Shiela Mae Butlig is a correspondent for Mindanao Gold Star Daily. Based in Cagayan de Oro, She covers a wide range of local governance, social issues, and community-driven stories. Her work provides readers with essential, on-the-ground reporting, ensuring that the voice of the community remains at the forefront of the region’s news cycle.
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MISAMIS ORIENTAL - More than 1,800 job order (JO) and casual employees of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol have been affected by the termination of their contracts, effective January 23, following a major reduction in the province’s 2026 budget.
CAGAYAN de Oro is set to pilot a high-tech, AI-driven traffic management system that promises to catch violators without a single traffic enforcer on the street—and the project won’t cost the city a cent.
AMID swirling allegations of corruption plaguing government flood control projects in the Philippines, European Union envoys have drawn a line in the sand: their funding remains untouched by anomalies.
THE manhunt for the suspect in the brutal killing of 15-year-old Jennifer Encarnacion has ended not with a shootout, but with a peaceful surrender brokered by tribal and local leaders.
It was a night of glamour and grace, but for Rexzil Paayas of Manticao, winning the Miss Kuyamis 2026 crown was about more than beauty — it was a platform to deliver a powerful message of unity and sustainable progress.
FDC Misamis Power Corporation has been recognized as the Top Real Property Tax (RPT) payer of Misamis Oriental, a testament to its commitment to honest tax payments.
MISAMIS Oriental Governor Juliette Uy revealed that terminating more than 60 percent of the province’s “job order” (JO) workers was a painful but necessary survival measure to save the provincial government from a deepening financial crisis.
