – timaan kini sa ilang dedikasyon sa paghulma sa kaugmaon sa mga kabatan-unan pinaagi sa paghatag og giya ug coaching ngadto sa mga studyante.
Highest Number of Encoded Registrants in the NSRP-PEIS – nagseguro kini sa ilang maayong pag-rehistro ug pagdumala sa mga nag-aplay sa trabaho pinaagi sa National Skills Registration Program – Public Employment Information System (NSRP-PEIS).
Best Performing PESO – kini isa ka hiniusang pasidungog nga nagapamatuod sa kinatibuk-ang maayo nga performance sa PESO Malaybalay City sa nagkalain-laing bahin sa public employment services.
Ang achievement sa nagkalaing kategoriya mao ang naghatag sa PESO Malaybalay City sa titulo nga Best PESO sa Component City Category sa lalawigan sa Bukidnon.
Kini nga recognition nagapakita sa dedikasyon og commitment sa pagtrabaho sa tibuok pwersa sa PESO Malaybalay City.
Ang PESO sa Malaybalay City sa pagpanguna ni Bergado, nagpasalamat alang sa nadawat nga recognition ug gipasalig ang ilang dedikasyon sa paghatag og maayong serbisyo.
Ang PESO nagpabilin nga andam sa pag-atubang sa mga molabay nga hagit ug ang mga nadawat nga pasidungog magsilbi nga inspirasyon sa pagtabang sa komunidad ug sa paghimo og isa ka mas lig-on ug malamboong pwersa sa pagpangempleyo sa Dakbayan sa Malaybalay.
Ang awarding gipahigayon sa The Garden’s Party Venue sa Malaybalay City.
Gipasiugdahan kini sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Provincial Field Office sa Bukidnon.
Nagkatapok sab didto ang mga PESO Managers og representante gikan sa 20 ka mga lungsod ug 2 ka siyudad sa lalawigan. (melbmadera)

DOH-10 pushes safe sex vs HIV

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Dec. 2, 2023, 05:02 PM) – The Department of Health-Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) reiterated on World AIDS Day on Friday, December 1, that safe sex practices remain one of the most effective ways to prevent infections from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

DOH-10 Infectious Diseases Cluster Head Dr. Wellaflor Kindom-Brito said that HIV status will remain confidential and the only person who can divulge the information is the individual infected by the virus.
Hence, safe sex practices are vital, she said. “At the end of the day, we are all accountable for our health. So, have yourselves protected,” Brito said in a press conference on Friday.
The Health official said they recorded 436 newly confirmed HIV cases in the region from January to August this year, bringing the cumulative total to 3,095 since it was first detected in Northern Mindanao in 1991.
This city has the highest number of HIV cases, with over 1,000, followed by Bukidnon with more than 500.
Two-hundred fourteen HIV-related deaths were recorded, 30 of which were logged in the first eight months of this year.
Northern Mindanao ranked sixth among regions in the country with the highest number of HIV cases as of May 2023, according to the DOH Epidemiology Bureau HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines.
The National Capital Region was first with 290 cases, followed by Calabarzon (213), Central Luzon (149), Central Visayas (101), Davao Region (98), and Western Visayas (97).
Brito said that Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV can now be obtained at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) in this city. This DOH Region 10-run hospital started dispensing PrEP last March.
PrEP, she said, is given to non-HIV-infected individuals but with risky behavior for infection. There is a criteria for a person to be eligible for the prophylaxis, Brito added.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said PrEP “reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99 percent.” It also “reduces the risk of getting HIV from injection drug use by at least 74 percent,” adding that it is less effective when not taken as prescribed.
Despite this, Brito reiterated safe sex practices, as people taking PrEP are not safe from other sexually transmitted infections.
Brito reminded us that once a person is infected with HIV, it will last forever but it can be treated using treatment drugs.
If people living with HIV are religiously taking their medicines, it would come to a point where the viral load would be reduced and become untransmittable. This means that HIV-infected individuals, Brito said, are no longer contagious, but they are still not allowed to donate blood.
“If we know people who are in doubt or afraid because they feel that it’s the end of their lives already, then let’s remind them that our medicines and our treatment for HIV are actually effective,” Brito said.
HIV treatment drugs in the region can be obtained from the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) in this city, Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center in Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center in Malaybalay City, Maramag Rural Health Unit in Bukidnon, and the Adventist Medical Center-Iligan.
The DOH-10 is planning to expand treatment hubs and confirmatory sites in the region and said that there is an additional hub in Valencia City in Bukidnon this year. It also targets treatment hubs in Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, and Talakag town in Bukidnon.
The State Health Department, Brito said, is also ensuring communication between the regional offices to have enough medicines for people living with HIV. (Frank Dick Roste/Manila Bulletin)

3 suspek sa pagpangawat nakorner

Tingkagol sa selda sa kapolisan sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay ang tulo ka mga suspek sa pagpangawat sa Bides residence sa San Isidro St. Ext., Purok 2, Brgy. 9, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

Sila giingon nga nasapon sa biktima uban sa mga silingan pasado alas 8:00 sa gabii niadtong Nobyembre 16.

Sumala sa report sa kapolisan, ang mga nasikop tanan mga lalaki. Sila kasamtangan ubos sa kustodya sa kapolisan sa Malaybalay.

Apan ang duha ka mga kauban sa nasikop ang hingpit nga nakasibat ug gipangita pa sila sa kapolisan.

Nasayran nga namatikdan sa mga silingan nga milayat ang mga suspek sa sementong kural sa Bides Residence. Gumikan niini, nirespondi ang biktima kinsa nagpuyo kilid lang sa ilang ancestral house uban sa pipila ka mga silingan ug nasikop ang tulo ka mga suspek. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)