A farmer tills his farm in Kibangay in the municipality of Lantapan, Bukidnon Monday afternoon (2 February 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
LIBONA, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 30 January) — For over a decade, I have closely witnessed the systemic oppression within the agricultural sectors of Manolo Fortich and Libona in the poverty-stricken Province of Bukidnon. The expansion of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) which seize vast lands for profitable mono-crop
Nineteen-year-old JP Navarro, a Grade 11 student from Dalirig National High School in Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon, spends his class breaks cutting his schoolmates’ hair at 50 pesos each. Photographed Tuesday (20 January 2026) by YAS D. OCAMPO / MindaNews
PALACAPAO, QUEZON, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 14 January) — There was a sigh of relief from 51-year-old Thelma Jimenez, a resident here, once she heard that the road connecting Davao City and Bukidnon, which collapsed October 18 last year, was finally
Although Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon already announced the opening of the gravel detour road in the landslide area in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon in Bukidnon during his visit in the area Wednesday morning (14 January 2026), buses of Rural Transit are still advising passengers to disembark and transfer to the bus waiting at the other side. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
(A look back on the year that was in Mindanao, and Mindanawons in the national and international scene.) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 04 January) — A portion of the highway in Quezon, Bukidnon that collapsed on October 18
LIBONA, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 28 December) — We frequently refer to ecological “crises” — using the plural form — to acknowledge the multiple, interconnected challenges we face. A key contributor to these crises is our “throw away culture,” which has
Backhoes from the Department of Public Works and Highways work overtime on Thursday (18 December 2025) to build the temporary road that will allow heavy trucks to pass through the zigzag road in Sitio Kipolot, Barangay Palacapao in the municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The overpass at Central Mindanao University in Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon is designed to give easy access to persons with disabilities. It was opened sometime last year. Photo taken Sunday, 14 December 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Atugan Bridge in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon is said to be the highest bridge in Mindanao at 64.5 meters. The head water of Atugan River lies between Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Dulangdulang, both of which belong to the Mt. Kitanglad Mountain Range seen in the background. Photographed Sunday (14 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Nearly a month after a portion of the zigzag road in Palacapao, Bukidnon collapsed on 18 October 2025, residents and passersby continue to navigate the disruption on foot and by motorcycle. Concrete steps connect the broken highway, while habal-habal drivers carry passengers, crates, and baggage through steep makeshift routes on Saturday, 15 November. Passengers bound for Cagayan de Oro or Davao cities ride the bus until Palacapao, take the concrete steps to reach the other side, past the collapsed portion, to transfer to another bus to reach their destinations. MindaNews photos by ALLIZAH MANULAT, GREGORIO BUENO, ALYSSA ILAGUISON
Bus passengers from Davao city walk through concrete steps built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer to the bus bound for Cagayan de Oro City on 15 November 2025 at Overview, Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Nov) — Two renewable energy companies — one based in Mindanao — have expressed interest to rehabilitate the state-run hydropower plants in Bukidnon and Lanao provinces. Cerael Donggay, president and chief executive officer of
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The three-year Project Coffee++ concluded here Thursday, equipping some 3,000 farmers from Sultan Kudarat and Bukidnon with advanced coffee production skills, financial literacy and market access. Piloted in 2018 as the Project Coffee
Workers take a break from planting pineapple cuttings on a plantation in Libona, Bukidnon Wednesday noon (29 October 2025). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Female runners cool down with zumba after finishing the “Run for Pink,” a fun run for breast cancer awareness, in Malaybalay City on Sunday, 19 October 2025. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 1 Oct) — Three Mindanao provinces belonged to the top 10 provinces in the country with the highest production in agriculture and fisheries in 2024, with Bukidnon topping the list with a production value of
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/September 29) — Despite being known as the “fruit basket of Mindanao,” Bukidnon has the highest poverty incidence in the region, together with Lanao del Norte, according to the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC). Data from the
‘Crising’ downs powerline tower in Surigao Seven barangays in Nonoc Island went without electricity after powerful winds from tropical storm “Crising” toppled a power line tower connecting mainland Surigao City to the island Friday afternoon. In a statement, the Surigao
Farmers prepare newly harvested cabbage for transport in Barangay Guihean, Impasugong, Bukidnon on Tuesday (17 June 2025). They said buyers will buy it at ₱ 50 per kilo. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Lake Napalit in Barangay Pigtauranan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon is a tectonic lake, meaning it was formed by the movements of the Earth’s crust. It lies below the Kalatungan Range. Around one kilometer away is Lake Mata. Photo taken 16 June 2025 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO / MindaNews
Women sort Robusta coffee beans at a cooperative processing center in Barangay Pigtauranan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon on Monday, 16 June 2025. Most of the beans come from Menuvu farmers in Pangantucan. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Inclusive communities as icon of the Blessed Trinity(Re-rooting Basic Ecclesial Community to Basic Human and Ecological Communities)Fr. Reynaldo D. Raluto LIBONA, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 15 June) – While the whole country is too pre-occupied with the questions on the constitutionality
BALANCING ACT. Vendor does a balancing act with a nigo loaded with chips and biscuits on her head, while her left hand holds a wooden stick where plastic bags containing boiled eggs, peanuts, siopao and binangkal (bread balls coated with sesame seeds) are hooked. She stands out among vendors greeting passengers arriving or stopping over in Valencia City, Bukidnon on Sunday May 25, 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) — From 1987 until 2025, four members of the Zubiri family—Jose Maria R. Zubiri Jr. and sons Juan Miguel (now a senator), Jose Maria III, and Manuel Antonio—have occupied the House seat for Bukidnon’s
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – It’s only a partial victory for couple Anthony and Norma Uy in Impasugong, the northern town in Bukidnon famous for its scenic Communal Ranch. Anthony, now on his last term as mayor, ran
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – The mother and daughter tandem of Junamie Galario and Cecil Galario, who ran as independents, have been proclaimed winners in the contest for mayor and vice mayor, respectively, in neighboring Valencia City. Lawyer
Download candidate lists for the 2025 elections in all Mindanao provinces, including Davao del Sur, Bukidnon, Zamboanga del Norte, Maguindanao, and more. The 2025 Philippine midterm elections are fast approaching, and voters across Mindanao’s provinces are preparing to select new
A musician plays a bamboo xylophone at the capitol grounds in Malaybalay City on Sunday afternoon (6 April 2025) where thousands have gathered for the concert of Elias J. Tv & Kalumad Band. The concert is part of the ongoing Kaamulan, Bukidnon’s annual ethnic festival. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Around 20 dairy farmers from Regions 9 and 10 undergo a training on artificial insemination at Central Mindanao University in Musuan, Bukidnon on Wednesday (26 March 2025) using the reproductive tract of a butchered cow. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
A drone shot of the early stages of construction of the air traffic control tower, tarmac and passenger terminal building of the Bukidnon Airport in Barangay Maraymaray, Don Carlos, Bukidnon taken on Wednesday (26 March 2025). MindaNews photo
Workers attend to calves at the grazing area of the dairy farm in Central Mindanao University in Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon on Wednesday (26 May 2025). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) – Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots, Maj. Jude Salang-oy and 1st Lt. April John (AJ) Dadulla, died from the still unexplained crash of their FA-50 fighter jet on the slopes of Mt. Kalatungan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 6 March) — The bodies of the two Philippine Air Force pilots of the downed F-50 jet were brought down from Mt. Kalatungan in Bukidnon by a small group of soldiers, volunteers and forest
QUEZON, Bukidnon(MindaNews / 19 February) – The Sunggod Teh Kamanga of the Manobo indigenous people (IP) here is much more than a ritual and a festival. Held every year, the two-day festival on February 17 and 18 is a source
QUEZON, Bukidnon – The indigenous Manobos of this municipality are celebrating the “Sunggod Teh Kamanga,” a three-day festival featuring the people’s ethnic culture and traditions in preparation for a good harvest. First staged in 2009, the three-day festival features traditional
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 February ) – Mayor Miguel Silva Jr. of Pangantucan, Bukidnon was arrested Sunday night, February 2, in Compostela, Davao de Oro for rape charges. Silva, 59, is facing two counts of sexual assault each with
An elderly caroler plays Christmas tunes with his ukulele at the public market in Malaybalay City on Sunday, 22 December 2024. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Horses graze at the grassland of the Northern Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center, a facility of the Department of Agriculture – Region 10, in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City on Saturday (14 December 2024) with the scenic view of the Kitanglad Mountain
Plaza Rizal in Malaybalay City has been lighted up for the Christmas season. Photo taken on Wednesday (4 December 2024). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Students take a break under the shade of an acacia tree at Central Mindanao University in Musuan in the municipality of Maramag in Bukidnon on Thursday morning (21 November 2024). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Datu Honorio Sumohoy, the local chief of the Bukidnon tribe, performs a tribal dance called “Sayaw Binukid” at their hall in Barangay Guilang-guilang, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on Wednesday (13 November 2024). MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
Dairy farmers attend a training in making UMMB (urea molasses mineral block) in Sitio Kibuwa, Barangay Impalutao in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Wednesday (6 October 2024). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
DA pledges P1-B for coffee farming development The Department of Agriculture is allocating P1 billion to develop the country’s coffee farming industry, focusing on farmers in Bukidnon. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Laurel Jr. said they aim to cultivate 30,000 hectares of
Fifty patient transport vehicles are parked at the capitol grounds in Malaybalay City on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, while awaiting turnover to different barangays in Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Sep)—The left wing of a juvenile Philippine eagle, rescued from Bagalbal Forest in the Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park in Valencia City, Bukidnon last August 31, had to be amputated due to severe damage caused
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Aug)—Overnight clearing operations conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 10 in the municipality of Kitaotao in Bukidnon have made the Bukidnon-Davao City highway passable for all types of
