Nueva Vizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 27)—The Municipality of Kasibu in the province of Nueva Vizcaya has been officially recognized by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) as the "Citrus Capital of Luzon" during the recently concluded first Philippine Good Agricultural Practices Summit held in this town. DA-RFO2 Executive Director Narciso Edillo led national and local officials during the recognition on Thursday, September 22, as per Administrative Order 18 dated June 24, 2022 and signed by then Agriculture secretary William Dar. "I not only congratulate the officials of the local government of Kasibu but the citrus farmers, young and old, for bringing another pride for our region, Cagayan Valley," Edillo said. Mayor Romeo Tayaba...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 26)—The provincial board here has urged the municipal government of San Nicolas town in Pangasinan to stop building infrastructures in a village in Santa Fe town, which is part of Nueva Vizcaya. In a resolution, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) under the leadership of its presiding officer, Vice Gov. Jose Gambito, urged the San Nicolas town to respect the boundary of each town and respect the rights of the Kalanguya tribe in Barangay Malico and their ancestral domain rights. The SP in this province was in Barangay Malico in Santa Fe on September 21 and conducted a special session on the boundary issue between San Nicolas (Pangasinan) and Santa Fe (Nueva Vizcaya) regarding the boundaries to be set on Barangay Malico. Ga...

TURNING A NEW LEAF. Former rebels from Alfonso Castañeda town in Nueva Vizcaya are given livelihood kits by the government under a program of the Department of Trade and Industry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, Nueva Vizcaya (September 16)—A total of 27 beneficiaries including former rebels from this town were awarded livelihood kits that contain sari-sari (variety) store and rice-retailing items from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 2. DTI Region 2 said the beneficiaries and former New People's Army (NPA) rebels received their kits from the DTI-Nueva Vizcaya under the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (Economic Development and Relief) program and awarded in partnership with the local government unit here. DTI-Nueva Vizcaya provincial director Mariet...

TREE GROWING PROJECT. Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (in orange shirt) joins 2,000 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) during the simultaneous nationwide bamboo and tree growing activity. Region 2 executive director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the volunteers were able to plant 7,000 bamboo propagules and indigenous tree species on September 13, 2022, in time with the birthday celebration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 15)—More than 2,000 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) planted 7,000 bamboo propagules and indigenous trees as part of the government's nationwide bamboo- and tree-growing activity, according to the Department of Envir...

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 13)—A total of P4.44 million was distributed to 1,200 villagers in the province under the cash-for-work (CFW) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2. Gov. Carlos Padilla confirmed the receipt of the assistance by the beneficiaries of the CFW program in the province through the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM). According to the DSWD, the RRP-CCAM is a national program that aims to strengthen the resiliency of both natural systems and the urban built environment, as well as reinforce the adaptive capacities of vulnerable groups and communities in the country. It added that the RRP-CCAM program utilizes the CFW modality to implement projects and activities on cl...

Alternative Learning System (ALS) E-Learning Program awards certificates of completion to 28 Level of Proficiency of Basic Computer Literacy Course completers on September 2, 2022 at Runruno Community Learning Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 13)—Some 28 students under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) E-Learning Program received their certificates of completion at the Rurnuno Community Learning Center on September 2, 2022. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, said the 28 students completed their Level of Proficiency of Basic Computer Literacy Course. The course includes Level 1 which is Introduction to Computer; Level 2 - MS Paint and Basic Keyboarding; Level 3 - MS Word; Level - MS PowerPoint; Level 5 - MS ...

PARTNERSHIP PRODUCT. The town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya, jointly with the Didipio Mine, constructs a modern landfill to improve the management of waste disposal in 30 villages of the municipality. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (September 12)—A sanitary landfill (SLF) worth P20 million has been completed in this upland town to improve the management of waste disposal in 30 barangay (villages) here. According to Forester Esthie Olli, this newly inaugurated SLF is a modern engineering landfill where waste is allowed to decompose into biologically and chemically inert materials in a setting isolated from the environment. "The SLF located at Barangay Lupa in this town and inaugurated by the local government unit (LGU) here on Sept. 8, 2022, is now r...

The Didipio Mine in the upland town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya in this undated photo. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (September 7)—The Didipio Mine in this gold deposit-rich town has completed the construction of more than 144 kilometers of road network projects benefiting and providing upland farmers easier transportation of their produce from far-flung communities to the market. Lawyer Joan Cattiling, Didipio Mine president, said the road network projects have been funded under the mine firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. Citing the Didipio Mine's CSR projects from 2013 to 2021, Cattiling said more than P1.3 billion was spent in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces for the paving and concreting of roads as well as the construct...

Barangay Baresbes, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 5)—A London-based mining firm turned various items to help four barangay (villages) as beneficiaries of the firm’s Social Development Management Program (SDMP). James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, the company through its community relations office and assigned focal persons turned over various items to its SDMP beneficiaries in the municipality. Barangay Aurora, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya Carmichael said these items include desktops, printers, school supplies, sound system equipment and fruit-bearing seedlings turned over to the Runruno’s neighboring communities of Aurora, Nalubbunan, Baresbes and Maddiangat villages. Host community refers to the people living in ...

LIVELIHOOD. Runruno villagers in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya province learn eco brickmaking under the Innovative Runruno Integrate Sustainable Earn from Waste Program (IRISE) funded under the Social Development and Management Program of FCF Minerals Corp. FCF FACEBOOK PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 1)—In a move to turn trash into cash income,  Barangay Runruno villagers in this town have undergone training on eco bricks making using shredded plastic waste from the community. A very important program for the community, Barangay Captain John Babliing said their villagers were recently trained on eco-bricks from plastic waste materials collected. “Our trained villagers will help intensify their Innovative Runruno Integrate Sustainable Earn from Wast...