BUKIDNON

Bukidnon (English pronunciation: /bu��?k?dn?n/; Cebuano: Probinsiya sa Bukidnon; Filipino: Lalawigan ng

Bukidnon) is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region.[1] Its capital is

Malaybalay City. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur,

Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.

Bukidnon is considered by Filipinos to be the food basket of Mindanao. It is the major producer of rice and

corn in the region. Plantations in the province also produce pineapples, bananas and sugarcane.

There are no seaports in the province, although there is an airport in Malaybalay City. The airport is currently

closed. To get to Bukidnon, one must travel by land from Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental Province.

Political HistoryBukidnon became a part of Misamis in the latter part of 1850. The whole area was then called

Malaybalay (few houses) and the people were known as Bukidnons (mountain people). The Philippine

Commission, then headed by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of Interior, proposed the separation

of Bukidnon from Misamis Province. On August 20, 1907, the Philippine Commission Act No. 1693 was enacted

 the Province of Agusan and sub- province of Bukidnon. Bukidnon became a regular province on March 10, 1917 by virtue of the creation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu under Act 2711.

In 1942, invading Japanese troops entered Bukidnon. In 1945, the province was liberated from Japanese occupation by Filipino and American troops with the aid of Bukidnon-based Filipino guerrillas during the Second World

War.