BukidnonNews.Net photo MALAYBALAY CITY (BukidnonNews.Net/12 May 2025) Elections in this part of the city went peacefully and orderly, according to volunteers of the Parish Pastoral Council in Brgy. Casisang, Malaybalay City. Jerry Manubag, a senior volunteer of the PPCRV in Casisang Central Integrated School, polling place to 7,700 voters here in 49 polling precincts and seven […]
Residents cast their votes in Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon
Voters wait for their turn to cast their votes in a covered hall in Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon/Photo by Ray John C. Molion/Volunteer, Tagtigusan Community Documentation and Reporting Training for Bukidnon’s Tri-people Youth Voters wait for their turn to cast their votes by the door of a precinct in Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon/Photo by Ray John C. […]
Malaybalay voter unable to vote over alleged list mishap – PPCRV
A voter reported he was unable to vote and sought help from volunteers of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting stationed in the Malaybalay City Central School in the morning of May 12, 2025. He reported that he could not locate his name in the voters’ list. Without revealing the voter’s name, Ms. Maria […]
Voters fall in longer queues in Kalasungay, Malaybalay City
Voters find themselves falling in longer queues as they proceed to cast their votes today, Monday, May 12, 2025. Instead of the previous three precincts in a cluster, residents observe that polling clusters here are composed of five to six precincts. Some rooms have to be alloted as “waiting rooms”. BukidnonNews.Net photos Volunteers from the […]
Machine malfunctions in a precinct in Kalilangan
Voters waited for an hour at most due to a malfunction of the automated counting machine in Precinct 10A in Poblacion Kalilangan, Bukidnon. Voters who queued starting 7a.m. reported movement only after an hour. Photo courtersy of Dr. Rotchel Amigo
IN PHOTOS: Kaamulan 2025 Dancers and Musicians
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, […]