Valencia, Bukidnon

Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 223,620 people.

The city is the most populous among all cities and municipalities in Bukidnon, and the 6th largest in terms of land area in the province. It is also the most populous inland/landlocked city in Mindanao. It is the third largest city in Northern Mindanao in terms of population, after Cagayan de Oro and Iligan respectively.

The city serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Bukidnon.

History

thumb|left|Aerial view of Valencia, 1935

Origins

The territory that now comprises the city of Valencia was combined from thirteen barangays of Malaybalay.

The earliest inhabitants in the area, presently comprising part of the Poblacion, were Bukidnon natives who founded a settlement along the banks of Pulangi River and the confluence of the Dumanggas River. The pioneers were led by Darwin Dumanggas Manangkila together with the families of the Binalhays, Laugas, Dongogans, Gua-ans, Lanayans, and the Arenzos. The first site of the settlement was a sitio named "Panglibatuhan" because the area was thickly forested by tree species called by the natives as "Malibato trees".

In 1911, a one-room barrio school was opened, and its first teacher was Leon Galorport. The school site is approximately the present location of the Poblacion Barangay High School. Galorport, who came from Valencia, Bohol, named the school "Valencia School" after his hometown. When the sitio became a barrio of Malaybalay, the residents agreed to name it "Valencia". Finally, when the southern portion of Malaybalay was separated as a new municipality, the petitioners agreed to name the municipality as "Valencia". However, the use of the name "Valencia" is already seen in Spanish documents in 1893 or even earlier which places it under the jurisdiction of Linabo or Sevilla (now Mailag) in the Province of Misamis.

The rich natural resources found in the territory eventually attracted Christian settlers from the highly populated coastal areas of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon islands.

Political birth

Teodoro Pepito led a petition by residents to convert barrio Valencia into a full-fledged municipality. The petition was forwarded to the Provincial Board of the Bukidnon province for consideration. The Provincial Board passed a resolution approving the creation of the Municipality of Valencia, which it forwarded to the Office of the President of the Philippines.

By virtue of the provisions of Executive Order No. 360, the municipality of Valencia was formally born on October 11, 1959. The barrios of Bagontaas, Cawayanon, Guinoyuran, Laligan, Lilingayon, Lumbayao, Lurugan, Maapag, Mailag, San Isidro, Sugod, Tongantongan, and Valencia, together with their respective sittios, were separated from then Malaybalay to form the Municipality of Valencia. Later, some sitios of the original barrios became regular barangays, resulting to the present 31 barangays of Valencia.

On August 10, 1960, Teodoro N. Pepito and Ernesto Garcia were appointed by President Carlos P. Garcia as mayor and vice-mayor of the municipality, respectively. On May 19, 1961, Pepito's and Garcia's appointments were extended by President Garcia. Upon the election of Diosdado Macapagal in November 1961, President Garcia's appointees were recalled; President Macapagal appointed Lucilo Alkuino as the new ad interim mayor and Solomon Gao-ay as the new ad interim vice-mayor. These appointments were extended by Macapagal on June 6, 1962, and lasted until the first general elections were held in 1963. Thus, between 1962 and 1963, two sets of municipal officials have served the municipality of Valencia—albeit one set was acting in a de facto capacity. The controversy between the two different appointments was brought to court and later, eventually reached the Supreme Court. In a decision dated May 31, 1965, two years after the first general election was held, the said high court declared, in a quo warranto petition, that Pepito's and Garcia's tenure after Macapagal's appointment were not legally recognized.

During the regular local election in November 1963, Pepito won and became the first elected mayor, with Ernesto Garcia as the vice mayor. Pepito was re-elected in 1967 and again in 1971. However, before his term expired in 1975, martial law was declared by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972 and elections for local officials were suspended. Pepito continued to hold office as mayor until 1978, when he retired from government service. The vice mayor, Absalon Catarata, succeeded as mayor until 1979, when President Ferdinand Marcos appointed Santiago Dablio as acting mayor.

In 1980 local elections, Absalon Catarata was elected mayor, with Romulo Makalood as vice mayor together with all the councilors in the opposition ticket. In February 1986, the People Power Revolution in Manila took place and Corazon Aquino became the President of the Republic.

During the campaign for the approval of the new constitution, the municipal government under the leadership of Absalon Catarata wholeheartedly supported it. In January 1988, Catarata was re-elected as mayor and his running mate, Berthobal Ancheta was elected as vice mayor together with seven councilors under his party. Months later, he was elected president of the Bukidnon Mayors League and similarly as president of the Mayor's League of Region X.

On the evening of April 21, 1988, Catarata was fatally shot by an unknown assassin in front of his residence while waiting for his service vehicle which would have fetched him to an evening program at the town plaza. After his death, Vice Mayor Berthobal Ancheta became the municipal mayor, and Afrodisia Catarata, the wife of then Mayor, was appointed member of the Sangguniang Bayan. In the synchronized elections of 1990, Ancheta was re-elected while Afrodisia Catarata was elected as vice mayor up to June 2001.

Cityhood

By virtue of Republic No. Act 8985, the Municipality of Valencia was converted into a component city known as the City of Valencia on act converting the municipality of Valencia on January 12, 2001. In 2001 elections, Jose Galario Jr., the former Chief of Police of the city, was elected as City Mayor; while Leandro Jose Catarata, the son of Absalon and Afrodisia Catarata was also elected as the city's vice mayor. During the 2004 local elections, both the incumbent mayor and vice mayor ran for the position of city mayor. Galario emerged as the winning candidate together with Benjamin Verano as vice mayor.

In the 2007 elections, Galario lost to his rival, Leandro Jose Catarata for city mayor. Benjamin Verano was re-elected as vice mayor of the city. In the 2010 general elections, Catarata was reelected for a second term; while Benjamin Verano Sr., Catarata's running mate, won the vice mayoralty position. However early in 2010, Verano died at office and was replaced by Azucena Huervas, the president of Valencia's Association of Barangay Captains.

On June 9, 2014, Vice Mayor Huervas assumed the mayorship of the city after the conviction of Mayor Galario for violating the Anti-graft and Corrupt practices Act (RA 3019) in relation to his order transferring Ruth P. Piano from Budget Office to a non-existing office of City Liaison Officer.

Elevation

The city's average elevation is 300 meters above sea level. Elevation above 1,000 meters has a bigger area coverage with 28.93 percent of the total city area or 18,262.79 hectares, while elevation below 300 meters covers only 7.0 percent of total city area or 4,419.78 hectares. Elevation ranges from 300 to 500 meters cover an area of 27,591.10 hectares or 43.70 percent of the total city area. Five hundred to 1,000 meter elevation covers an area of 18,262.79 hectares or 28.93 percent of total city area.

| date = April 29, 2020

Barangays

Valencia City is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. Lilingayon is the largest with an area of 131.42 square kilometers while Colonia is the smallest at 4.95 square kilometers.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center"

! Barangay

! Type

! Population (2015)

! Population (2020)

! Population density per km2

| align="left" | Bagontaas

| Urban

| 10,619

| 12,772

| 9.75

| 1,309.94

| align="left" | Banlag

| Urban

| 7,099

| 8,220

| 50.43

| 162.99

| align="left" | Barobo

| Rural

| 4,123

| 4,117

| 18.81

| 218.87

| align="left" | Batangan

| Urban

| 11,550

| 14,276

| 16.74

| 852.80

| align="left" | Catumbalon

| Rural

| 2,291

| 2,456

| 5.40

| 454.81

| align="left" | Colonia

| Rural

| 3,065

| 3,260

| 4.95

| 658.58

| align="left" | Concepcion

| Urban

| 4,193

| 5,234

| 26.98

| 193.99

| align="left" | Dagat-kidavao

| Urban

| 5,164

| 5,510

| 31.25

| 176.32

| align="left" | Guinoyuran

| Urban

| 6,347

| 7,268

| 32.05

| 226.77

| align="left" | Kahaponan

| Urban

| 6,400

| 6,604

| 13.64

| 484.16

| align="left" | Laligan

| Urban

| 7,003

| 6,616

| 19.16

| 345.30

| align="left" | Lilingayon

| Urban

| 6,736

| 7,216

| 131.42

| 54.90

| align="left" | Lourdes

| Rural

| 1,870

| 1,955

| 9.88

| 197.87

| align="left" | Lumbayao

| Rural

| 3,364

| 3,872

| 12.32

| 314.28

| align="left" | Lumbo

| Urban

| 16,082

| 18,229

| 27.22

| 669.69

| align="left" | Lurogan

| Rural

| 8,078

| 9,402

| 42.05

| 223.59

| align="left" | Maapag

| Rural

| 1,650

| 1,914

| 4.99

| 388.56

| align="left" | Mabuhay

| Rural

| 3,723

| 3,997

| 11.76

| 339.88

| align="left" | Mailag

| Urban

| 6,805

| 7,700

| 9.35

| 823.52

| align="left" | Mt.Nebo

| Urban

| 3,069

| 3,182

| 13.97

| 227.77

| align="left" | Nabag-o

| Rural

| 2,225

| 2,567

| 10.69

| 240.13

| align="left" | Pinatilan

| Rural

| 3,613

| 3,641

| 7.06

| 515.72

| align="left" | Poblacion

| Urban

| 35,793

| 40,350

| 14.54

| 2,775.10

| align="left" | San Carlos

| Rural

| 3,959

| 4,878

| 19.71

| 247.48

| align="left" | San Isidro

| Rural

| 2,767

| 2,481

| 5.04

| 492.26

| align="left" | Sinabuagan

| Rural

| 2,121

| 2,276

| 11.17

| 203.76

| align="left" | Sinayawan

| Urban

| 7,006

| 7,990

| 18.91

| 422.52

| align="left" | Sugod

| Rural

| 4,306

| 5,782

| 7.63

| 757.79

| align="left" | Tongantongan

| Rural

| 7,450

| 7,577

| 20.26

| 373.98

| align="left" | Tugaya

| Rural

| 2,556

| 2,663

| 18.75

| 142.02

| align="left" | Vintar

| Rural

| 1,966

| 2,541

| 5.38

| 472.30

! colspan="2" | Total

! 192,993

! 216,543

! 587.29 km2

! 368.71/km2

Poblacion and adjacent areas

thumb|The Pulangi Riverside Boulevard

Poblacion and its surroundings hold importance in the city, serving as the venue of everyday life in and near the urban center. Due to its large urban population and area, there are informal and unofficial sectors which hold cultural, social, and economic significance to the city. These areas are also referred for transportation means when riding within and from the Poblacion. Some of the sectors/areas in the urban center include:

Balite – a concentration of residences at the northern part of the Poblacion. Named after the large tree that once stood there.
Barok – located on the western end of Laviña Ave. Valencia City Farmer's Market, several commercial establishment and residential areas are found here.
Cabanuangan – areas on the upper part of Poblacion, dominated by sugarcane fields and some residences.
Centro – the business center of the city from the core area of the Poblacion extending up to the boundary of Barangay Poblacion to the south stretching Sayre Highway.
Hagkol – a commercial-residential area north of Poblacion stretching the Sayre Highway. Several food stores and shops, tertiary schools, auto shops and stores, hotels, residential villages, and fuel stations are found at Hagkol.
Hindangon – area on the northwestern part of Poblacion after Juanilla Village along Hagkol. Areas are mostly residential and diversified agricultural fields.
Kawayanon – an urban sitio in the lower part of Barangay Lumbo bounding Barangay Poblacion.
La-uyan – residential area in the western bank of Pulangi river near the Panlibatuhan creek.
Malingon, Bagontaas – currently the northernmost urban expansion of the city which is part of Barangay Bagontaas. Some commercial establishments, schools, a village, Toyota Valencia, Valencia Integrated Transport Terminal Complex, and the future Robinsons Place Valencia are located in the said area.
Petisyon – a rural hill in the westernmost side of Poblacion.
Santa Cruz – upper portion of the Poblacion along Guinoyuran road near the boundary of Brgys. Barobo and Poblacion. Sparse residences and agricultural fields and a chapel is present in the area.
Slaughter – concentration of residences on the southern slope and lower areas of a hill where the City Hall is located. Named after the Abattoir or "Slaughter House" which is located in the area.
Tabuk-Tulay – literally means "to cross the bridge", after vehicles passing eastside the Pulangi or Batangan Bridges from the Poblacion. This term also colloquially include most parts of Batangan. Fuel stations, residential villages, auto shops, several commercial stand and rice mills are found in the area.
Upper Lumbo (Centro Lumbo) – comprising the residential areas and villages in the upper portion of Barangay Lumbo.
Upland – concentration of residences south of Centro covering some parts of Purok 3 and Purok 3-B of Poblacion.

Other places in the urban area of the city are referred by their building/establishment names, streets, and Purok.

Demographics

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people, with a density of . In addition, Valencia's Barangay Poblacion is the largest barangay in the province and third largest in the region according to population.

Immigration of Christian settlers to the area started in the middle 1930s. During the Second World War, the continued migration of Christian settlers further increased the population of the area from 13,898 in 1960 to 64,541 in 1975. The population grew to 181,556 in 2010.

Religion

thumb|San Agustin Parish Church

The city has several sects, namely: Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Iglesia Ni Cristo, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Iglesia sa Dios Espiritu Santo, United Methodist Church, several Baptist and Pentecostal congregations, and many others. Valencia also has 5 Islamic mosques around the city.

There are eight Roman Catholic Parishes in the city:

{| class="wikitable"

! Parish

! Church Location

| San Agustin Parish || Sayre Highway, Poblacion, Valencia City

| Mother of Good Counsel Parish || Barangay Mailag, Valencia City

| San Jose Parish || Barangay Laligan, Valencia City

| San Jose Parish || Barangay Sinayawan, Valencia City

| Immaculate Conception Parish || Barangay Guinoyuran, Valencia City

| San Isidro Parish || Barangay San Isidro, Valencia City

| Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish || Sayre Highway, Barangay Bagontaas, Valencia City

| Saint Bernadette Parish || Barangay Batangan, Valencia City

The parishes are under the pastoral administration of Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay.

Economy

Commerce and trade

Valencia City is the center of trade and commerce in Bukidnon due to its central location in the heart of Mindanao and its rapid economic growth. The city is noted for its Valencia Rice, a variety of rice.

thumb|right|[[Robinsons Place Valencia]]

Some of the prominent retail stores in the city include Alkuino Emporium, Fiesta Shopping Center, Gaisano Valencia, NVM Mall, Puregold, Plaza Villahermosa, Roy Plaza, Robinsons Supermarket, Trendline, and Unitop. Soon-to-open include such stores as NVM Mall-Guinoyuran Road and Robinsons Place Valencia, the second Robinsons Place brand in Northern Mindanao after Iligan. Commercial establishments owned by Maranao, Chinese, and Korean immigrants are also found in the city.

The city has ample outlets for shopping. Commercial activities are centered on the Poblacion, particularly at the locally termed "Centro" (Downtown). Several retail stores, banks, and commercial establishments are located in this area of Poblacion. Aside from the Centro proper, there are some commercial establishments at Hagkol, on the north portion of Poblacion. It is a result of northward urban expansion of the city. Famous motorbike and vehicle retailers, hotels, schools, hospitals and cafes are located at the Hagkol area.

Valencia City has two functional public markets:

Valencia City Public Market – located at the commercial center of the city, along G. Laviña Avenue. It serves as the central market of the population.
Valencia Farmer's Market – it is found along Guinoyuran Road. Located in the upper part of Poblacion, it serves as the landing area of agricultural and aquatic products from neighboring towns and provinces. It is near to the proposed second branch of NVM Mall.

Of the 52 banks actively serving region of Bukidnon, 20 banks (about 40% of the province) are located in Valencia City. Nine of the ten largest universal/commercial banks in the country serve the city (except Unionbank). Other banks include Veterans Bank, One Network Bank, Asian United Bank, PSBank, Bukidnon Cooperative Bank, Enterprise Bank, Dumaguete City Development Bank, Rizal Microbank, EastWest Rural Bank, Bank of Makati, and Banco Dipolog.

In 2013, the city had a total generated income of PHP667,728,494. This has continued to surpass 600,000,000 in the following years.

Agriculture

The city has a total land area of 63,126 hectares. 35,321.74 hectares or 55.95% of this is the total agricultural area that is suitable for crop production. This illustrates that the city is agricultural-based; people depend on much of their source of income through farming, livestock, and poultry. Valencia is nicknamed as the City of Golden Harvest because of its vast rice plains along the barangays north and east of Pulangi River. Valencia's clay-rich, soil which is highly irrigated and favorable to climatic condition, is very conducive for crop production.

Government

City administration

The city is executively administered by the mayor together with vice mayor. The legislative body comprises the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod which serves as the city council. The mayor is the local chief executive officer of the city and exercises control and supervision over all local administrative offices; while the Sangguniang Panlungsod acts as the legislative body of the city as mandated by the Local Government Code of the Philippines.

List of mayors

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center; line-height:17px;" width="70%"

! align="05%" | No.

! align="20%" colspan="2" | Name of mayor

! align="05%" | Start of term

! align="05%" | End of term

! align="20%" | Vice-Mayor

! align="05%" | Era

! colspan="7" | Appointive position (1961-1963)

! 1

| 120px

| Teodeoro N. Pepito (de facto capacity)

| 1960

| 1962

| Ernesto Garcia

| Municipality newly created

! 2

| 120px

| Lucilo Alkuino (de jure capacity)

| 1962

| 1963

| Solomon Gao-ay

| Municipality

! colspan="7" | Elective position (1963-1975)

! rowspan="3" | (1)

| rowspan="3" | 120px

| rowspan="3" | Teodoro N. Pepito

| 1963

| 1967

| Ernesto Garcia

| rowspan="3" | Municipality

| 1967

| 1971

| 1975

! colspan="7" | Martial law period

! (1)

| 120px

| Teodoro N. Pepito (holdover capacity)

| 1975

| September 1977

| rowspan="6" | Municipality

! 3

| 120px

| Absalon P. Catarata

| September 28, 1977

| February 7, 1979

! 4

| 120px

| Santiago V. Dablio

| February 8, 1979

| February 28, 1980

! (3)

| 120px

| Absalon P. Catarata

| 1980

| 1987

| Romulo Makalood

! 5

| 120px

| Filomeno B. Abitona, Jr. (officer-in-charge)

| 1987

! 6

| 120px

| Felino De Los Reyes

| 1987

| 1988

! colspan="7" | Post-martial law period

! (3)

| 120px

| Absalon P. Catarata

| January 1988

| April 21, 1988

| Berthobal Ancheta

| rowspan="5" | Municipality

! rowspan="4" | 7

| rowspan="4" | 120px

| rowspan="4" | Berthobal Ancheta

| April 22, 1988

| June 30, 1992

| rowspan="4" | Afrodisia Catarata

| June 30, 1992

| June 30, 1995

| June 30, 1998

| June 30, 2001

! colspan="7" | Cityhood

! rowspan="2" | 8

| rowspan="2" | 120px

| rowspan="2" | Jose Galario Jr.

| June 30, 2001

| June 30, 2005

| Leandro Jose Catarata

| rowspan="11" | City

| June 30, 2005

| June 30, 2007

| Benjamin Verano, Sr.

! rowspan="3" | 9

| rowspan="3" | 120px

| rowspan="3" | Leandro Jose Catarata (Lakas-Kampi, 2010)

| June 30, 2007

| June 30, 2010

| Benjamin Verano, Sr.

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 2010

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 2013

| Benjamin Verano, Sr.

| Azucena Huervas

! (8)

| 120px

| Jose Galario Jr. (Aksyon Demokratiko)

| June 30, 2013

| June 8, 2014

| Azucena Huervas

! rowspan="4" | 10

| rowspan="4" | 120px

| rowspan="4" | Azucena Huervas (Bukidnon Paglaum Party)

| June 9, 2014

| June 30, 2016

| Rolando P. Laviña

| June 30, 2016

| June 30, 2019

| Aboy Galario

| June 30, 2019

| June 30, 2022

| Policarpio Murillo

| June 30, 2022

| June 30, 2025

| Ted Pepito

! 11

| Amie Galario (Independent) Incumbent

| June 30, 2025

| —

| Cecil Galario-Fernandez

;Notes

Teodoro N. Pepito was appointed by President Carlos P. Garcia in 1959 until 1961; continued occupying the mayoral seat from 1962 to 1963 in a de facto capacity. He was elected in 1964 and served for another two consecutive terms plus a hold over term due to Martial law.
Lucilo Alkuino was appointed by President Diosdado P. Macapagal in 1962.
Absalon P. Catarata succeeded the office upon Teodoro N. Pepito's retirement in 1977. He was elected for two consecutive terms in 1980 and 1988. Catarata died in office upon his assassination on April 21, 1988.
Santiago V. Dablio was appointed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1979.
Azucena P. Huervas succeeded Galario's office after the latter was found guilty of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in June 2014.

Tourism

thumb|Lake Apo

Valencia has several tourist destinations and events as tourist attractions:

;Lake Apo: Lake Apo is a crater lake in Barangay Guinoyoran. It is located in a hilly area about in elevation, about west southwest of the Barangay Poblacion, the city proper. Lake Apo was awarded the cleanest inland body of water in Northern Mindanao Region in the late 1990s. The green body of water has an estimated area of with maximum depths reaching up to .

;Kasanayan Cave: Kasanayan Cave is located six kilometers from Sitio San Vicente, Barangay Tongantongan. The cave has several huge stalactites and are found 400 meters deep from the cave's mouth. The cave also has a river inside it.

Media

Television

Free-to-air television broadcasts are provided by ABS-CBN and GMA Network through their relay broadcast towers located at Mount Kitanglad in nearby Malaybalay City and Myx will transmitter located in the city.

Cable television is available through Parasat Cable TV and Valencia Cable TV; while satellite cable are primarily provided by G Sat, Sky Direct and Cignal.

Radio

Radio stations have good and clear reception in both Valencia City and Malaybalay, allowing residents to access a wide range of AM and FM broadcasts from within Bukidnon and neighboring areas.

FM Radio Stations

Malaybalay

88.1 Radyo Bandera Malaybalay (Bandera News Philippines/Palawan Broadcasting Corporation)
90.5 Juander Radyo Malaybalay (Malindang Broadcasting Network Corporation/RSV Broadcasting Network)
91.7 LCM FM (Adventist Media)
101.7 XFM Bukidnon (Rizal Memorial Colleges Broadcasting Corporation)
FM Radio Bukidnon 105.1 (Philippine Collective Media Corporation)
106.3 Love Radio Malaybalay (Manila Broadcasting Company, which is also receivable in Valencia, providing residents access to its programming.)

Valencia

91.3 Infinite Radio Valencia (St. Jude Thaddeus Institute of Technology)
92.9 Wild FM (UM Broadcasting Network)
95.3 iFM Valencia (Radio Mindanao Network, Inc.)
Hope Radio 96.9 Valencia (Hope Channel Philippines)
97.7 Radyo Sincero Valencia (Sarraga Intg. and Mgmt. Corp.)
98.5 Gold FM Radyo Kaibigan Valencia (Kalayaan Broadcasting System, Inc./Kaibigan Brotherhood Association)
99.3 RC FM Mano-Mano (Kaissar Broadcasting Network)
DXRC 100.1 Radyo Commando Valencia (Valencia Community Broadcasting Company)
102.5 Radyo Bandera Valencia (Bandera News Philippines)
Mellow Touch 103.3 (FBS Radio Network)
104.1 Yes The Best (Pacific Broadcasting System)
105.7 Brigada News FM Valencia (Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation/Brigada Mass Media Corporation)

Maramag

88.9 Development Radio (Central Mindanao University)
89.9 Magnet FM Maramag (Skia Broadcasting Center)
92.1 Radyo Abante (Iddes Broadcast Group)
93.7 Heart FM Bukidnon (Highland Broadcasting Network Corporation)
101.3 Super Bagting (Capitol Broadcasting Center/Pacific Press Media Production Corporation)
104.7 Radyo Pinoy (Prime Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
106.9 Radyo Natin Maramag (Manila Broadcasting Company/Gaudes Advertising Agency)

Quezon

107.7 Radyo Kilat (Subic Broadcasting Corporation/Kilat RadioKast)

Kalilangan

104.9 Radyo Kalilang (National Nutrition Council/Nutriskwela Community Radio)

AM Radio Stations

Malaybalay

DXDB Radyo Bandilyo 594 AM (Catholic Media Network, the oldest running radio station in Bukidnon since 1971),
DXMB RMN Malaybalay 648 (Radio Mindanao Network)
DXCB Bombo Radyo Malaybalay 864 (Bombo Radyo Philippines)

Valencia

DXMV News and Public Affairs 1134 Valencia (UM Broadcasting Network)
1386 Hope Radio Valencia (Hope Channel Philippines).

Print

National circulating newspapers such as the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin and Kastigador Balita Mindanao, are available in the city. Several local Mindanao newspapers and tabloid sheets are also circulated locally.

Notable personalities

Mario Fernandez – a multi-medalist national boxer.

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Siemens Desiree Dadang – a volleyball player for Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors.
Efren Leo John Aribal – represented the Philippines as a youth ambassador to ASEAN-Korea Future Oriented Youth Exchange Program (FOYEP) in Seoul, Korea on January 27 – February 2, 2016.
Troy Valdehueza – a Bagong Rizal: Pag-asa ng Bayan 2017 awardee, and the winner of the ASEAN Youth Video Contest 2018.
Roel Manlangit – A singer who had won the fourth season of Pilipinas Got Talent.
Ato Arman – A singer who placed second in the second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan, a singing competition segment in It's Showtime.
Aljun Jay Melecio – a basketball player for De La Salle Green Archers.

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Persona non grata

Richard Heydarian

Notes

References

External links

[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Philippine Census Information