Dancers from Malaybalay City contingent/BukidnonNews.Net photo by Art Vincent Pańares Dancers from Malaybalay City contingent/BukidnonNews.Net photo by Art Vincent Pańares Drummers from the Valencia City contingent/BukidnonNews.Net photo by Art Vincent Pańares
KAAMULAN 2025: Tribe Drives Away Horned Beast in Malaybalay Ritual Streetdance
MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/12 April 2025) The Malaybalay City contingent retold a significant story from Sitio Cabacungan, Barangay Linabo, Malaybalay City. The Bukidnon tribe retold a significant cultural narrative highlighting their resilience and devotion to ancestral traditions. According to oral accounts, during nights of the LUMALAM-AGA (bright moon), a terrifying creature known as SALARUNG, with a […]
Kaamulan 2025: Libona Honors Higaonon Legacy and Sacred Peace Rituals in Streetdancing Storyline
MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/12 April 2025) The Municipality of Libona brought to life a powerful retelling of its ancestral past during the Kaamulan 2025 through its street dancing and ground presentation. Rooted in the rich heritage of the Higaonon people, the storyline unfolds in Bagtok, where indigenous practices such as farming, hunting, gold panning, and weaving […]
KAAMULAN through the years: Stories of peace-making using street presentations
By Walter I. BalaneMALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/12 April 2025) – The annual street dancing competition draws the biggest crowd in Bukidnon’s month-long annual festival, the Kaamulan. The highlight: ethnic dances, rituals, and nanangen performed in vibrant presentations from the province’s seven ethnic groups. Dancers and floats showcase Bukidnon’s rich cultural heritage. Presentations center on ethnic customs, […]
4 contingents compete in 2025 Kaamulan Streetdancing competion
MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/11 April 2025) Contingents from Bukidnon’s two cities, Malaybalay and Valencia and two of 20 towns, Cabanglasan and Libona, are competing in this year’s 2025 Kaamulan Streetdancing Competition. The annual Ikat-ikat Ta Dadalanen (streetdancing) to be held on April 12, 2025 is one of the highlights of the annual Kaamulan spearheaded by the […]
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[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, […]
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 […]
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.
Mindanao’s first Senior Citizen community care center opens in Malaybalay
To mark a significant milestone in elderly care, the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) inaugurated its first Senior Citizens Community Care Center (SC3C) in Malaybalay City on October 23. This groundbreaking facility is the first in Mindanao and one of only three SC3Cs nationwide.