Thursday, March 12, 2026

NorMin public warns of ‘bumblefoot’ contamination in poultry products

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (November 22, 2023, 8:09 pm) – The National Meat Inspection Service Regional Technical Operation Center in Northern Mindanao region (NMIS RTOC-10) has warned the public against buying poultry meat products infected with bumblefoot disease In a statement on Wednesday, the NMIS RTOC-10 said meat inspectors seized at least 459 kilograms of […]

DA-10 pushes for reliable, responsive Bantay Presyo Monitoring System in NorMin

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — To improve its price monitoring in the region, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) held its year-end assessment for data contributors to the Bantay Presyo Monitoring System (BPMS) on November 16 in this city led by Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado The assessment, spearheaded by the […]

2 coops in Manolo Fortich honored

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – In Manolo Fortich town, two of the Department of Agriculture – Northern Mindanao (DA-10)’s assisted farmers’ cooperatives, associations (FCAs) were recognized after winning the 2023 Corn and Cassava Cluster Management Excellence Awards The awarding ceremony was held at the Salvador H. Escudero Hall, National Meat Inspection Service, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon […]

DOH-10 urges public to buy generic medicines, same quality but cheaper

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–The generic drugs have the same quality and effectiveness as the branded versions because they go through similar regulatory processes at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but they are cheaper, said an official from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development Northern Mindanao (DOH-CHDNM) In Talakayan sa PIA: Konsultayo Series […]

BFAR debunks rumors of HIV-infected fish, seafood being sold in Normin

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-10 on Wednesday said there is no truth to rumors being spread online that HIV-infected medical waste that was found dumped in waters in this region has contaminated fish and seafood being sold in markets “We want to emphasize that consuming fishery products is […]

LTFRB to go after ‘colorum’ PUVs in N. Mindanao

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The new chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Northern Mindanao (LTFRB-10) has vowed to go after “colorum” public utility vehicles (PUVs) across the region In a media briefing here Wednesday, LTFRB-10 Director Abosamen Matuan said they will actively operate on the road against unregistered PUVs following […]

Locally-developed drones mimic birds, drop seeds for reforestation

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

Biomimicry uses drone technology to drop seeds just like what birds do to restore denuded forests The drone is called the galansiyang, named after the Asian Glossy Starling, a bird that drops seeds everywhere. Just like the bird, the drone also goes to places that are hard to reach. It was developed in the Computer […]

DA 10 turns over P1.5-M Enhanced Kadiwa Grant to Manolo Fortich

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA 10), through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (Amad) program of Enhanced Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita, turned over P1.5 million financial grant to the local government unit of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon According to DA-Northern Mindanao Executive Director Carlene Collado, the Enhanced Kadiwa program allows farmers’ cooperatives […]

DOH-10 urges public to buy generic medicines same quality but cheaper

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–The generic drugs have the same quality and effectiveness as the branded versions because they go through similar regulatory processes at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but they are cheaper, said an official from the Department of Health-Center for Health Development Northern Mindanao (DOH-CHDNM) In Talakayan sa PIA: Konsultayo Series […]