Nine suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of sustained military operations by the Philippine Army (PA) in Malaybalay, Bukidnon on Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25. The 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said it launched air strikes and ground-based attacks as part of a focused...
ILOILO CITY – A short film on the Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples won in the 46th Gawad Urian. “Paglupad ka Banog” (The Flight of Banog) by director Elvert Bañares was awarded as Best Short Film in the annual awards given by film critic organization Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) on...
By Henrylito D. Tacio In December 2019, Atty. Edwaldo L. Legaspina – more popularly known as Basti among friends – already bought four-and-half hectares of land in Lorega, a barangay of Kitaotao, Bukidnon. This lawyer loves to farm. (Henrylito Tacio) The pandemic happened just a few...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of the flood control structure that will protect the public in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon against the overflowing river during heavy rains of long duration. Completed along Bobonawan River in Barangay Cabulohan in...
By RICHELLE A. NIEPES Have you ever encountered a fruit that carries the distinctive aroma of durian but unfolds a taste similar to jackfruit, with subtle notes of marang ( Artocarpus odoratissimus )? It might sound peculiar or even bizarre, but such a fruit exists. Meet the cempedak (Artocarpus...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Some 3,000 residents from Bukidnon benefitted from House Speaker Martin Romualdez's Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) program after the initiative was launched in the province Saturday, Nov. 11. “Nabuo...
By Vic Thor Palarca The buzz among local beekeepers and Asian Apiculture Association (AAA) member Reynaldo Gil “Datu Makadingding” Lomarda is that stingless bees, commonly known as “kiyot” indirectly promotes organic farming. Stingless bee honey or ‘kiyot’ honey is known for its...
Tossing a stone to a body of water creates ripples, causing a wider change that is felt beyond the initial toss. Figuratively but also quite literally, the masonry scholars of Aboitiz Power Corp. subsidiary Hedcor and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Aboitiz Foundation) – who work with brick, concrete,...
By YVETTE TAN Last week, I and a few other press people were at the Bukidnon Integrated Coffee Center (BICC) in Malaybalay. The BICC, which is co-hosted by Nestlé Philippines, has been around since 2008 and is the center of the country’s Robusta program. Almost 90% of the country’s coffee is...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed and guns and bullets were captured in encounters in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur and Impasug-ong, Bukidnon recently. Army 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (ID) Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Major Francisco P. Garello Jr. said troops under...
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – The coffee industry in Mindanao is facing challenges in producing a new generation of farmers as many youths are not inclined towards agriculture. Nestlé Classic Assistant Brand Manager Igi Natunauan presents the upcoming ‘Kape’t Bisig sa Pagbangon’ campaign in...
BUTUAN CITY – A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao was killed in a encounter with the 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion (8th IB) in Sitio Lagaslasan, Barangay Kulaman, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, on Wednesday, August 23. The fatality was identified as “Kumander Mojen” or...
