Capitol’s outstanding personnel, units honored

MALAYBALAY CITY-  (Bukidnon News Dispatch/04 October) – Four officers of the Provincial Government of Bukidnon, outstanding offices and units, and about 140 loyal personnel were honored during the culminating and awarding ceremony of the Civil Service Commission anniversary celebration. Marie Carmen C. Unabia, department head of the Provincial Economic Enterprise Development and Management Office (PEEDMO) [...]

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 [...]

Probe sought on claim Bukidnon bananas stricken by ‘Panama disease’

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News Dispatch/22 Sept) The Sangguniang Panlalawigan urged the Bukidnon provincial agriculturist in a resolution passed Wednesday to investigate the veracity of a report that a fungal disease has infected at least a thousand hectares of banana plantations in Bukidnon. Board member Jay Albarece (1st district), who authored the resolution, urged provincial [...]

TESDA Bukidnon offers new scholarship programs

MALAYBALAY CITY –The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Provincial Office of Bukidnon, announced through a press release about their on-going acceptance of applicants for the various scholarship programs availabe in their office, specifically for the following qualifications:

Gov forbids Capitol job referrals

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/10 September) – “Leave it to me.” Gov. Alex P. Calingasan told chiefs of offices in the provincial government about this recently. He asked them in the September convocation program of the Capitol Monday to stop referring job applicants or those seeking promotion.

TESDA gives nat’l certification tests bound for CS eligibility

MALAYBALAY CITY— The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will continue its 2nd round of free certification tests for electricians, computer technicians, welders and other “middle-level jobs” this Sept. 12. During the Bukidnon Monthly Convocation Program on September 5, Catherine Milagros R. Galapon, TESDA provincial director, called for applicants in the Skills Assessments and [...]

TESDA gives nat’l certification tests bound for CS eligibility

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/07 Sept) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will continue its 2nd round of free certification tests for electricians, computer technicians, welders and other “middle-level jobs” this Sept. 12. During the Bukidnon Monthly Convocation Program on September 5, Catherine Milagros R. Galapon, TESDA provincial director, called for applicants [...]

Malaybalay bishop pushes Filipino-first food policy

MALAYBALAY CITY – Malaybalay Bishop Jose A. Cabantan expressed his support for House Bill 4626 (Food for Filipinos First Act of 2011) as a safety measure for food self sufficiency in the country. Cabantan met with Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile, author of the bill, at the bishop’s house during the congressman’s visit to Bukidnon Saturday [...]

3 workers killed, 8 others wounded in Impasug-ong chromite mine site attack

DAVAO CITY – Three workers were killed and eight others were wounded when a group of armed men attacked a chromite mining firm’s compound in Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon, Supt. Canilo Fuentes told Bukidnon News Saturday. Fuentes cited unidentified number of armed men attacked the compound of Nano Mines Trading, a holder of a small scale [...]

Bukidnon labor union votes no to strike

MALAYBALAY CITY- The Agrinanas Development Company, Inc. Employees Union based in three Bukidnon towns decided against holding a strike during voting on April 7 to 8 as the banana firm executes a massive retrenchment, board member Jay Albarece said. Albarece said the Associated Labor Unions was hoping the union will stage a strike to pressure [...]

Nurses cry foul, warn vs. illegal recruitment

MALAYBALAY CITY – A group of nurses from Maramag cried foul against a questionable recruiter and warned the public against attractive offers for employment abroad. Accompanied by Bukidnon Provincial Hospital-Maramag chief nurse Eppie Lim Enguito, three nurses who said they were duped by a nurse now based in Singapore, reported during the Kapihan sa Bukidnon [...]