Mountains of Bukidnon, The Highland Paradise of Northern Mindanao

I hope you will appreciate these mountains of Bukidnon, the Highland Paradise of the South. Bukidnon is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao Region. Its capital is the City of Malaybalay. The province borders, clockwise from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.

The name “Bukidnon” means “highlander” or “mountain dweller.” Occupying a wide plateau in the north-central part of the Island of Mindanao, the province is considered to be the food basket of the region, being the major producer of rice and corn. Products from plantations in the province also include pineapples, bananas, and sugarcane.

Situated within Bukidnon is Mount Dulang-Dulang, the 2nd highest mountain in the country, with an elevation of 2,938 meters (9,639 ft) located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range. Mount Kitanglad (2,899 m), Mount Kalatungan (2,860 m), Mount Maagnaw (2,742 m), Mount Lumuluyaw (2,612 m), and Mount Tuminungan (2,400 m), the 4th, 5th, 8th, 17th, and 30th highest mountains in the country respectively, are also found in the province. Bukidnon was ranked 5th in the list of richest provinces in the Philippines according to the Commission on Audit’s 2018 Annual Financial Report posted in 2019.

Plant many trees now and wait the time that they will grow and we can appreciate these trees when we have a view from the top wherein we can see the green color around us. We know that 2020 was the year that shut the world down and gave us time to wake up.

Trees start as seeds, and with the proper nourishment they grow up to play a key role in their ecosystem. They teach us that to grow strong we must be interconnected with our environment. Working with nature and incorporating nature-based solutions will create a foundation for a greener, more sustainable future.

We must build back better and greener as it is the only way to avoid further destruction of our planet’s ecosystems while building back our economies. In 2021, let us move forward into a new normal, where we step towards healing the planet.

Panimahawa Ridge Bukidnon