Bukidnon News

10/07/2025

Eyes here, jobseekers! Join the Job Fair today at the New City Hall in Malaybalay.

03/07/2025

WATCH: Bukidnon's first staging of Fête de la Musique was held last week June 27 to 28 at the Kumaykay RiverFarm in Manolo Fortich.

Aside from the main stage, Fête sa Bukid featured the performances of a total of 40 amateur and professional musicians in Yaka and Keelirz in Malaybalay.

(Video by Ryuzaki Hideki)

02/07/2025

The crime rate in Northern Mindanao decreased by 6 percent this year, according to the PNP Regional Office 10. This is based on the total crime volume from January 1 to May 20.

READ MORE: https://bukidnonnews.net/2025/07/02/normin-january-may-2025-crime-rate-dips-by-6

01/07/2025

Nine local newspapers from across the country took the spotlight in the 2024 Community Press Awards of the Philippine Press Institute held at Eastwood on June 27, Friday.

READ MORE: https://bukidnonnews.net/2025/07/02/ppi-hails-best-community-newspapers-in-2024

29/06/2025

28/06/2025

WATCH: The Old Atugan Bridge in Impasug-ong is not passable after the heavy rains on June 15 destroyed its concrete foundation.

This assessment came from the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office which immediately responsed to reports at the Old Sayre Highway, near the Swimming Pool in Purok 6, Poblacion.

In netizen Perfecto Jalapan's video interview with DPWH Engr. Asiniero, the latter explained that before the rain, part of the bridge has been excavated due to repairs. The Department of Public Works and Highways had a contract with a firm for its repair.

"...Ang contractor ani sa tulay, nag-excavate sila diha...Na-stop ilang excavation diha due to redesign...so medyo nabyaan. Wala man na-protektahe mao ng pagbaha na[apektuhan] sya," the engineer said.

(The contractor paused their excavation due to redesign. It was just left there without protection so when it got damaged by the flood.)

Residents are advised to use the New Atugan Bridge instead, which despite its name has been in use since 1970s.

Meanwhile, the Impasug-ong police station advises the public to use the Capitan Bayong Sayre Highway if they intended to go to the Communal Ranch.

They added: "Magmabinantayon kita sa pag sige ug ulan kay basin naay mga pagdahili sa mga kabukiran o Yuta." (Let's watch out for possible landslides during heavy rains.)

27/06/2025

A shared focus on making a meaningful impact emerged as a common call from both Bukidnon Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque and Vice Governor Clive Quiño during their respective inaugural speeches on Wednesday, June 26, following their oathtaking at the Bukidnon Sports and Cultural Complex Auditorium in Laguitas, Malaybalay City.

READ MORE: https://bukidnonnews.net/2025/06/27/impact-is-common-call-as-bukidnon-gov-vg-assume-new-terms

26/06/2025

In this column, Ray Talimio Jr. reflects on the judiciary’s own challenges after Chief Justice Gesmundo said during Independence Day: “𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙.”

In this column, Ray G. Talimio Jr reflects on the judiciary’s own challenges after Chief Justice Gesmundo said during Independence Day: “Our enemies today are not just foreign forces. They include the corruption and apathy we tolerate in our own backyard.”

26/06/2025

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26/06/2025

25/06/2025

𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝗣𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀

MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.net/ 25 June 2025)---The province has logged the highest number of dropouts in the region with 16,511 out-of-school 4Ps kids last year.

According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 10, this figure comprised 58.9 percent of the 28,022 total dropouts in Northern Mindanao. The kids, whose families were registered under the state’s subsidy program 4Ps, were required to have at least 85 percent class attendance.

The province was followed by Misamis Oriental with 5,560 dropouts; Lanao del Norte with 3,611; Misamis Occidental with 2,095; and Camiguin with 245.

𝗙𝗮𝗿-𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀

In a DSWD-10 report, “most of these out-of-school children are in senior high school and live in isolated and disadvantaged areas, where long distances and limited access to schools hinder regular attendance.” Some kids have also opted to work instead to help their parents.

To address this, the 4Ps municipal and city action teams across 93 localities in Northern Mindanao have tried to reach these children and their parents to return to class. Some teams utilized the Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela activities held before the June 16 class opening. Others mobilized the 4Ps Parent Leaders to help encourage them.

In San Fernando, Bukidnon, for example, the Municipal Action Team reached out to 868 4Ps children, most of whom live in remote barangays near the border to Davao del Norte.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, low-income families are given monthly subsidies for rice (Php 600), health (Php 750), and education (Php 300, Php 500, Php700 depending on grade level). For example, a family with one elementary, one junior high, and one senior high school student could receive Php 2,850 monthly for a maximum of 7 years.

Aside from class attendance, family-beneficiaries are also required to attend the monthly Family Development Sessions.

“We strongly encourage all 4Ps and non-4Ps children to stay in school and finish their studies for a brighter future,” said 4Ps Regional Program Manager Kenneth Haze S. Lustre.

Their office’s back-to-school campaign is dubbed "Ali na, Eskwela 'ta" (Come on, let’s study). (𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘚𝘞𝘋-10)

https://bukidnonnews.net/2025/06/25/bukidnon-tops-2024-school-dropouts-among-normin-4ps-kids