Bukidnon Outdoors

Atugan River Trek Adventure (ARTA for short) is now accepting tour groups to embark on this 5-hour trek along the Atugan River in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. The trek will start at 7-8 o’clock in the morning and will take approximately five (5) hours. Guides will be assigned to accompany the group during the tour. At the end of the trek, lunch will be served at the riverside; a fitting way to end a half day of pure adventure and nature.

The first group to go on this trip will be featured in this website and a free CD of pictures and/or videos taken during the trek will be given as a gift for being the pioneer group to take part in this endeavor.

Fees are as follows:

 Trek Fees:*

- Php180.00/head (with lunch)

- Php100.00/head (without lunch)

- Plus Php500.00 Guide Fee/group

* Fee includes all permits.

To arrange for a schedule, please text phone numbers: 09292096617 (Smart/TNT) and 09177030965 (Globe/TM).

It was over a year ago when we posted a blog here about a 2-year-old boy with biliary atresia. http://bukidnonoutdoors.com/2011/03/24/we-need-help-for-this-little-boy/

We had asked for help from anyone who could help this boy in the hope that he might be able to overcome this illness through a liver transplant. During that time, he was only undergoing asymptomatic treatment to relieve the itchiness that the bile, that could not be processed by his liver, was causing. View full article »

A river trek enterprise is being planned in the Atugan River which is located in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, in the Philippines. This endeavor was envisioned by barangay councilor, Rory P. Roque, in order to provide income for the people who will serve as guides to those who want to venture into river trekking, as well as provide money for people who will be able start businesses like eateries, shops, sell native wares and the like.  View full article »

After a year-long wait, residents of Barangay Capitan Bayong, who have not had a chance to finish grade school or high school, will finally get a chance to study and finish elementary or high school levels. The Alternative Learning System (ALS) was launched at a ceremony held at the Capitan Bayong Covered Court.

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Bukidnon Outdoors and Barangay Capitan Bayong of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon is set to hold its 2nd Soapbox Derby sometime in May 2012.

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Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities in Mindanao were worst hit when Sendong slammed ashore while people slept late on Friday and early Saturday, sending torrents of water and mud through villages and stripping mountainsides bare.
Floods washed away entire houses with families inside in dozens of coastal villages in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. Rarely hit by storms, these cities were unprepared for the onslaught.

As of this writing, the death toll has been pegged at 952 while the missing still number at more than 400.

These cities are now in dire need of basic supplies such as clothing, food and water.