REFLECTION: Tagtigusan youth media trainining preserves culture through storytelling

By Johana H. Sawayan MALAYBALAY CITY  (BukidnonNews.Net/24 March 2025) Tagtigusan is a volunteer training project for Community Documentation and Reporting Training among select tri-people young writers based in Bukidnon State University. The project involves training of volunteers for Community documenters and reporters from among youth from IP-Moro-Settler communities as part of their academic support in […]

[BUKIDNON VIEWS] FIRST PERSON: Bridging Leadership: A Legacy in a Book

By Ma. Easterluna Canoy MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net / 23 March 2025) – My copy of the legacy book on Bridging Leadership by the Asian Institute of Management-TeaM Energy Center (AIM-TEC) arrived last night. On behalf of Kitanglad Integrated NGOs and fellow bridging leaders, this is my tribute. A heartfelt thank you to AIM-TEC. The AIM book, […]

Sinabaang: A Profile of the Higaonon Ethnic Attire

By Ray John C. Molion KALABUGAO, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon (BukidnonNews.Net / March 22, 2025) – The Sinabaang, which is the traditional attire of the Higaonon people in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, holds deep cultural and spiritual significance. More than just clothing, it embodies the tribe’s identity, heritage, and social hierarchy. A Sinabaang set features four dominant colors, each […]

BUKIDNON VIEWS: Exploring Conflict-Sensitive Communication in Former President Duterte’s Case

MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/ 16 March 2025) — Conflict is unavoidable, but how we talk about it determines whether we deepen divisions or open paths to peace. Johan Galtung, a pioneer in peace and conflict studies, cited that poorly framed messages can escalate tensions, deepen divisions, and fuel resentment. As Galtung argues, “Peace journalism gives peace […]

Line fishing along Pulangi River, under an unfinished bridge

Residents try their luck in line fishing under the unfinished Old Batangan Bridge construction project, along the Pulangi River in Valencia City. BukidnonNews.Net photo Fishing out of nature’s bountry in Pulagui River. BukidnonNews.Net photo VIEW FROM THE WEST SIDE. Both approaches of the Old Batangan Bridge remains to be constructed. Based on the DPWH-Bukidnon 4th […]

Bukidnon artists showcase works in Manila exhibit

MANILA (BukidnonNews.Net/09 March 2025) – The artworks of 24 painters from Bukidnon are featured in a special exhibit at the Manila Clock Tower Museum from February 8 to March 28, 2025. The exhibit, titled Kabukad, showcases entries from the Bukidnon Local Artists Kulektib (BuLAK) and highlights the beauty, struggles, and traditions of Mindanao’s indigenous communities. […]

Heirs of Datu Mansikyabo, Datu Mampaalong hold Panendan Ta Sakub ritual

Datu Maayun-ayun Arthur “Tiboy” Melendez, president of the clan of the Bukidnon Tribe leads the conduct of the annual Pamuhat or ritual dubbed as Panenden ta Sakub in the site in Bahada, Brgy. 7 Malaybalay City on January 29, 2025. According to accounts, as qouted by Erlow Talatala from author Ludivina R. Opeña and Arturo […]

IP youth to train on reporting, fighting disinformation

MALAYBALAY CITY (27 January 2025/Bukidnon News) – Aspiring young writers from the indigenous peoples communities will learn about documentation and reporting to combat disinformation. The training will initially engage a maximum of 10 participants from IP youth of Bukidnon’s seven tribes in a project collaboration of the Kalandang Taw Center for Peace Studies (KTCPS) and […]