8 village chiefs killed in Bukidnon since 2010

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News/06 December) Since 2010, a total of eight barangay (village) chairs were killed in Bukidnon while serving their term, an official at the Department of the Interior and Local Government provincial office said, adding the government should do something about it.

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.

Bukidnon journalists mark 2nd anniversary of Ampatuan massacre

MALAYBALAY CITY  (Bukidnon News/22 November) Three Bukidnon-based media organizations have jointly organized a local commemoration of the second anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre that killed 32 journalists and media workers on November 23, 2009.

San Fernando’s Salusad surrenders: “we’ll see if gov’t fulfills its promise”

MARAMAG, Bukidnon (Bukidnon News/16 November 2011) – Wearing a seven-color army uniform, Benjamin “Ka Nonong” Salusad an armed group commander who confessed to be a leader of a New People’s Army group, led 79 other suspected rebels who surrendered to the military and were presented to Bukidnon Gov. Alex Calingasan and other government officials Tuesday.

Calingasan, 25 other Mindanao govs back PNoy’s “all-out justice”

MALAYBALAY CITY – (Bukidnon News/27 October) Gov. Alex Calingasan has joined 25 other Mindanao governors in supporting President Aquino’s vow for all-out justice following the series of incidents that killed at least 40 soldiers, civilians and Moro guerrillas and displaced some 20,000 residents in some villages in Basilan and Zamboanga Sibugay.

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 [...]

News summit tackles media’s defense vs. violence

CEBU CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/03 October)– Who are journalists? Why are journalists being killed? How should journalists defend themselves against violence? These are only some of the questions asked during the 8th Phillippine Summit on the News Media (Media Nation 8 ) from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in Marco Polo Plaza here, where the [...]

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 [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Tribal leaders to withhold support for Pulangui V

By Carrell C. Magno and Laurie Ailynne M. Benito Bangsamoro Center for Just Peace (via Bukidnon News with permission from VERA Files) Leaders of indigenous communities in Bukidnon have refused to engage in any discussion over the planned construction of the Pulangui V Hydroelectric Project (HEP), until dam proponents submit a cultural impact assessment that [...]

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 [...]

Localization is key in anti-poverty strategy – NAPC

MAKATI CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/ 26 Sept) – The government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program and the subsidized universal health insurance under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) cannot be the end goal of its poverty strategy, the chair of the National Anti-Poverty Commission told a conference here dubbed “Pathways to High and Inclusive Growth.” [...]

[Updated] Impasugong proposed as Bukidnon’s tribal capital

MALAYBALAY CITY (Bukidnon News Dispatch/25 September) – Impasugong, Bukidnon’s 134-year old town has been proposed to be declared as the tribal capital of the province. Provincial Board member Nemesio Beltran Jr. said the proposal is now in the hands of four committees of the board. Established in 1877, Impasugong has been able to preserve its [...]

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 [...]

Malaybalay, Lanao del Norte link up in “Sports for Peace”

MALAYBALAY CITY—Governor Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo, in an effort to also promote the tourism of his province as well as strengthen ties with other local government units, sent Malaybalay City’s Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri an open invitation to the vibrant “Sports for Peace” in Lanao del Norte. Mayor Zubiri, together with about 60 Malaybalay City [...]

New Yorker from Bukidnon: Caution, vigilance on 9/11 10th anniversary

MALAYBALAY CITY – (13 September 2011) There was caution and vigilance around New York City on the day the world marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, former Bukidnon State University vice president Edmundo Lungay, said in his email update to Bukidnon News. Lungay, now based in New York City, said there was [...]