The Valley Journal

Cagayan under state of calamity, needs help

15Nov

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

Cagayan under state of calamity, needs help

UNDER WATER. Drone shot of widespread flooding in Tuguegarao City due to heavy downpour caused by the Frontal System and Typhoon Ulysses [International name: Vamco]. COURTESY OF LOUIE ANTONIO (https://facebook.com/louie.antonio.79) BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO “CAGAYAN needs help. They need us. Let us help them please!” Thus said Lt. Col. Rowan Rimas, Marine Batallion Landing Team 10 commanding officer describing submerged communities between municipalities of Alcala and Amulung. “The highway, the roads just vanished. Truly heartbreaking. Words can’t explain what I am feeling right now. I know God will give us the strength to overcome this,” Rimas added. He said it has been two hours and they have yet to reach the town of Iguig which is north of Tuguegarao City adding it will be a...

18Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

CValley’s death toll rises to 19

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (September 18)—The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has reported a total of 19 death cases related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the Cagayan Valley region. Dr. Karina Joy Peca-at said 10 of the cases are from Nueva Vizcaya, five in Isabela, one in Santiago City, three in Cagayan and none in Quirino province. Peca-at said there are additional 56 positive cases from different provinces of the region which increased the total Covid-19 cases in the Cagayan Valley region to 1,305 in which 439 are active while 847 have already recovered. "Though there is an increasing number of mortalities in the region, our case fatality rate is still low at 1.4 percent," Peca-at said. Of the regional data i...

15Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Features

Group launches Apayao Organic Farm

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (September 15)—The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Cagayan recently launched the Apayao Organic Farm in Piat town, one of the development projects identified by TESDA under the Barangay Development Program of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC). According to TESDA Provincial Director Igmedio Casticon, the project is in support of Executive Order No. 70, institutionalizing the whole-of-nation approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace. Casticon said the project is also strengthened by the sustained commitment of the PRLEC member-agencies as evidenced by the continuous outpour of support such as the P600,000 financial assistance from the Provincial Government of Cagayan for the construction o...

PNP records 70% crime rate hike after ECQ

14Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

PNP records 70% crime rate hike after ECQ

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (September 14)—After the implementation of the Luzonwide Enhanced Community Quarantine, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 2 has recorded 70 percent increase in the crime incidents in the Cagayan Valley region. P/Col. Edward Guzman, Regional Operations and Management Division chief, reported to the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) members that the police has recorded a total of 4,917 crime incidents from May 1 to August 31 this year, an increase by 2,025 as compared to the 2,829 incidents recorded in the same period last year. He said Cagayan province has the highest record of 1,942; followed by Isabela with 1,832; Nueva Vizcaya with 779; Quirino-77, and Batanes with 13 cases. "Of the total crime incidents, the no...

PCSO gives patient transport vehicles, medicines to towns

13Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Health

PCSO gives patient transport vehicles, medicines to towns

PCSO General Manager Royima Garma (right) shares to the local governments the mandate of their office during the turnover ceremony of two patient transport vehicles to Iguig town in Cagayan province and Tabuk City in Kalinga province. PIA PHOTO BY MARK DJERON C. TUMABAO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (September 13)—No less than Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office (PCSO) General Manager Royima Garma led the turnover ceremony of new patient transport vehicles and distribution of medicines to seven towns in Cagayan and Kalinga provinces. Mayor Ferdinand Trinidad of Iguig, Cagayan and Mayor Darwin Estrañero of Tabuk City, Kalinga personally received the new patient transport vehicles worth P1.7 million each for their towns. Local governments of Aparri, Amulung, Santa Ana, Tuao and Tugu...

DENR to step up envi law enforcement: Usec Sampulna

12Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

DENR to step up envi law enforcement: Usec Sampulna

BY CORIE CORPUZ, DENRTUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (September 12)—To intensify environmental law enforcement, the environment department will strengthen partnership with the cross section of the society.Undersecretary Jim Sampulna for Field Operations, Enforcement and Muslim Affairs of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced this initiative during his recent visit to Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya provinces.The top official said the strengthening of interagency efforts is pursuant to the order of DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu to curb illegal logging and violation of other environmental laws.“We have to involve law enforcement agencies dahil mahalaga na may kasangga tayo,” Sampulna said as he announced the formation of a provincial environment and natural resources council t...

Local officials urged to stop illegal loggers in Callao cave area

1Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

Local officials urged to stop illegal loggers in Callao cave area

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO PEÑABLANCA, Cagayan: Due to the alarming incidence of apprehension of illegally cut logs in this town where the famous Callao cave is located, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has called the attention of local officials for the protection of the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (PPLS). Gwendolyn Bambalan, DENR – Region 2 executive director, asked local officials particularly barangay (village) officials to be more vigilant in the forest protection efforts of the government particularly the PPLS which was declared as a national park. Last week, an en banc meeting which was attended by village chiefs of this municipality was led by the DENR regional office and the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)...

31Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, News, Nueva Vizcaya

DTI reaches out to 385 MSMEs

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY (August 31)—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 now covers 171 barangay (villages) in the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, providing 13,203 information kits as well as livelihood kits to 385 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Lea Pulido Ocampo, DTI-Region 2 director, said this was done under the DTI’s Livelihood Seeding Program-Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay, which aims to help MSMEs cope with the effects of the pandemic by providing livelihood kits worth P5,000 to P8,000 to enable them to restart or continue with their business operations. Ocampo said livelihood and business starter kits vary according to the needs of the identified beneficiaries, ...

DoST in Region 2 launches innovation enablers

28Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Technology

DoST in Region 2 launches innovation enablers

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 28)—The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) launched Thursday its new project dubbed as Einstein 1K or Engaging Innovation by Nurturing Significance of Thousand Excellent Ideas in the North live via DoST-Region 2 Facebook page Live Stream. Engr. Sancho Mabborang, DoST Region 2 director, said Einstein 1K is set to raise the stand of the Cagayan Valley region in terms of contributed inventions, utility model, industrial design and trademark. He said this new project aims to register 1,000 patents, which include Utility Model, Industrial Design, Copyright and Trademark; enthuse researchers and inventors to become Career Scientist Applicants; institutionalize a reward system for approved Intel...

25Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Tuguegarao City is now under MECQ

FIGHT COVID. Mayor Jefferson Soriano confirms that Tuguegarao City will be under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine for 10 days. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 25)—The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for coronavirus disease 2019 (Cocid-19) Cagayan Valley has placed this city under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Mayor Jefferson Soriano said the officialdom here found it necessary to place the city under MECQ to arrest the spike of Covid-19 positive cases. He said there are 22 active cases in the city including seven police officers who were infected after a non-uniformed police was tested positive of Covid-19. "We requested for a 10-day MECQ. This is a little bit harsh, but this is our decision to con...