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 […]
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 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 […]
Barangay IP reps boost legislative skills
The City’s Indigenous People Mandatory Representatives (IPMR) from 46 barangays have been getting a legislative skills boost, resulting to an increased approval for proposed ordinances.
Datu Makapukaw: In memoriam
Anthropologist and indigenous peoples’ advocate Ma. Easterluna Canoy pens a short tribute in remembrance of Datu Makapukaw Adolino Saway, overall chieftain of the Kitanglad Council of Elders who passed last year.
LOOK: Indigenous Peoples Month ends with thanksgiving
The Indigenous Peoples Month was culminated with a thanksgiving ritual at the Daraghuyan Heritage Center, Olonguhon in Dalwangan.
Waway Saway performs in Frankfurt, Germany
Talaandig visual artist and musician Rodelio “Datu Salakup” Waway L. Saway from Songco, Lantapan performed his “Es Gali” piece at the Frankfurter Buckmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) in Germany.