Friday, April 04, 2025

Hedcor gives P3.2-M shares to Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon (July 16, 2024) – Mayor Rogelio N. Quiño receives the municipality’s community shares from Hedcor represented by External Relations Manager for Mindanao David Tacder and Assistant Vice President for External Relations John Michael Rico

The local government plans to allocate the shares to priority projects widening healthcare service access to remote barangays, enhancing support for early childhood education, and improving safety and security through the installation of additional solar street lights.

Broken down, P1.59 million in community shares and P1.63 million in ER 1-94 funds were sourced from the operation of Hedcor’s two hydropower plants in Manolo Fortich, covering the period of July to December 2023.

ER 1-94, a policy of the government, was enacted to ensure that host communities get a reasonable share of the profit from power plants operating in their area. It states that these communities will receive one centavo for every kilowatt hour (P0.01/kWh) generated.

“Thank you very much, Hedcor family, for the significant amount received by the local government. Thank you also for your help to Manolo Fortich. It has been our great dream that a company investing in our town can assist our fellowmen, especially those in need,” said Quiño.

During the 107th Charter Day celebration of Manolo Fortich, the local government recognized Hedcor as one of its top taxpayers for fiscal year 2023, commending its support for the municipality’s programs.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to support the municipality of Manolo Fortich in its efforts to improve the community’s quality of life. We are aligned in our efforts to foster sustainable growth and make a positive difference in the lives of the residents,” said Hedcor President and Chief Operating Officer Rolando Pacquiao. (Manila Bulletin)

Bukidnon schools first to orient in agri e-learning upgrades

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 12, 2024/PNA) – Schools in the province of Bukidnon are the first in the Northern Mindanao region to re-orient updated course modules of e-learning on agriculture

In an interview Friday, Jan-Ariss Jadaque, technical support focal person of the Agricultural Training Institute in Region 10 (ATI-10), said 60 teachers from 15 schools in Malaybalay City attended the re-orientation.

“One of the objectives we also aim for the briefing is to develop a plan for a possible partnership with the different schools from the (Department of Education’s) Division of Malaybalay City,” he said.

The e-learning briefing for teachers guided them in the new website, which was relaunched in 2023.

Its goal is to promote agriculture and fishery to youth through the integration of an e-learning program into the curriculum of these schools’ Technical- Vocational- Livelihood track at the senior high school level.

Victhor Palarca, ATI-10 Media Production Specialist, said the e-learning program started in 2010, but the agriculture modules are part of the electronic extension program which dates back to 2007. (Nef Luczon/PNA)

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)

800 NorMin families to get food credits under ‘Walang Gutom’

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (July 16, 2024/PNA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) on Tuesday started the implementation of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), which will initially benefit 800 families

During the launch, DSWD-10 Director Ramel Jamen said the initial beneficiaries were identified as those from Talakag, Bukidnon, and Iligan City.

Each family will receive PHP3,000 worth of food credits monthly through the electronic benefit transfer card that DSWD-10 will issue.

Suppliers who are also beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program will accept the food credits.

“We would need constant communication for this program to prosper. If we have a problem in our supply distribution, we can look for alternatives,” Jamen said.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 1.4 million Filipino families are categorized as food-poor In Northern Mindanao.

The WGP targets to serve over 9,000 beneficiaries in Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte, including Iligan City.

The program aims to reduce involuntary hunger and malnutrition in low-income households and empower them to become productive citizens. (Nef Luczon/PNA)

711 TUPAD beneficiaries sa 3 munisipyo gihatagan og sweldo

Mikabat sa 711 ka mga benepisaryo sa Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged (TUPAD) program gikan sa tulo ka munisipyo sa habagatang bahin sa Bukidnon ang nakadawat na sa ilang suweldo

Gikumpirma kini sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-X) Bukidnon Provincial Field Office (BukPFO) pinaagi sa ilang social media post.

Ang Tupad payout gipahigayon kaniadtong May 23, 2024 sa Damulog, Kitaotao ug Don Carlos, Bukidnon.

Ang kalihokan gipangunahan ni Raul L. Valmores, provincial director sa DOLE Bukidnon.

Kauban niya ang Tupad Focal nga si Reyna Tagailo ug TUPAD Coordinators.

Ang DOLE-X BukPFO nagpagawas og ₱1,014,360.00 nga kantidad sa suweldo sa mga benepisyaryo matag munisipyo.

Ang matag benepisyaryo nakadawat og ₱4,280.00 isip suweldo sa ilang 10 ka adlaw nga trabaho.

Nitambong sa kalihokan sila third district provincial board members Minerva C. Casinabe ug Joseph Palmada, Damulog Mayor Melino Buro, Kitaotao Mayor Edwin Abucayan, Kitaotao Vice Mayor Mary Ann Gawilan Angit, Don Carlos Mayor Ma. Victoria O. Pizzaro, ug si Audrey Tan-Zubiri, asawa ni Senator Migz Zubiri.

Ang TUPAD isa ka community-based package of assistance nga naghatag og emerhensya nga trabaho para sa mga bakwit, kulang sa trabaho ug seasonal nga mga trabahante. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

Ceremonial turn-over sa corn production support livelihood project gikan NEDA, gipahigayon

Niadtong Mayo 22, 2024, ang Corn Production Livelihood Project nga nagkantidad og PhP 500,000.00 pormal nga giturn-over sa Silae Corn Growers Association (CGA)

Ang proyekto nga gitunol gikan sa National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-10).

Ang dakbayan sa Malaybalay giila sa NEDA-10 nga isa sa mga Local Government Unit (LGU) nga maka-avail sa ER 1-94 Funds aron suportahan ang mga livelihood projects nga makatabang sa pagsulbad sa taas nga poverty rate sa nasud.

Sumala sa social media post sa LGU Malaybalay, sa 46 ka barangay sa dakbayan, ang Barangay Silae ang prayoridad tungod kay isa kini sa mga barangay nga adunay taas nga poverty incidence.

Ang mga nakadawat miyembro usab sa asosasyon sa sub-cluster sa CGA.

Sa ngalan ni City Mayor Atty. Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, si Mr. Anthony James Mondia, executive assistant II, mipadayag nga kini nga proyekto makatabang dili lamang sa pagpataas sa kita sa mag-uuma, kon dili sa pagpasiugda usab sa pagpataas sa ilang abot nga mao ang nag-unang tumong sa programa.

Samtang si Konsehal Alan Ryan O. Legaspi, chairperson sa committee on agriculture, nipahinumdoman sa mga nakadawat nga ampingan ang ilang nadawat nga panginabuhian. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Negosyante, investor sa Bukidnon, gidasig magkuha sa certificate of registration

Gidasig ang mga negosyante ug investors sa Bukidnon, nga magkuha sa Certificate of Registration sa ilang mga negosyo sa Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB)

Tumong aron makapahimulos sila sa fiscal ug non-fiscal incentives pinaagi sa PGO-Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (LEDIPO) subay sa Bukidnon Investment Code of 2021.

Sumala sa pahibalo sa PGB, lakip sa listahan nga anaa sa Investment Priority Areas sama sa agri-business, forestry-based industries, service-related industries, tourism related establishments, support services, ug waste management and waste disposal projects.

Kini alang niadtong mga proyekto, sama sa new projects, expansion projects, modernization projects, ug diversification projects, diin adunay gitakda nga filing fee nga nagkantidad sa nagkadaiyang klasipikasyon : large enterprises – ₱50,000; medium – ₱20,000; small- ₱5,000, ug micro – ₱1,000.

Alang sa dugang detalye ang mga hingtundan mamahimong magbisita sa opisina sa PGO-LEDIPO nga nahimutang sa National and Provincial Building, Capitol Compound, syudad sa Malaybalay, o mag message sa Ledipo Bukidnon Facebook page. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Pagplastar sa Cultural Monuments sa Kaamulan Park, gisugdan na

Gisugdan na sa Provincial Government sa Bukidnon ang pagmontar sa Cultural Monuments sulod sa Kaamulan Park niadtong Miyerkules

Sumala sa kasayoran sa PGB, ang kalihokan gipangunahan sa Provincial Engineer’s Office.

Gipahigayon ang Panandig Ritual sa Intersection Road sa Brgy. 6 sa Malaybalay City, diin itindog ang monuments.

Ang mga monumento gi-disenyo ni Kublai Millan, isa ka artist sa Lawig-Diwa, kinsa nagsiguro nga safety kini sa kalamidad sama sa linog.

Iplastar sa dapit ang tulo ka major designs nga mao ang shield ug spear, eagle, eagle’s nest.

Ipahimutyang sab sa dapit ang uban pang desinyo nga magrepresenta sa pito ka tribu sa Bukidnon. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

6 barangay sa Valencia nakadawat og SGLGB award

Unom ka barangay sa dakbayan sa Valencia ang napasidunggan sa Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangay (SGLGB) Award alang sa tuig 2023

Sumala sa social media post sa LGU Valencia, ang seremonya gipahigayon sa Gymnasium sa Brgy. Lumbo kaniadtong Mayo 22, 2024.

Ang mga awardee sa SGLGB mao ang Barangay Barobo, Batangan, Catumbalon, Mailag, Laligan, ug San Isidro.

Gitunol ang maong mga pasidungog sa presensiya nila CLGOO Jan Eric Manasan, City Mayor Azucena Huervas, mga membro sa Sangguniang Panlungsod sa pagpanguna ni Vice Mayor Atty. Ted Pepito ug Liga ng mga Barangay President Louie John Naiz.

Sa maong seremonya, giila usab ang ubang barangay mahitungod sa ilang partisipasyon ug pagsuporta sa SGLGB.

Ang SGLGB isa ka progresibong sistema sa pag-ebalwar sa perpormans ug pagdasig nga mapalambo ang pagserbisyo sa mga kabarangayan sa siyudad. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Fire Insp. Salga gipasidunggan

Gitunol ang pasidungog ngadto kang Fire Inspector Mary Ranilie Ladrillo Salga

Nahigayon ang pagtunol niadtong Mayo 21, 2024 didto sa Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP) Session Hall sa Old City Hall building sa Malaybalay City atol sa 92nd regular session sa SP.

Kaniadtong Abril 16 atol sa 87th regular session sa SP, giduso ni Konsehal Zoltan Dindo D. Dinlayan nga hatagan og Recognition si Salga isip Top six nga nag-graduate sa Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) LAYAG-DIWA Class of 2024.

Si Fire Inspector Salga gikan sa Barangay 10 sa Malaybalay City.

Siya kinamagulangang anak sa kanhing empleyado sa City Government of Malaybalay nga si late Ramon Salga ug Nelly L. Salga.

Produkto siya sa Malaybalay City Central School (MCCS), Bukidnon National High School (BNHS) ug Cagayan de Oro College (COC) sa wala pa siya nisulod sa PNPA. (Diego M. Hidalgo)