MindaNews fact-checked the claim of the Department of Tourism – Northern Mindanao (DOT – Northern Mindanao) about facts involving the mountain ranges in Bukidnon province. Some details are inaccurate, hence misleading.
Minda News fact-checked the claim of the Department of Tourism – Northern Mindanao (DOT – Northern Mindanao ) about facts involving the mountain ranges in Bukidnon province. Some details are inaccurate, hence misleading. In a post on its Facebook page last February 22 titled “5 FACTS ABOUT BUKIDNON,” the DOT- Northern Mindanao said: “The name ‘Bukidnon’ is derived from the Visayan term ‘bukid,’ which means mountain.
True to its name, the province is characterized by extensive mountain ranges, including Mount Kitanglad, Mt. Dulang-dulang and Mt. KalatunganMt. Kitanglad and Mt. Dulang-dulang are not two different mountain ranges. They are among the peaks belonging to the same mountain range, the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park, legislated as a Mt. Dulang-dulang (2,938 meters above sea level) is the second highest peak in the Philippines. On the other hand, Mt. Kitanglad (2,899masl) is the country’s fourth highest peak, and like Mt
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