DA, Bambang govt give free tilapia fingerlings, rice seeds to farmers

5May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

DA, Bambang govt give free tilapia fingerlings, rice seeds to farmers

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 5)—The local government unit here in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently distributed free tilapia fingerlings and rice seeds to farmers. Mayor Pepito Balgos said the assistance by the DA was timely considering that the farmers in the municipality have been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. "They have been suffering a lot due to the adverse effect of the Covid-19 in our agriculture, trade, commerce and industry. These helps will enable them to cope with the hard times brought by the pandemic," he said. Balgos also said the free tilapia fingerlings and rice seeds, sourced from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund or RCEF of the DA will benefit the farmers. He also ass...

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Covid-19 cases going down in NVizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 4)—The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in this province is now on a downtrend, according to health officials here. Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said that as of May 2, there were 342 active Covid-19 cases based on RT-PCR results with 16 new confirmed cases. He said the province also recorded a total of 2,563 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last year that peaked for the past nine weeks since March 1 this year and posted Nueva Vizcaya's positivity rate at 16.47 percent. "The peak of our high cases were recorded within the April 5-11 period where 660 Covid-19 cases were recorded but there is now a downtrend of our cases," Galapon said. Governor Carlos Padilla ye...

DPWH wraps P4M worth Kakidugen-Catarawan road project

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Nueva Vizcaya

DPWH wraps P4M worth Kakidugen-Catarawan road project

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 4 (PIA) - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the Kakiduguen-Catarawan Road Project for farmers and tourists in Kasibu town. Engr. Glen Miguel, DPWH District 2 chief, said the project has a length of 0.859 kilometers, measuring 2-lane by 3.5 meters by 200 millimeters thick PCCP with 30.00 cubic meters stone masonry slope protection structure. "Thousands of residents in the municipality of Kasibu will now experience ease in travel and transport of local products. This will also boost local tourism in the province," he said. Miguel said this P4 million project will benefit upland farmers with an improved road network that will provide faster and safer transport of vegetable...

Cagayan councilors’ league prexy distributes bikes to SKs

4May

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Cagayan, Health

Cagayan councilors’ league prexy distributes bikes to SKs

Volunteers unload bicycles ready for distribution to SK officials in Tuguegarao City. BM MAILA’S FB PHOTO BY OLIVER TO BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (May 4)—The president of the Provincial Councilors League here has distributed bicycles to all barangays of this city for the use of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members. Board Member Maila Rosario Ting-Que said there were 50 units of bicycles procured amounting to P390,000 sourced out from the fund allotted in her office as an ex-officio board member through the office of Governor Manuel Mamba. She said the bicycles are very essential in times of lockdowns as there are very minimal allowed transportation, especially during the implementation of stiffer community quarantine status in the city. "They can use these bikes to g...

DOH to augment vaccination teams in the field

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH to augment vaccination teams in the field

Vaccination roll-out in Tuguegarao City. PIA PHOTO BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (May 4)—The Department of Health (DOH) Region 2 has resorted to the creation of a vaccination team network to augment and assist existing teams in the field. Joyce Maquera, DOH Vaccination focal person, said that the region has already inoculated 48,095 individuals since March 2021 with either CoronaVac and AstraZeneca vaccines which recorded a 67.32 percent consumption rate only. She also said that there were only 36,030 health workers inoculated from the 76,188 targeted individuals master listed under the A1 priority. "The factors identified affecting low consumption coverage include the delay or disruption of vaccinations due to lack of manpower. Moreover, some of the vac...

Ifugao teachers graduate as indigenous knowledge educators

4May

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Featured

Ifugao teachers graduate as indigenous knowledge educators

IFSU PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO The Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized at least 16 teachers from the DepEd Ifugao Schools Division (ISD) as Indigenous Knowledge Educators (IKE) under the Ifugao Indigenous Knowledge Educators Training Program (IKETP) of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) in partnership with National Chengchi University (NCCU) of Taiwan. They received their recognition during the virtual 2nd Graduation Ceremony at IFSU on May 3. This second batch of teachers came from different schools in Ifugao Province who completed various capacity-building seminars and workshops on Ifugao indigenous knowledge, systems and practices (IKSP) as well as contextualized module development as part of their training to become IK educators. However, the pandemic has m...

3May

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Isabela, Technology

Isabela govt launches Covid-19 command center’

BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR. CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (May 3)—The provincial government of Isabela has launched the One Isabela Covid-19 Command Center (OICCC) to address the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province. Isabela Provincial Health Officer Dr. Nelson Paguirigan said the OICCC aims primarily to address an effective and prompt health referral system in the province particularly the Covid-19 patients who are under severe and critical conditions that need immediate medical attention in the hospitals. Paguirigan has assigned hotline numbers to call when the needed information and referral is needed through the following: 09685339913 for smart subscribers and 09162812091 for globe subscribers. The province was recently placed under general community q...

DICT to establish Tech4Ed center in Divilacan coastal town

3May

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Isabela

DICT to establish Tech4Ed center in Divilacan coastal town

BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR. CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (May 3)—The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Isabela has forged an agreement with the coastal town of Divilacan for the establishment of Technology Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (Tech4Ed). The Tech4Ed is a program of DICT aimed to provide access points for individuals and communities to bridge the digital and education divide and to give communities access to information, communication, technology government services, non-formal education, skills training, telehealth, job markets and business portals even in remotest areas of the country. The memorandum of agreement signing and turnover of equipment were made between DICT Isabela head Cirilo Gazzingan, Divilacan...

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

3May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

The local government of Dupax Del Norte in Nueva Vizcaya has initiated its Community Pantry to provide free food for its villagers, especially the poor. The Community Pantry is supported by various donors of the municipality. PHOTO FROM DUPAX DEL NORTE FB PAGE BY BEJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 3)—The local government unit (LGU) of Dupax del Norte has put up its Community Pantry to provide free food requirements for its villagers, especially poor families. Every day, poor villagers line up and wait for their queue to get their food items such as assorted vegetables, root crops, rice, canned goods, eggs, noodles, bread and biscuits, coffee, sugar and milk, among others. Names of donors are also acknowledged inside the Community Pantry, alongside their donat...

SNAP holds tree planting on Earth Day 2021

1May

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Isabela, Technology

SNAP holds tree planting on Earth Day 2021

A CLEAN-UP drive undertaken with a tree-planting surrounding their hydroelectric power plants in Isabela and Benguet were among the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) group activities in celebrating Earth Day 2021 with the theme “Restore Our Earth.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO RAMON, Isabela (May 1)—A clean-up drive undertaken with a tree-planting surrounding their hydroelectric power plants in Isabela and Benguet were among the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) group activities in celebrating Earth Day 2021 with the theme “Restore Our Earth.” A renewable energy solutions provider, SNAP owns and operates the 105-megawatt (MW) Ambuklao (Bokod) and 140-MW Binga (Itogon) hydroelectric power plants in Benguet, the 388-MW Magat hydroelectric power plant on the border of Isabela and Ifugao, and...