The Valley Journal

5Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

78 nabbed in Cagayan raid

THE VALLEY JOURNAL SANTA ANA, Cagayan (August 5)—Some 75 Chinese nationals and three Filipinos were arrested by the authorities Tuesday night at the Cagayan Special Economic Zone in Santa Ana, Cagayan, nearly 700 kilometers north of Manila. The arrests were made by the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 2, who cracked down on illegal online gaming operations inside the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport. Sec. Raul Lambino, CEZA administrator and CEO, said he sought the support of the PNP and the NBI upon receiving verified reports that established the illegal online gaming operations of OFA Cagayan Estate Developer Corporation, a real estate developer, a...

5Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH confirms 15 new Covid-19 cases

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 5)—The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 2 has confirmed 15 additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the Cagayan Valley region. DOH Regional Director Rio Magpantay said eight of the cases are from Cagayan, six from Isabela and one from Nueva Vizcaya. These include CV 357 who is a 54-year-old male from this city who doesn't have any travel history and exposure to any positive case. He is an employee of DOH-Region 2 and now at the quarantine facility of the said regional office. CV 357 is a 23-year-old female from the City of Ilagan, Isabela, a locally stranded individual (LSI) from Quezon City. She is asymptomatic and now at the LGU quarantine facility. There are three new cases of Enrile, Cagayan whic...

Cagayan hospital opens lab for covid testing

4Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

Cagayan hospital opens lab for covid testing

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO AND JERICO J. KAHULUGAN TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 4)—The Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) here on Monday inaugurated its molecular laboratory for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing that will augment and expand the testing capacity of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila. Dr. Glenn Matthew Baggao, CVMC chief, said the hospital’s Covid testing center has a newly constructed building with three Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) machines for its operation. He added that once license to operate from the RITM and the Department of Health (DoH) arrives, the laboratory is expected to operate 24/7 as they already have trained medical technologists to man the testing center. ...

13 tested positive for Covid-19 in Region 2

3Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

13 tested positive for Covid-19 in Region 2

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 3)—There are additional 13 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) as per latest confirmation of the Department of Health (DOH) Region 2. Rio Magpantay, DOH Region 2 director, said of the new cases, 10 are from Isabela province, two in Nueva Vizcaya and one in Cagayan. CV 326 is a 32-year-old female from Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya who is an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Saudi Arabia. She is asymptomatic and now at the quarantine facility of the local government unit (LGU). CV 327 is a 30-year-old male from City of Ilagan, Isabela, a locally stranded individual (LSI) from Caloocan City. He is asymptomatic and now at the city's quarantine facility. CV 328 is a 30-year-old male f...

DOH confirms 2 new Covid-19 cases for NCR

2Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH confirms 2 new Covid-19 cases for NCR

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 2)—The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 2 has confirmed two additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that are counted for National Capital Region (NCR) data. Llexter Guzman, DOH Region 2 health education and promotions officer, said the newly tested individuals are both locally stranded individuals who were tested in NCR before they traveled home to their respective towns in the province. The first of the cases is a 26-year-old male from Abulug town. He experienced colds and loss of sense of taste since July 15. A specimen sample was collected from him on July 24 at St Luke's Medical Center. He traveled in the province on July 31 but the result of his swab test was only released yesterday. He is now at the qu...

DENR Region 2 commends NBI anti-logging work

2Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

DENR Region 2 commends NBI anti-logging work

THE VALLEY JOURNAL TUGUEGARAO CITY (August 2)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 commended the operation of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against illegal logging, which led to the apprehension of 13,031.91 board feet of illegally cut forest products in the towns of Baggao and Peñablanca in this province. Gwendolyn Bambalan, DENR-Region 2 executive director, led the department in recognizing the efforts of the NBI in Region 2 for their successful implementation of forest laws in the Cagayan Valley region. Seven agents were awarded certificates of commendation during the DENR-Region 2 regional management conference on Thursday here. They were Supervising Agent Chris Mesa, Supervising Agent Julie Ann Tarona, Senior Agent Clyde Caba...

2Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Covid-19, Health

DOH confirms 2 new Covid-19 cases for NCR

BY OLIVER T. BACCAY TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 2)—The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 2 has confirmed two additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that are counted for National Capital Region (NCR) data. Llexter Guzman, DOH Region 2 health education and promotions officer, said the newly tested individuals are both locally stranded individuals who were tested in NCR before they traveled home to their respective towns in the province. The first of the cases is a 26-year-old male from Abulug town. He experienced colds and loss of sense of taste since July 15. A specimen sample was collected from him on July 24 at St Luke's Medical Center. He traveled in the province on July 31 but the result of his swab test was only released yesterday. He is now at the qu...

1Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Cagayan growers get bamboo starter kits

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (August 1)—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has distributed bamboo plant starter kits to residents of at least six localities in Cagayan province under the Pangkabuhayan sa pagBangon at Ginhawa (PBG) program. Bamboo growing is being promoted by various government agencies to also help address environmental issues. The plant produces oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide while providing raw materials for the manufacture of various products, thus reducing the need to cut down trees. Leah Pulido Ocampo, DTI-Region 2 director, said they would like to encourage farmers to grow more bamboos with propagules they distributed to beneficiaries in the towns of Baggao, Buguey, Sanchez Mira, Claveria, Piat and T...

Food delivery app oneSTORE City takes root in Region 2

30Jul

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, Features

Food delivery app oneSTORE City takes root in Region 2

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (July 30)—The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has tapped an online application of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) called oneSTORE City in the delivery of food and other agricultural products in the region. DA-Region 2 Executive Director Narciso Edillo said the agreement between his unit and DoST-Region 2 seeks to strengthen the market linkage between food producers and consumers in the region. “This strong partnership with the DoST in Region 2 will surely strengthen the market linkages with enterprises in the Cagayan Valley region,” Edillo said, adding that with the strict social distancing protocols ushered in by the coronavirus disease 2019, many Filipinos have started embracing digital tech...

6 eagles released back to wild in Cagayan Valley

28Jul

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan

6 eagles released back to wild in Cagayan Valley

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAGGAO, Cagayan (July 28)—At least six eagles were freed back to their natural habitat in Baggao town, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). Frederic Tomas, this town’s municipal environment and natural resources officer (Menro), said there were three Crested serpent eagles (Spilornis cheela), two Brahminy kites (Haliastur indus) and a Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) that were finally released after they were declared healthy. Tomas said the serpent eagles and one of the Brahminy kites were set free at Sitio Kapaniswan, Barangay Bitag Grande. “They were released by the local government unit (LGU) here and the DENR upon certification of the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Labo...