Bukidnon eyes P60T Christmas cash gifts to employees

MALAYBALAY CITY –  Bukidnon Vice Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr announced last week that the provincial government can free funds to give P60,000 cash gifts or performance enhancement incentives to regular employees and casual employees.

CHR probes surrender of 80 suspected rebels in Bukidnon

MALAYBALAY CITY – The Commission on Human Rights is investigating the surrender of 80 alleged New People’s Army (NPA) over complaints of alleged illegal arrest among others, lawyer Jeanny Ivy Abrina, CHR 10 regional director said.

While VG Zubiri is away, who should preside in the provincial board?

MALAYBALAY CITY  (Bukidnon News/03 November) The Bukidnon Sangguniang Panlalawigan has called on Commission on Elections Bukidnon election supervisor Lordino Salvaña to shed light on an issue left when Vice Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. took a leave of absence for his United States trip.

In the know: Iñake Zubiri and Gaisano Malaybalay

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/13 October) In March 2009, then vice mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri lamented the investment incentives given to Gaisano Malaybalay by the city government through a special ordinance. He alleged that a portion of it was “unfair” and must be taken out.

Gov vetoes ordinances creating history officer, fixed SP staff posts

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/06 October) Gov. Alex P. Calingasan vetoed two ordinances passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in May and August 2011, according to a copy of his letter to the provincial board. The provincial board passed in May 18, 2011 Ordinance No. 2011-023R or the “Ordinance permanently providing staff personnel in the [...]

Malaybalay’s Social Action Center pilots 2 villages in leadership drive

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/07 October) To address poverty and lack of livelihood opportunities at the village level, the church has to do its role in social action. In Bukidnon, the Diocese of Malaybalay has changed tack. Before organizing livelihood projects, they are now engaging the communities in a community leadership drive using ‘model [...]

Killer buses in Bukidnon highways: In 2011 – 9 deaths in 32 RTMI bus accidents

Special Report (First of a series) MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/06 October) –  Jerry Villamor, who works for the municipal government of Manolo Fortich was operating the town’s crane on September 6 in Mangima, Tankulan village. They were responding to a vehicular accident that happened earlier. A Starex van fell off the road and they [...]

Vice Gov. Zubiri to take a leave for US trip

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/05 October) Vice Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. announced he will be leaving for the United States this month to accompany his wife Ma. Victoria F. Zubiri or “Vicky” for medical procedures there. Zubiri told Bukidnon News he will fly to an undisclosed US city on October 21. The [...]

House approves Bukidnon’s 4th legislative district – records

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/04 October) The House of Representatives approved Monday House Bill No. 5236 or the “Act Reapportioning the Province of Bukidnon into four legislative districts,” House records obtained by Bukidnon News showed. The House approved the bill on third reading on October 3, 2011 with 217-0-0 votes, barely a month after [...]

Capitol proposes P1.33B 2012 budget, SP scheds marathon hearings

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/04 October)–  Gov. Alex Calingasan has proposed a P1.330 billion budget for 2012, about P50 million short compared to the provincial government’s 2011 budget of P1.379 billion. The Provincial Government of Bukidnon, which received an internal revenue allotment of P1.311 billion in 2011, will receive only P1.249 billion this year or [...]

Funding halts in 2011 for P2.85 billion Bukidnon road projects

MALAYBALAY CITY(Bukidnon News Dispatch / 03 Oct 2011) – The national government has stopped funding about P2.85 billion worth of road projects in Bukidnon, at least in one of the province’s three districts, board member Nemesio Beltran Jr said. Beltran cited four road projects in the second district started by Department of Public Works and [...]

Fr. Nery memorial race draws 500 runners

MALAYBALAY CITY –  (Bukidnon News Dispatch/01-02 October) The first ever Fr. Nery Satur memorial run, organized in time for the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of his death, drew more than 500 participants on October 1. The five-kilometer run started around 6:45a.m. at the Freedom Park Covered Court. The Diocese of Malaybalay and the Archdiocese [...]

NCIP revokes compliance certificate issued to Bukidnon ranch occupant

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News / 30 Sept) – The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, sitting en banc, decided to annul the compliance certificate it issued to a ranch operator in Maramag, Bukidnon, reversing a verdict it made more than three years ago, according to a copy of its decision furnished by petitioner Panalsalan Dagumbaan Tribal [...]

Kalilangan lumber trader charged for transporting ‘excess’ forest products

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/27 September) The Community and Environment and Natural Resources Office of Malaybalay filed charges against the owner of a truck from Kalilangan town that transported naturally grown forest products beyond allowable excess. According to the criminal complaint filed by Leon C. Equipelag, special forestry prosecutor, before the Office of the [...]

Fr. Nery Satur Memorial Run set on October 1

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/27 Sept) The Diocese of Malaybalay and its media and environment apostolates along with a sports gear partner will be holding a five-kilometer fun run in memory of slain priest Fr. Nery Satur in this city on October 1, Saturday. Dubbed as the Fr. Nery Satur Memorial Run, the event [...]