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Northern Mindanao needs P198B in 2 years to recover from effects of pandemic
Of the P197.6 billion needed for the Regional Recovery Program, P150.2 billion or 76% should go to social services, says the regional development council

Cases spike in Northern Mindanao as more returning residents positive for coronavirus
The Department of Health confirms 17 new coronavirus cases in Northern Mindanao – all locally-stranded individuals and OFWs who have returned to the region

Spike in coronavirus cases in Northern Mindanao, Lanao del Sur blamed on Hatid Probinsya
Zia Alonto Adiong, Lanao del Sur IATF spokesperson, calls for improvements in the national government's program that helps bring stranded residents and repatriated OFWs back to their provinces

Northern Mindanao unemployment hits 15-year high in April
The Philippine Statistics Authority says the number of jobless people in Northern Mindanao rose to 236,000 in April 2020 – more than double the number of unemployed workers in April 2019 – due to the coronavirus pandemic

Northern Mindanao targets 200 coronavirus tests daily by June 1
The Department of Health Northern Mindanao and two hospitals in Cagayan de Oro are expected to start testing this week

With license to operate, Northern Mindanao to start coronavirus testing
The Department of Health 10-TB Reference Center (DOH-10) and the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) are granted a License to Operate (LTO) as testing centers

Misamis Oriental gov, other groups want Cagayan de Oro under lockdown
(2nd UPDATE) The group Luwas Cagayan, 26 barangay captains of Cagayan de Oro City, and the Misamis Oriental governor want an enhanced community quarantine imposed on the city

Sweeper flight takes 143 foreign tourists in Mindanao to Manila
The marooned foreigners are gathered by the Australian Embassy and the Department of Tourism from 3 regions in Mindanao

Coronavirus response: CDO gets more protective equipment, alcohol
The Cagayan de Oro health department head says that the city is ramping up preparation for a possible outbreak

Cagayan de Oro pays for hotel stay of health workers vs coronavirus
Cagayan de Oro city is looking for ways to help frontliners facing transportation and lodging challenges under community quarantine

DOH Region 10 confirms 3 new coronavirus cases in Northern Mindanao
Four COVID-19 patients are now confined at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC), the region’s biggest tertiary hospital and now, its referral hospital for coronavirus cases

Northern Mindanao LGUs prepare P1.2B in relief, economic aid amid outbreak
Cagayan de Oro City earmarks P500 million, while Bukidnon province sets aside P700 million

Northern Mindanao’s largest public hospital saves lives against the odds
The Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) is the referral hospital for all coronavirus Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) in the region

14 PUIs in Northern Mindanao test negative for coronavirus disease
The wife of COVID-19 PH 40, Mindanao's first coronavirus fatality, also tests negative

Northern Mindanao buses continue to operate despite coronavirus fears
These buses though are not allowed to cross to neighboring regions of Caraga, Davao, Zamboanga and BARMM

2 women probed for coronavirus die in Cagayan de Oro
The women, who were from different hospitals in the region, died less than 24 hours after they were brought to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, say doctors

PAF to airlift coronavirus patient specimens from Northern Mindanao
DOH Region 10 says the Philippine Air Force agrees to carry the PUI swab samples to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Cagayan de Oro orders closure of malls, curfew
The city opts for temporary closures and a curfew instead of a lockdown

Coronavirus patient in Mindanao was a resident of Pasig City
The patient is now confined at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center

DepEd: 586 students got pregnant in last 6 months of 2019 in Northern Mindanao
The education department says 'that is like 3 teenage student pregnancies each day'

Whale sharks return to Camiguin, gov't asks tourists, locals to let them be
The whale sharks' newfound presence gives high hopes that these gentle marine giants are back to stay and will repopulate

Northern Mindanao police chief sacked, suspended from service
Brigadier General Rafael Santiago Jr is ordered suspended from service for 6 months, says Philippine National Police officer-in-charge Lieutenant General Archie Gamboa
PDEA Northern Mindanao nabs Bukidnon public school teacher in drug bust
Law enforcers arrest Grade 9 teacher in a buy-bust operation

Dengue cases in Northern Mindanao breach epidemic threshold
It's in Northern Mindanao where 60 dengue deaths have been recorded

Northern Mindanao police close 1,900 PCSO gaming outlets
The Philippine National Police in Northern Mindanao closes 1,386 small town lotteries, 208 lotto establishments, and 306 Peryahan ng Bayan

Northern Mindanao 'peaceful' as local campaign kicks off
In Cagayan de Oro, former SSS commissioner Jose Gabriel 'Pompee' La Viña kicks off his bid to replace Mayor Oscar Moreno

Northern Mindanao suffers agriculture damage due to El Niño
Local agriculture officials will meet with provincial agriculturists in the region to assess the impact of El Niño in the coming months

Controversial cop ambushed in CDO declared out of danger
Police Superintendent Michael John Deloso is still in the intensive care unit

Northern Mindanao top cop in critical condition after ambush
Police Superintendent Michael John Deloso survives an ambush in Cagayan de Oro City

Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula experience power outage
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines says the 'intentional toppling of vegetation under the Baloi-Agus 2 transmission line resulted in the loss of power over vast areas in Northeastern and Northwestern Mindanao'

Allies break up, enemies team up for Cagayan de Oro 2019 elections
Here are also the politicians who have so far filed their certificates of candidacy in other parts of Northern Mindnao: Bukidnon, Camiguin, and Lanao del Sur

Duterte opens Chinese-donated Bukidnon drug rehab center
The P500-million facility is donated by Friends of the Philippines, a group of Chinese businessmen led by Jose Kho, associated with a company behind planned massive reclamation in Manila Bay

Post-elections, Comelec finds 26 overaged SK bets in Northern Mindanao
If any of them turn out to have won in barangays in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and Misamis Occidental, the Comelec says it will suspend their proclamation

Palaro record-breaker Sylvian Abunda aims for back-to-back gold in javelin
Sylvian Faith Abunda, a Grade 11 student at Lantapan Stand-Alone Senior High School in Lantapan, Bukidnon, is banking on her experience, perseverance, and discipline to achieve her Palaro dreams

IN NUMBERS: Three-year Rolling Infrastructure Plan (TRIP)
TRIP outlines over 4 000 infrastructure projects worth P3 6 trillion to be completed by 2020

N. Mindanao wins elementary baseball boys gold vs C. Luzon
Two Northern Mindanao athletes also win individual awards: Julrey Morales for best pitcher and Kim Adam for the most number of stolen bases

NCR footballers' quarters climb includes 17-0 obliteration of Central Luzon
The National Capital Region continues to pad its lead for the overall championship title as they added 12 gold medals in the official third day of competition of the 60th Palarong Pambansa 2017

Glitches and glory at Palaro in Antique
It is tough but we’re not offering any excuse DepEd says

N. Mindanao football team protests after NCR's no-show for Palaro game
The game between Northern Mindanao and NCR is postponed until Wednesday morning April 25

Thousands displaced by heavy rains in parts of Visayas, Mindanao
UPDATED Around 963 families or 4 536 persons are displaced in Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao all of which are staying in 28 evacuation centers

Cagayan de Oro under state of calamity
UPDATED Forced evacuation has been ordered in several flood and landslide prone barangays Some parts of the city are in neck deep water

NPA rebels hopeful about peace process but…
Communist guerrillas in Northern Mindanao celebrate the CPP s 48th anniversary in Medina Misamis Oriental

12 Northern Mindanao police chiefs sacked for poor performance
They failed to keep up with the demands of Project Double Barrel the Philippine National Police s campaign against illegal drugs

Northern Mindanao reports drop in July crime rate
Police statistics showed that there was a 44 drop in the overall crime rate for the month of July
Who is the top presidential pick of young Kagay-anons?
In the bustling city of Cagayan de Oro dubbed as the melting pot of Northern Mindanao who are the young voters supporting?

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NPA frees 1st of 5 prisoners of war in Misamis Oriental
Senior Police Officer 4 Renie Rombo was one of the policemen abducted by the rebels when they held simultaneous road blocks across Northern Mindanao

NPA to candidates: Coordinate with us for 'smooth' campaigning
The New People s Army sets up checkpoints in Misamis Oriental Bukidnon and Agusan del Norte

Comelec in Northern Mindanao to allow voting time extension
Voters queuing 30 meters from the polling precincts by closing time at 5 pm on May 9 will be allowed to cast their votes says Comelec’s regional lawyer Gina Luna Zayas Sabio

Cagayan de Oro debate crowd: Where are our issues?
The first presidential debate fails to take up candidates plans for the indigenous peoples of Mindanao agriculture and persons with disabilities
