Report (NORTHERN MINDANAO, Region X)

Northern Mindanao is composed of five provinces and eight cities  namely: Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon. The regional capital is Cagayan de Oro  where government regional offices and other big establishments are also located. 

Agriculture

The top six (6) commodities produced in Northern Mindanao comprised 64.41 percent of the region's total agricultural output in 2013. Northern Mindanao was the country's top- producer of pineapple with a 3.63 percent growth during the year. Meanwhile, the region ranked second in banana production and third in chicken and corn production.

Tourist Destinations:

Mt. Kitanglad – an inactive volcano that is the fourth highest peak in the Philippines at 2,899 meters, and an Association of Southeast Asian Nations Heritage Park.

Dahilayan Adventure Park is the place for you. It has the longest zipline in Asia, offers ATV rides, and has activities for the whole family.

Baliangao Wetland Park, you’ll also see a variety of mangrove trees. Many of the species here are endemic to the Philippines.

 Mantigue Island, a smaller island off the shores of Camiguin, are great for swimming, snorkeling, and diving.

 Mapawa Nature Park for its waterfalls, trekking, and rappelling.

 Maria Cristina Falls is the grandest. Its power is such that It supplies hydroelectric power to a large part of Mindanao.

Timoga Cold Spring

NATIVE DELICACIES

Binaki is steamed cake made of grated young corn with powdered milk, baking powder and sugar mixed with water. It is a known delicacy of Northern Mindanao and was originally a homemade dessert in Bukidnon.

Pastel was originally a Spanish term for cake although in English it is described as a soft dough buns.

Kiping is one of unique delicacy found at Camiguin. It is made from dried sweet potatoes, grounded, mixed with water then fried. Interesting idea, who would've thought that it's possible. This thin, crispy, five-peso food can be a desert or a snack during your tour around the Island.

Literature

Literary piece

The Flood Story 

Bukidnon (Mindanao)

 A long time ago there was avery big crab which crawled into the sea.And when he went in he crowded thewater out so that it ran all over the earthand covered all the land.Now about one moon before thishappened, a wise man had told the peoplethat they must build a large raft. They didas he commanded and cut many largetrees, until they had enough to makethree layers. These they bound tightlytogether, and when it was done theyfastened the raft with a long rattan cord toa big pole in the earth.Soon after this the floods came.White water poured out of the hills, andthe sea rose and covered even the highestmountains. The people and animals on theraft were safe, but all the others drowned.When the waters went down andthe raft was again on the ground, it wasnear their old home, for the rattan cordhad held.But these were the only people left on

Short Stories

The Battle at Tagoloan

Dusk in Capillahan

The Cemetery Keeper

A Day in the Lives of CoalMinersRegino L Gonzales, Jr. 

The guman of dumalinao(suban-on)

Manobo

Lydia Mary De Leon(camiguin)

“Batbat Hi Udan” (The Story of Udan)-Bukidnon’s 1st epic Novel Telesforo S. Sungkit, JrOther Author’s

The guman of dumalinao (suban-on)