Rebel surrenders in Isabela

16May

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Isabela, News

Rebel surrenders in Isabela

CAUAYAN CITY (May 16)—A new People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to government authorities here, police said on Saturday. The surrenderer was identified as alias Kikoy, 32, a Cauayan City resident. He was a former member of the NPA's Central Front Reynaldo Piñon Command under a certain Gerome from 2010 to 2014. Police said Kikoy also surrendered an improvised 12-gauge shotgun marked "RMF" without a serial number and loaded with two live ammunition. The voluntary surrender of Kikoy was a result of an intensified implementation of the project Sustaining the Advocacy to Grind Insurgency in the Province or Sagip of the Isabela police provincial office in collaboration with the Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force. LCD

16May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

Govt receives P5.7-M in US med supplies

US military personnel with Indo-Pacific Command’s Civil Military Support Element– Philippines and Philippine coastguardsmen work together to unload US COVID-19 PPE donations. US EMBASSY PHOTO MEDICAL clinics, hospitals, rural health units and municipal health offices in four provinces, the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila) and Zamboanga City battling Covid-19 have been allotted P5.7-million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies by the US military. The supplies included disposable gloves, goggles, face shields, disinfectant sprays and other items to support frontline workers in the provinces of Cagayan, Palawan, Zambales, Sarangani and Zamboanga City and the NCR. “As long-standing allies, we are proud to support the Philippine first responde...

DPWH’s P224M Cabagan bypass road project nears completion

15May

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Isabela

DPWH’s P224M Cabagan bypass road project nears completion

BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (May 15)—The Department of Public Works and Highways-1st District Engineering Office (DPWH-1DEO) Cabagan bypass road project is nearly completed. The Department of Public Works and Highways in Isabela P224 million Cabagan town bypass road project nears completion. PIA PHOTO The P224 million bypass road project is already 80 percent completed as of March 2021, according to the DPWH. “This project also involves soft scaping of islands on junctions, installation of roadway lightings, safety/traffic signages and pavement markings. Bike lane and sidewalk are also incorporated in the widened section for additional amenities for the public,” DPWH - 1DEO head Engr. Deoferio Vehemente Jr said. He said the Cabagan bypass road is fu...

Region 2 welcomes 84,000 doses of AstraZeneca

14May

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Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Region 2 welcomes 84,000 doses of AstraZeneca

BY GENE V. BAQUIRAN, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (May 14)—The Department of Health (DOH) Region 2 received today 84,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine. The vaccines were shipped via plane and were received at the Tuguegarao City Airport. The Department of Health (DoH) in Region 2 inspects the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines that arrived at the DoH cold storage facility. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Following processes and protocols during its arrival, the vaccines were immediately brought to the DOH cold storage facility through the joint efforts of the Tuguegarao City Police Station, the Food and Drugs Administration and the DOH. Right after the inspection of the vaccines from the cold chain facility, allocated vaccines for Cagayan and ...

FCF Minerals Corp. installs water system for school

14May

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Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals Corp. installs water system for school

WATER SYSTEM. FCF Minerals Corporation which operates the Runruno Gold-Molybdenum project under a financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) with the Philippine government continues to provide clean and potable water like the installation of a water system in Maddiangat Elementary School in Barangay Madiangat in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya on May 8, 2021. The project was funded under the 2021 Social Development Program of the company. THE VALLEY JOURNAL

SEARCA OPTIMISTIC ON 2021 AGRI SECTOR GROWTH

13May

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Features, Nation

SEARCA OPTIMISTIC ON 2021 AGRI SECTOR GROWTH

DR. GLENN GREGORIO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research (Searca) is optimistic the country’s agriculture sector will register positive growth this year. “While we have noted a contraction in the livestock sector due to the continuing onslaught of the African swine fever, positive growth could also be noted in the fishery and crop sectors,” Searca Director Glenn Gregorio said. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippine agriculture sector contracted by 3.3 percent in the first quarter of 2021. Gregorio said the fishery sector shows promise, but more integrated infrastructure support is needed to support growth of the sector. “We have again noted the positive growth in the fishery sector that could b...

Go sends support to calamity-hit communities

13May

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Nueva Vizcaya

Go sends support to calamity-hit communities

BY LEANDER C DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 13)—Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go extended aid to typhoon-hit residents here as part of the senator’s ongoing efforts to provide support for the recovery of communities affected by Typhoon “Ulysses” that hit Cagayan Valley last year. On Thursday, Go’s outreach team held relief activities which were conducted in small batches and under strict compliance with the necessary health and safety protocols. Beneficiaries of Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go’s livelihood and financial assistance program listen to the senator’s video message in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on May 6. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The team also provided meals, food packs, vitamins, masks and face shields to a total of 200 beneficiaries. The Department of Social Welfa...

Ifugao university books feature rich cultural heritage

13May

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Featured

Ifugao university books feature rich cultural heritage

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO FEATURING Ifugao’s rich cultural heritage, the Ifugao State University (IFSU) has published two books after years of extensive research, according to IFSU President Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon. The first book titled “Inabol: Ifugao Traditional and Contemporary Textiles @2020” is a coffee table book that documents the hand-woven textiles of Ifugao. The second book was titled “the Ifugao Indigenous Knowledge, Systems and Practices (IKSP) @ 2021,” a textbook on various Ifugao IKSPs. Codamon-Dugyon, who wrote the preface of the books, said the contents of the books were contributed by various Ifugao scholars, academicians, indigenous knowledge holders and practitioners led by IFSU Professor Serafin Ngohayon. Former Senator Loren Legarda, who wrote the for...

11 state universities join leadership program for academic executives

13May

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Features, Nation

11 state universities join leadership program for academic executives

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO LEADERS of 11 higher education institutions (HEIs) from the State Universities and Colleges-Association of Colleges of Agriculture in the Philippines (SUC-ACAP) have been undergoing an executive course to hone their skills. The leadership program is led by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) in collaboration with the Singapore-based The HEAD Foundation (THF). Dubbed “Up Your Game: Leadership Development Program for HEIs in the Philippines,” the executive course kicked off on April 21 and will run until June 7 this year. Participating in the said leadership course are 29 vice presidents, campus executive directors, college deans and other academic executives. The state universities are Cagayan ...

Cagayan guv calls for postponement of elections

11May

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Cagayan

Cagayan guv calls for postponement of elections

CAGAYAN GOVERNOR MANUEL MAMBA BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (May 11)—Even as Comelec weighed anti-Covid measures for next year’s polls, Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba has proposed that the elections be called off until the majority of the population is vaccinated against Covid-19. During the flag-raising ceremony at the capitol on Monday, Mamba said pushing through with the vote at a time the pandemic has not subsided could lend political color to the government’s Covid response. “What is important now is that the people should not be divided especially that elections cause division among the people. Let us not divide our people and let us not politicize our war against Covid-19,” he said. Mamba said the people will be put at risk especially during house-to-hous...