The Valley Journal

22Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Cagayan buys 4 heavy equipment

NEW EQUIPMENT. Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba (center inset, in red shirt) leads provincial officials and priests in blessing the four new units of heavy equipment that will be used to repair municipal and barangay roads and in other infrastructure projects of the province. PHOTO BY JESSICA BACUD BY JESSICA BACUD, Manila Standard TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan—Governor Manuel Mamba led the blessing of four heavy equipment for infrastructure projects in the province recently. Mamba is confident this will further address a streamlined process aimed to boost Cagayan’s economic progress and will upgrade the services of the government to the residents. Mamba said the continuous rehabilitation and construction of road networks would spur the local economy and help in the upliftment of the ...

20Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Features

DA warns vs ASF spread in Isabela

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 20)—The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has cautioned the public on the presence of the African swine fever (ASF) discovered in at least four towns in the province of Isabela. Narciso Edillo, DA-Region 2 executive director, said the new cases of ASF were recorded in the towns of Quezon, Roxas, Aurora and Luna. Edillo said the ASF cases were first discovered in Quezon town during the last part of July and from there it started to spread to neighboring three towns. “With the help of local government units affected, we immediately conducted blood sampling and culling of affected pigs in those areas,” he added. Edillo said their activities to combat ASF resulted in the identification of 432 heads...

DA urges LGUs to ensure pesticide safe agri products

19Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Features

DA urges LGUs to ensure pesticide safe agri products

BY GENE V. BAQUIRAN TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 19)—While local government units (LGUs) ensures the protection of their constituent’s health against coronavirus disease 2019, the agriculture department reminds LGUs to look after the safety of the agriculture products their constituents are consuming. Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Narciso Edillo said local government units can buy their rapid test kits to check the pesticide level of fruits and vegetables downloaded to supermarkets, public markets, stalls or talipapa in their area of jurisdiction. While there is no certainty on the safety of the food one buys in markets, Edillo encouraged the public to patronize agriculture products that are sold and displayed at the different Kadiwa ni Ani at Kit...

17Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

4 Cagayan pastors coronavirus-positive

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 17, 2020)—Four religious leaders playing a pivotal role to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic were confirmed positive of the disease after they attended a prayer meeting led by a bishop in Kalinga province. They were among the 18 newly confirmed coronavirus-positive cases admitted at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC), according to Dr. Glenn Mathew Baggao, CVMC chief. Baggao said the four pastors were fetched by an ambulance from Kalinga after their August 12 second swab tests came out positive of the virus. They were identified as a 48-year-old female from Barangay Sta. Margarita in Baggao town, a 41-year-old male from Barangay Masikal in Amulung town, a 55-year-old female from Barangay Malummin...

DOH confirms 66 new Covid positive cases in Region 2

11Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH confirms 66 new Covid positive cases in Region 2

BY OLIVER T. VACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 11)—The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 2 has confirmed 66 additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Cagayan Valley, the highest number recorded in the daily confirmatory results released in the region. Region 2 Director Rio Magpantay of the DOH said 50 of the new cases are from Isabela province, 11 from Cagayan province, four from Nueva Vizcaya while Quirino province which was previously hailed as Covid-free now recorded one case. In Isabela, Roxas town recorded the highest number cases with nine, six in Echague, five each in the City of Ilagan and Ramon town, four each in Tumauini and Reina Mercedes, three in Alicia, two each in San Mateo, Santa Maria, Santiago City and Quirino town while one ...

DepEd orients parents on distance learning

10Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

DepEd orients parents on distance learning

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 10)—The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 2 has instructed all divisions and school heads to conduct parents' orientation on the new learning modalities that will be implemented starting August 24. Estela Cariño, DepEd-Region 2 director, said they need to orient all parents and guardians as they play big roles in the alternative learning strategies that will be implemented considering that face-to-face has a very slim chance to be approved due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 confirmed cases nationwide. "We continue to receive several questions, doubts, inquiries as well as misinformation about the learning modalities, so we need to orient them," Cariño said. Octavio Cabasag, DepEd-Region 2 Educ...

DepEd to parents: Make learning environment in your homes

10Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

DepEd to parents: Make learning environment in your homes

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 10)—The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 2 has advised parents and guardians to establish a conducive learning environment for their children in their homes while waiting for the official resumption of classes. Dr. Estela Cariño, DepEd-Region 2 director, said all schools and teachers in the Cagayan Valley region have already signified their readiness in the re-opening of classes on August 24 with the implementation of the different learning modalities. "We will resume with the classes but there will be no face-to-face yet so learners will just be at home. However, we must ensure also that the children have an area in their houses that are conducive to learning," Cariño said. Regional Director Estela Cariño (cen...

P8-M nipa plantation pushed for bioethanol production

10Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

P8-M nipa plantation pushed for bioethanol production

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO SANTA ANA, Cagayan (August 10)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 and the Cagayan State University (CSU) have awarded P400,000 in financial assistance to fisherfolk in the coastal town of Santa Ana. The amount was part of CSU’s P8-million project to establish some 50 hectares for a new nipa plantation for bioethanol production. Corie Corpuz, DENR-Region 2 information officer, said the beneficiary was the Pasiguit Fisherfolk Association (PFA) under the “Restoration, Establishment, Maintenance and Protection of Nipa Stands for Bioethanol Production” project of CSU funded by the DENR under the National Greening Program. RESEARCHGATE.NET “The financial aid will be used by the people’s organization for the maintenance and...

6Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Firm links farmers to markets

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 6)—A partnership with an agri-tech company will create wider online market access for Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Leah Pulido Ocampo, DTI-Region 2 director, said it forged a partnership with Mayani Inc. through a virtual signing of a memorandum of understanding last July 29. She explained the strategic intent of the collaboration is to create broader market access for smallholder farmers, farmer cooperatives and MSMEs across the Region 2 through e-commerce and innovative agri-food supply chain technology. “The DTI in Region 2 and Mayani share a common mission to enable a level playing field to the advantage of ou...

26 Isabeleños tested positive for Covid-19

6Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

26 Isabeleños tested positive for Covid-19

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 6)—The Department of Health (DOH) here confirmed 26 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), today, all from the province of Isabela. DOH Regional Director Rio Magpantay said five of the cases are from the City of Ilagan, followed by four cases each in Tumauini and Cauayan City, two cases each in Angadanan, Cabatuan, Cordon, Echague and San Mariano while Cabagan, Gamu and Jones towns also have one case each. He said that of the 26 cases, 14 are males and 12 are females, including an 8-month-old baby. Magpantay added that 13 patients have travel histories in areas with local transmission, seven are overseas Filipino workers while six, including a health worker, have no travel histories but possibly with exposure to Covid...