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Comics series on Bukidnon tribe out
By Walter I. Balane on May 21 2013 4:45 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/21 May) – In a marked departure from their mainly oral tradition, the Bukidnon-Daraghuyan tribe has published a series of four comics depicting their history and culture. Titled… »
Zubiri, Calingasan proclaimed Bukidnon top execs
By Walter I. Balane on May 17 2013 8:13 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 May) – The Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) in Bukidnon proclaimed governor-elect Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. and vice governor-elect Alex Calingasan before 5 p.m. Friday, four days… »
Valencia City ex-mayor Galario regains post
By Walter I. Balane on May 16 2013 3:21 pm
VALENCIA CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — After losing in 2007 and 2010, former mayor Jose M. Galario Jr. has regained his old post from two-termer Leandro Jose Catarata, candidate of the… »
Lumad families dominate Malaybalay’s city council
By Walter I. Balane on May 15 2013 3:01 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) – A total of six of the 10 candidates in the winning circle for city councilor here can be traced to Lumad families, specifically… »
Zubiri slate wins in Malaybalay
By Walter I. Balane on May 15 2013 12:25 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) – The tandem of reelectionist Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri and councilor Roland Deticio of the Bukidnon Paglaum Party-administration team won wide margins over their… »
Minor glitches? Defective PCOS machines mar voting in Bukidnon, Zambo Sibugay
By Walter I. Balane on May 14 2013 11:47 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/14 May) — Reports of defective precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines delayed the voting process in several clustered precincts across Mindanao Monday, resulting in the disenfranchisement of… »
Throwing mud at each other deplorable, Malaybalay priest tells candidates
By Walter I. Balane on April 28 2013 6:35 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 Apr) – A priest here, during his homily on Sunday mass, lamented the electoral candidates’ practice of destroying each other during campaign, later saying the… »
Bukidnon poverty incidence worsens; exec blames ‘labor only’ scheme
By Walter I. Balane on April 27 2013 11:34 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/27 April)— Bukidnon Vice Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri blamed yesterday the rise of the province’s poverty incidence to the “labor only” contractual scheme resorted by agricultural plantations.… »
Bukidnon biz leader says sugar centrals could be tapped to help address power deficit
By Walter I. Balane on April 14 2013 8:26 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/14 April) At least four sugar centrals in Mindanao, including two in Bukidnon, can supply up to 90 megawatts of power to the Mindanao grid, Roderico Bioco, president… »
3 sites considered for Bukidnon’s airport
By Walter I. Balane on April 11 2013 6:36 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – Three sites inspected for the proposed domestic airport in Bukidnon are “technically feasible,” with the final selection hinging on the economic and financial… »
Bukidnon provincial board asks power utility to explain P213.88-M loan
By Walter I. Balane on April 9 2013 10:38 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 April) – The Bukidnon provincial board has summoned officials of the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco) to its session on Wednesday to shed light on a P213.88-million… »
Mindanao pols urged to take stand on Mindanao power woes
By Walter I. Balane on April 7 2013 9:48 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 April) — Politicians in Mindanao should take a stand on the current power deficit in the island and the impending privatization of the Agus and Pulangi hydropower… »
Voters want Malaybalay pols to focus on economy, education, environment
By Walter I. Balane on April 7 2013 9:45 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 April) – Economy, education and the environment topped the list of issues that voters said should be prioritized by those who will lead the city government in… »
To solve criminality, fix Witness Protection Program first – party list
By Walter I. Balane on April 4 2013 5:59 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 4 April) – Fixing the country’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) is crucial to solving criminality in the country, which is fraught with problems of lack of… »
Bukidnon media workers sign manifesto for responsible poll coverage
By Walter I. Balane on April 3 2013 7:56 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/3 April)– Reporters and other media workers signed a one-page declaration Monday, vowing to cover the 2013 local and national elections “fairly, comprehensively and accurately.” The declaration, signed… »
Vote selling worse than vote buying – NUJP
By Walter I. Balane on April 2 2013 3:35 am
VALENCIA CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) – In the upcoming elections, the problem has worsened. It is not just “vote buying” anymore, but “vote selling.” Rowena Paraan, chairperson of the… »
Bukidnon bishop on political dynasties: “politics is not private property”
By Walter I. Balane on March 31 2013 5:38 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/31 March)- Lambasting political dynasties across the country on Easter Sunday, Malaybalay Bishop Jose A. Cabantan urged the conversion of the faithful “to new values so politics treated… »
Measure to ban pine tree resin extraction in Bukidnon hurdles 2nd reading
By Walter I. Balane on March 30 2013 1:20 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/30 March) – The Bukidnon Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved on second reading last Monday a proposed ordinance banning the extraction of pine tree resins in the province. The measure… »
10% of budget for organic agri too much – Bukidnon LGUs
By Walter I. Balane on March 25 2013 5:07 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – The local government units in Bukidnon’s 20 towns and two cities are willing to shed only 1 to 2 percent from their budget… »
500 of 588-MW additional power supply for Mindanao by 2016 is coal-based
By Walter I. Balane on March 25 2013 12:30 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – Eight-five percent or 500 of the 588 megawatt additional power generation in Mindanao by 2016 is coal-based, Department of Energy planning chief Michael… »
Slain Valencia councilman among 949 passers of 2012 bar exams
By Walter I. Balane on March 20 2013 10:28 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) – Three of the 11 bar examinees of the Bukidnon State University made it, but there were mixed feelings whether to celebrate or not… »
Fruit magnate Perrine agrees to submit to NCIP process in Bukidnon reforestation project
By Walter I. Balane on March 18 2013 9:31 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) – Business magnate John Paul C. Perrine of the Unifrutti Group of Companies and the Hineleban Foundation agreed to submit to the guidelines provided… »
Proposed BSU extension schools put on hold
By Walter I. Balane on March 14 2013 5:29 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/13 March) – The request of the Bukidnon Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) for the board of regents of Bukidnon State University to open external schools in Pangantucan and Sinuda… »
Investors’ social responsibility projects crucial vs. insurgency – Bukidnon Army chief
By Walter I. Balane on March 11 2013 9:56 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – There is a need to harness the corporate social responsibility projects among investors as part of the effort to combat insurgency in Bukidnon,… »
Bukidnon eyes title as world’s “Soil Painting Capital”
By Walter I. Balane on March 10 2013 8:52 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/10 March) — Bukidnon-based artists are organizing a soil painting festival in April 2014 to put the province on the map as the “Soil Painting Capital of the… »
Bukidnon cops place 53 ‘hot’ villages on poll watchlist
By Walter I. Balane on March 9 2013 6:01 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 March)– Fifty-three of Bukidnon’s 464 barangays have been classified as “election watchlist areas,” Supt. Narciso Domingo, provincial deputy police director for administration, said Friday. He said that… »
‘Bantula’ vows quick response to human rights violations in Bukidnon
By Walter I. Balane on March 9 2013 5:57 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 March) – A multi-sectoral human rights coordinating council called Bantula, a Binukid dialect for “bell” or “alarm,” has vowed to conduct quick response and fact-finding missions on… »
‘Gov’t ill-prepared to handle mass deportation of Pinoy workers from Sabah’
By Walter I. Balane on March 7 2013 5:43 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/07 March) – The government is unprepared in case Malaysia decides to deport en mass Filipino workers from Sabah where some 200 followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram… »
Raps mulled vs officials for not arresting suspect in Lumad leader’s death
By Walter I. Balane on March 6 2013 11:59 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 March) – Leaders of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines said they may file administrative charges against certain government officials for their failure to arrest… »
Exclusive rights for big sponsors defeat spirit of Kaamulan’
By Walter I. Balane on March 6 2013 8:45 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/05 March) – The provincial government should have disallowed some companies from enjoying exclusive rights during the Kaamulan even if they were major sponsors of the annual festival… »
NCIP lauds Kaamulan 2013 street dancing entries
By Walter I. Balane on March 2 2013 10:28 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/02 March)- Contingents from six towns and two cities competed in the Kaamulan 2013 street dancing competition Saturday morning featuring performances that a provincial official of the National… »
UNA senatorial bets coming to Malaybalay for Kaamulan 2013 celebration
By Walter I. Balane on March 1 2013 6:20 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/01 March)- -Senatorial candidates of the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) are set to hold a campaign sortie here during the Kaamulan 2013 festival fireworks display tomorrow (March 2),… »
Free trainings set for Bukidnon entrepreneurs
By Walter I. Balane on February 28 2013 11:30 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/28 Feb) — The Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and the Department of Trade and Industry-Bukidnon have jointly organized free trainings for entrepreneurs in time… »
Acosta on Tampakan mining project: ECC just one of the many steps
By Walter I. Balane on February 28 2013 6:38 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 Feb) – The Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) obtained by the foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) for the Tampakan copper-gold project is only from the side… »
Board member eyes banning pine tree resin extraction in Bukidnon
By Walter I. Balane on February 26 2013 7:48 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 26 February) – Bukidnon provincial board member Nemesio Beltran Jr. proposed an ordinance seeking to ban extraction of pine tree resin anywhere in the province of… »
Malaybalay’s seven major gangs ‘make peace’
By Walter I. Balane on February 24 2013 8:55 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/24 Feb) — Seven of the city’s 23 gangs convened last week and vowed to make peace with each other, a few days before the soft opening of… »
Bukidnon’s annual Kaamulan fest starts
By Walter I. Balane on February 23 2013 12:58 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 February)- The provincial government of Bukidnon opened Friday its annual Kaamulan festival dedicated to the province’s seven hill tribes with a five-contingent drum and lyre competition drawing… »
Del Monte to NPA: “why such acts of violence?”
By Walter I. Balane on February 20 2013 2:34 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 Feb) — The Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI) management said it was unaware of the reasons why the New Peoples Army (NPA) attacked its compound Tuesday saying… »
NPA attacks Del Monte, Dole in Bukidnon; NDF says ‘leave, stop expansions’
By Walter I. Balane on February 20 2013 8:20 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 February) — About a hundred members of the New People’s Army (NPA) simultaneously attacked the main compound of Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI) in Camp Phillips, Manolo… »
Classes suspended
By Walter I. Balane on February 19 2013 9:43 pm
Students of Bukidnon National High School-Kalasungay Annex in Malaybalay City go home after authorities suspended classes Tuesday in the elementary and high school levels in Bukidnon, one of 18 Mindanao provinces placed under Signal… »
Bishop Cabantan: vote based on platform, not on priests’ dictate
By Walter I. Balane on February 19 2013 1:59 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/18 February) – The faithful should vote in the May 13 polls based on “discernment” and not on who the clergy may tell them to choose, Malaybalay Bishop… »
Bukidnon SP approves ‘green discount’ for RPT
By Walter I. Balane on February 15 2013 4:23 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/15 February) —The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bukidnon has approved an ordinance granting real property tax (RPT) discounts to properties with trees growing on them, provincial board member Jay Albarece… »
Church group to DENR: act on BFI’s violations
By Walter I. Balane on February 14 2013 4:20 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/14 February) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) should act on the alleged violations committed by the Bukidnon Forests Inc. (BFI) and its contractor in… »
Bukidnon electric coop names new head as ex-GM eyes party-list seat
By Walter I. Balane on February 13 2013 6:14 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 Feb) – The Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco) named its chief planning officer as its new general manager as controversial general manager Edgardo Masongsong was… »
Malaybalay City Council backs Bukidnon’s first Muslim cemetery
By Walter I. Balane on February 10 2013 6:32 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/09 February) – The Malaybalay City Council has endorsed a proposal to build a Muslim cemetery in a village here, Councilor Roland Deticio said. If approved, the cemetery… »
DENR-attached firm refused to get permit from us, says DENR Bukidnon
By Walter I. Balane on February 8 2013 6:51 pm
DENR-attached firm refused to get permit from us, says DENR Bukidnon MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/08 February) – The Bukidnon Forests Inc. (BFI) based in this city had repeatedly refused to obtain… »
DENR stops BFI’s extraction, transport of pine tree resins
By Walter I. Balane on February 7 2013 5:00 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/6 February)— The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has seized 500 sacks of Benguet pine tree resins weighing around 30,000 kilograms from a Chinese contractor of… »
Slain Valencia village dad: ‘Others first before self’
By Walter I. Balane on January 26 2013 2:34 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 January)—“I love challenges … I love being the last one in the line.” This was how Gino Antonio Zambrano, the slain 26-year old village councilor of Barangay… »
Bukidnon’s Kaamulan fest the same; foundation now in September
By Walter I. Balane on January 24 2013 9:51 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/24 January)—The Bukidnon provincial government clarified that the Kaamulan Festival 2013 will proceed as scheduled from February to March amidst speculations it was postponed to September. Fredelyn Ragandang,… »
‘Dialogue Bukidnon’ set up for 2013 polls
By Walter I. Balane on January 15 2013 7:05 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/14 January) – A community-based news outfit, Bukidnon News, has initiated a documentation and research project concerning voters’ education in the province for the May 2013 elections. Dubbed… »
