Nueva Vizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (July 17)—The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 has appealed to local officials to relocate any illegal settlers in hazard-prone areas near a mining area in Barangay (village) Runruno in Quezon town. FILE PHOTO. A landslide triggered by the inclement weather conditions in Runruno village in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya which claimed 10 lives during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses on November 11, 2020. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/COL. RANSER EVASCO In a letter, MGB Region 2 director Mario Ancheta urges Quezon town mayor Dolores Binwag and Runruno village chief John Bab-liing to resettle those who are staying put in a geohazard area to avoid a possible repeat of fortuitous even...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (July 12)—A British mining firm here has conducted over the weekend its environmental monitoring activities in Runruno village and neighboring communities encouraging the public to be part of safeguarding the environment. FCF Minerals Corp. conducts environmental monitoring in its host village of Runruno and neighboring communities in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya to ensure water quality both surface and groundwater. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corporation country manager, said the company is committed to the implementation of projects and programs in a showcase of care for the environment and the people of the host and neighboring communities. Runruno village in this town hosts the multibillion peso FCF Minerals Co...

BY CORIE CORPUZ, DENR-Region 2 The Steering Committee for the Lower Magat Forest Reserve (LMFR) in Cagayan Valley has pushed for the renewal of the co-management agreement between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya. In 1998, the DENR and the provincial government entered into a 25-year co-management agreement to jointly allocate, protect, develop and manage the forest reserve. Amended in 2004, the memorandum of agreement (MOA) is valid until 2023 and renewable for another 25 years. During its meeting on July 9, the Steering Committee (SC) unanimously recommended the renewal of the MOA and adopted the proposed amendment by the DENR. The committee is chaired by Gov. Carlos Padilla and co-chaired by DENR R...

The provincial govenrment of Nueva Vizcaya led by Gov. Carlos Padilla has collaborated with renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power Magat on an initiative to assist small business owners affected by the coronavirus disease 2019. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power Magat (SNAP-Magat) and the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya have collaborated on an initiative to assist small business owners affected by Covid-19. Project PEACE, or "Provincial Economic Aid to COVID-affected Entrepreneurs," is funded by SNAP-Magat's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The first batch of 36 beneficiaries received cash assistance of P5,000 to P10,000 each on July 7, 2021, during a short program led by Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO FCF Minerals Corporation's "I plant for life" tree planting activity in Barangay Darubba in Quezo , Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (July 7)—British firm FCF Minerals Corporation conducted an activity dubbed “I plant for life” which culminated with the planting of some 200 fruits trees in Barangay Darrubba in this town. FCF Minerals country manager James Carmichael said the event was part of a series of activities for the 2nd quarter of this year launched by the company’s Information, Education and Communication section of the Community Relations Office. Carmichael said a total of 200 guyabano seedlings were planted on the said barangay's multi-purpose hall grounds. A limited number of participants joined the activity due to the ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (May 29)—A London-based mining company operating in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya was recognized for its safe mining operations from the Philippine Mines Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) for the year 2020. The announcement was made through a letter from lawyer Wilfred Moncano, Director of Mines and Geosciences Bureau Central Office, to FCF Minerals Corp. Darren Bowden, FCF Minerals Corp. president and chief executive officer, said this recognition shows the tremendous cumulative record of accomplishment of the company as it was awarded Safest Surface Mining Operation, Safest Mining Operations, and 2nd Runner Up for Best Mining Forest. "As a company, FCF Minerals is not focusing on winning awards, but it is gratifying whe...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (MAY 28)—Four Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded agroforestry support facilities worth P58.3 million have been turned over to three Southern Nueva Vizcaya municipalities, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Corie Corpuz, a Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) information officer, said the facilities were constructed under the DENR's Forestland Management Project (FMP). The projects, according to Corpuz, aim to ensure the protection and maintenance of about 3,000 hectares of reforestation and agroforestry plantations developed by people's organizations in the municipalities of Dupax del Sur, Kasibu and Kayapa. She noted these JICA-funded projects under a loan agreement are part of the...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CORDON, Isabela (May 24)—It is all systems go for the first retort facility for the sterilization of carabao's milk in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) to serve and boost milk production of Kisaviq dairy zone comprising the provinces of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and the region's neighboring provinces of Ifugao, Kalinga and Aurora. Aiming to become the Philippine ‘Valley of Milk,’ the Kisaviq dairy zone has installed the first-ever retort facility for the sterilization of carabao’s milk in Cordon town in Isabela province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Noime Liangco, owner of the Amancio Nicolas Agri-Tourism Academy, said the facility in this town is seen boosting milk production and marketing in the Cagayan Valley region. "This facility is also expected to fulfill its ...