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.
Kaamulan through the years: Stories of peace-making in street presentations
The annual street dancing competition draws the biggest crowd in Bukidnon’s month-long annual festival, the Kaamulan.
4 contingents compete in 2025 Kaamulan Streetdancing
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.
Bridging Leadership: A legacy in a book
Anthropologist and indigenous peoples’ advocate Ma. Easterluna Canoy pens a tribute to her peers in the Asian Institute of Management’s Bridging Leadership program as she received her copy of its legacy book.
Heirs of Datu Mansikyabo, Datu Mampaalong hold Panendan Ta Sakub ritual
Datu Maayun-ayun Arthur “Tiboy” Melendez, a clan president in the Bukidnon tribe led the annual pamuhat or ritual dubbed as Panenden ta Sakub in Bahada, Brgy. 7 on January 29.
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.
Panendan Ta Sakub: The lore behind Malaybalay’s sacred site
Artist and musician Erlow Talatala retells the folklore behind the Sakub, Bukidnon tribe’s historical landmark near Malaybalay’s Sawaga River.
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.
Talaandigs hold annual Panalawahig ritual along Alanib River
Leaders and members of the Talaandig tribe here held the Panalawahig or Pangampu ta Wahig, a cleansing ritual, along the Alanib River on October 11, to mark the beginning of the annual Talaandig days.