The Valley Journal

6 Bambang town villages placed under ECQ

16Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

6 Bambang town villages placed under ECQ

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 16) —Mayor Pepito Balgos here has placed six barangays (villages) under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) following the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) cases. Balgos’ Executive Order No. 9 Series of 2021 placed villages of Calaocan, Banggot, Buag and Homestead in the town proper and adjacent villages of Almaguer North and Almaguer South under ECQ from April 16 to 30. “Contrary to hearsays and unverified reports, there is no total lockdown in our municipality. The need to balance the present health crisis with our economic activity is of utmost importance,” Balgos stressed in his EO. He also appealed to the public to refrain from circulating fake news as it will do no good to the people. The EO also bans...

Over 40K elderlies in NVizcaya set for Covid vaccination

15Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Over 40K elderlies in NVizcaya set for Covid vaccination

Local Government Units in Nueva Vizcaya conducts master listing of elderlies who will be subjected to the government's vaccination program. They are the second priority after the completion of the vaccination program for frontline health workers. BOOM BAYOMBONG FB POST BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 15)—More than 40,000 elderlies in the province are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines soon. Ranee Ganacias, National Immunization Program (NIP) coordinator, said master listing of senior citizens is now being done in their respective local government units. "We are still waiting for the go signal from the Department of Health (DOH) for the forthcoming conduct of vaccination among elderlies," she said. Ganacias also ...

Help pours for NVizcaya PDLs infected with Covid

14Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Help pours for NVizcaya PDLs infected with Covid

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 14)—Various assistance continues to pour in for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Provincial Jail due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Provincial Jail Warden Carmelo Andrada said they have temporarily suspended the regular visits of the PDLs relatives and loved ones as 67 of them including five Jail Guards have been infected with Covid-19 as of April 12. The infected PDLs who are suffering mild effects of Covid-19 have been isolated at the Boy Scout Jamboree site in Barangay Masoc here while the asymptomatic ones were transferred to nearby buildings. "We have coordinated with the Philippine National Police (PNP) to secure them properly while our PDLs who were isolated and recuperat...

DA gives tiller, cultivator machines to NV organic farmers

14Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Nueva Vizcaya

DA gives tiller, cultivator machines to NV organic farmers

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 14)—At least three organic farmers' groups here recently received machineries from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Governor Carlos Padilla said tiller and cultivator machines were recently given by the DA to the Bintawan Norte Farmers' Association (BNFA) in Villaverde, Kayapa Organic Farmers' Association (KOFA) in Kayapa and Vizcaya Fresh Organic Advocates Inc. (VFOAI) in Bayombong. "These machines will further boost the morale of our organic farmers. Our gratitude to the DA family," he said. Padilla said the machines were given through the DA's "Masaganang Ani, Mataas na Kita" advocacy program. The equipment grant amounting to P175,000 each was given to boost farmers' productivity and income especially this tim...

NVizcaya police gets equipment from FCF mine firm

12Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya, Technology

NVizcaya police gets equipment from FCF mine firm

James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corporation country manager, turns over electronic equipment to Col. Ranser Evasco, NVPPO chief who said the equipment will help strengthen their anti-criminality campaign as well as their fight against the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 in the province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (March 18)—The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Police Office (NVPPO) here has been provided with equipment to strengthen its anti-criminality campaign and to fight the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province. Col. Ranser Evasco, NVPPO chief, said the public address system equipment was given by FCF Minerals Corporation to help the police in effectively communicating their assistance and services to communities in the pro...

Gov Padilla extends temporary closure of NV Capitol until April 16

12Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Gov Padilla extends temporary closure of NV Capitol until April 16

GOV. CARLOS M. PADILLA BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 12)—Governor Carlos Padilla has extended the temporary closure of the Provincial Capitol in this town until April 16. Padilla made the extension due to the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the provincial capitol offices, aside from various barangays of the 15 towns of the province. Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said the offices within the Provincial Capitol such as the Provincial Jail have 67 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) who were infected with the Covid-19 including five jail guards. He said the Governor's Office-Administrative Division also has two cases, the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) with five cases and the Provincial Accounting Office (P...

NVizcaya prepares bamboo propagules for BBBP

7Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcaya prepares bamboo propagules for BBBP

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Nueva Vizcaya has recorded a total of 2,155 hectares of National Greening Program area. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 7)—Workers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here are preparing bamboo propagules for the government's National Greening (NGP) and Build Back Better Program (BBBP). Provincial Environment and Natural Resources officer Edgar Martin said their recent potting and sowing of bamboo propagules conducted at their Clonal Nursery in Diadi town resulted in the production of 2,500 planting materials "This is part of our Individual Employees Commitment to the NGP which was participated by 52 workers," he said. Martin said they are planning to...

NVizcayano general fulfills vow for cops

6Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcayano general fulfills vow for cops

Police Major General Angelito Abellera Casimiro, director for PNP Directorate for Logistics visits the province and led the inauguration of projects for the NV Police Office. These are the water refilling station and medical and dental clinic. NVPPO PHOTO NVizcayano general fulfills vow for cops BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 6)—He made a promise to policemen last year and he fulfilled his promise to improve the camp of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police Major General Angelito Abellera Casimiro, director for PNP Directorate for Logistics yesterday led the led the blessing, turn-over of key and signing of deed of donation of the completed facilities at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Office (NVPPO). These projects are the Maringal Medical a...

13Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

FCF boosts reforestation efforts

The nursery of FCF Minerals Corp. has a big number of high-quality planting materials of different endemic species of trees. PHOTO FROM FCF MINERALS BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 13)— FCF Minerals Corp. is stepping up its reforestation efforts in the communities hosting its mining activities. James Carmichael, FCF country manager, said the firm’s nursery is now home to a big number of high-quality planting materials of different endemic species of trees including fruit trees. “Our central nursery has been the key in attaining the mine’s high survival rate on reforestation,” Carmichael said. He said the variety of endemic species at their nursery include white lauan, mayapis, guijo, ranguike, kalantas, tuai, narra, among other species, that are found in ...

11Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

Forestland-based POs set vision, goals

BY ABE ALMIROL BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (March 11)—As they embark to meet the multi-stakeholder Watershed Management Council (WMC) of this province on Thursday, 35 people’s organizations (POs) held a workshop to craft a collective vision and strategic goals for their federation. The federation which is present in eight sub-watersheds draining to the Upper Magat River was named Watershed Development Advocates (WADA). Both the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya have pushed for the establishment and empowerment of the WMC since 2018. Ansel Cabrera, institutional development specialist at the central project management office of the Forestland Management Project (FMP) of the DENR, facilitated the two-day workshop on Tuesd...