This slide presents the profile of Bukidnon Province in Mindanao, especially its situation in previous years. It also entails its former name before it was called 'Bukidnon'.

1. Ethno-history of
BUKIDNON

2.  no rafts but mere improvised
wooden bridges
 same level as the water
 natural beauty, boulders, plateaus,
canyons and many ranches away
from the main road
 rolling hills were covered with
herds of cattle

3.  much of flora and fauna
 now, replaced by non-native
vegetation
 there were pine trees, rare tree
ferns and philodendrons
 people traveled on horseback, for
miles and miles

4. Wooden Bridge
Boulder Plateau
Canyon

5. Ranches
Pine Trees Fern Trees
Native Orchid

6.  Kawayanon Lake still full of reeds
and wild ducks
 no paved roads from the border of
CdOC
 very few vehicles
 estimated population was only
300,000
 ‘six-by-six’ military heavy truck was
used to carry the products

7.  Volkswagen Beetle is the common
vehicle
 Bukidnon was very pristine at
previous times
 mostly forested
 a deer can still be seen drinking the
water of a swimming

8. 6x6 Military Truck
Volkswagen Beetle

9. BUKIDNON…

10.  Before it was a province, it was
called Malaybalay, which means ‘few
houses’.
 It is one of the least inhabited
provinces.
 About 1.2 million people, just 1.34%
of all Filipinos.
 It has a density of 157 persons per
square kilometer.

11.  A microcosmos of Philippine history
 Almost half of its land is mountains
 Around 86% of its people are
migrants
 It has been the venue of some of the
largest scale industrialized
agribusiness on planet

12. BUKIDNON PROFILE