MALAYBALAY CITY (05 April) — An award-winning soil painting depicting the gathering of leftover corn has sparked calls for stronger government support for farmers in Bukidnon, where 27 percent of residents remain in poverty despite the province’s reputation as a
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) — Conflict is unavoidable, but how we talk about it determines whether we deepen divisions or open paths to peace. Johan Galtung, a pioneer in peace and conflict studies, cited that poorly framed messages
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 9 December) – While it appears to be free, we know of course that Facebook/Meta and other social media services are not. We are thankful for these connections, which their platforms offer to us. But it
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 November) – Clicking “I have read the terms and conditions of this service” is probably one of the biggest lies on the internet. In 8 out of 10, we probably have never read. Of the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews /31 October) — In an era where digital media reigns supreme, the satisfaction of holding a printed newspaper seems an antiquated delight. Call me old-fashioned, but the visceral sensation of flipping through its pages, diving into the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — There was a time when global media organizations lorded it over the media ecology. Changes over the last decades, however, may have altered it. It still pays to be an international media organization
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 December) — There is a need to mind the practice of live selling as a new dimension of e-commerce in the Philippines, thanks to our drive for COVID-19 recovery. It is a good ally for
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 01 December) – How can the poor get out from circuitous debts? The question is as basic as that. In the quest for economic and financial literacy, it appears that the most basic questions of the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews /10 February) — ʺWow, it was fun. I can watch it again?ʺ said a male teenager to a companion after watching the $455-million box office hit ʾBumbleBeeʾ in a cinema in Bukidnonʾs recently opened mall. ʺIt was
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 01 February) – Peace talks, including initiatives for dialogues at the local level, must be pursued to attain peace in the communities, stakeholders said in their responses to Bukidnon 2018: Public Outlook Series on peace and
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) – Mangima Bridge in Manolo Fortich town, Bukidnon will be closed to traffic for some hours from January 26 to 29 due to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ bridge widening project. The
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 24 Jan) – Bukidnon tourism should go beyond the annual Kaamulan and ziplines in pursuit of tourism goals in 2018, according to stakeholders in their responses to “Bukidnon 2018: Public Outlook Series initiative.” Reynaldo Gil Lomarda,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 17 January) – The Provincial Board of Bukidnon on Tuesday declared a state of calamity covering the entire province over the devastation brought by tropical storm “Vinta,” estimated at P583.96 million. The board adopted the resolution
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 4 Jan) – Bukidnon going organic to sustain its agriculture resources was among the key insights shared by leaders from different stakeholders on their outlook for agriculture in the province in 2018. In his comment for
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 Dec) – Among the villages in Bukidnon affected by the wrath of severe tropical storm “Vinta” were the villages of Simsimon, Brgy. Kalagangan in San Fernando town and Panganan, Kitaotao, all in Bukidnon. Bukidnon State
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 Dec) – The Bukidnon provincial government is rolling out at least P300 million in livelihood projects in the first quarter of 2018 designed to alleviate poverty incidence in the province, board member Nemesio Beltran Jr.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 December) – The Bukidnon-Davao highway was reopened to vehicles around 3pm on Friday, six hours after it was closed due to a landslide along the highway in Quezon, Bukidnon, according to Fort Cabarde, reporter of Radio Kilat
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / December 20) – The Municipal Government of Kitaotao, Bukidnon signed a P150-million loan agreement with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for structures that will boost local development and tourism, officials said. The 15-year loan
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 December) – Local government units and other organizations should help in efforts to promote herbal gardening and to educate people about it, a Lumad leader said. Bae Lumalambong Nupic Ayoc, a tribal leader in Barangay Canayan, Malaybalay
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 Dec) – The Joint Session of Congress’ approval of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law and suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao until next year drew mixed reactions
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/13 December) – An amount of P250 million from the 2018 funds of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has been allotted for the construction of a provincial sports complex in Bukidnon, Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. said. Gov.
Barbecue vendor Pao Oche tends to his grilled pork and fish business while a customer waits at the sidewalk along Manolo Fortich Street in Malaybalay City on 12 November 2017. MindaNews photo by WALTER i. BALANE
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 29 October) — In a corner at the local crafts store, 38-year old Marj Libanda, father of two, strings beads into a headdress to meet a local order. He has been at this for a couple
Tribal elders from Bukidnon’s seven hill tribes perform a dance at the launching of their One Million Lutya (taro) initiative on Talaandig Day, 14 October 2017 in Sungko, Lantapan, Bukidnon. Each of the seven tribes will plant one million hills
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 24 Sept) – A total of 439 families or 1,303 individuals were reported to be affected by the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that hit Bukidnon towns dawn on Sunday, with 58 of them reported to have houses
An itinerant fish vendor is joined by his family as he does his rounds in Barangay Kalasungay, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Sunday, 30 July 2017. MIndaNews photo by WALTER BALANE
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade cited three ingredients to ensure the sustainability of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung roll on roll off (RoRo) route launched Sunday by Presidents Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and Joko Widodo
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/ 13 April) — The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) of Wao, Lanao del Sur has passed a resolution recommending to its Sangguniang Bayan (SB) to declare the town under a state of calamity. Francis
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) – The magnitude 6.0 quake that jolted Mindanao early Wednesday morning left damages to infrastructure in the municipalities of Kalilangan in Bukidnon and Wao in Lanao del Sur, according to reports from their respective
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake woke up Mindanawons early morning Wednesday, reportedly damaging some houses and buildings in the municipality of Kalilangan, Bukidnon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology initially reported epicenter of
Members of the Yagongyong ta Impasugong, a tribal band composed of Higaonon youth from Impasugong, Bukidnon perform outside the Culture and Arts Exhibit booth on March 19 to passersby in the Capitol Grounds,, venue of most of the activities in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) – The Philippine and Indonesian governments will launch next month a roll-on, roll-off shipping service that will link Davao and General Santos cities to Bitung City in Indonesia, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 19 Jan) – Authorities in neighboring Valencia City have started forced evacuation of residents in threatened areas near the Pulangi River starting late Wednesday evening as rains continue to pour in. Junerey Valero, coordinator of the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 January) — A woman farmer in San Fernando, Bukidnon who was carried away by flash flood while trying to cross the town’s Tigua River around 4:30pm Monday was found dead in Maramag town Tuesday. Ai-ai Balode, 22, was
A cow-drawn cart is a familiar scene in Purok 5, Imbayao at the foothills of Mt. Kitanglad in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by WALTER I. BALANE
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 Sep) – We saw how drug addiction affected our country in terms of its effect on the youth, ruined relationships of families and divided communities. The threat of illegal drugs is a menace to development.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/28 August) — I have been apprehensive about the decision to subscribe to P99 a month connection to cable television so that our home’s 3-year old son can watch what his cousins enjoy on TV. This is specially
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) — The Lumads (Indigenous Peoples) of Bukidnon, many of them caught in the crossfire of the decades old conflict between the Philippine government (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) welcomed the indefinite ceasefire
Thousands flock to the Commission on Elections office in Malaybalay City Satruday morning, July 30, the last day of registration for the October 2016 election of Barangay officials and officials of the Katipunang Kabataan (formerly Sangguniang Kabataan). Most of those
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/29 July) – The world is very opinionated, thanks to social media. Even a nine-year old may now react directly to a shared post on a politician’s decision or a starlet’s narcissism on her selection as the sexiest.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/13 June) – Poverty is among the biggest hurdles for Bukidnon. The provincial government should prepare and present a clear anti-poverty strategy. They need to show results between 2016 and 2019. Not that they are the only ones
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 7 June) – “The people have spoken,” the announcer said, then asked the old, come-backing and new officials to stand and be recognized as the “choice of the people.” A few minutes earlier a hired band
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 1 June) – I am reviewing my instructional materials (IMs) in journalism/media writing even if classes in our university resume only in August. June-July has become the “second summer” for a state university in the age
