The Valley Journal

Tagalog News: Gob. Albano nabakunahan na ng unang dose ng AstraZeneca

7Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Tagalog News: Gob. Albano nabakunahan na ng unang dose ng AstraZeneca

BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR. LUNGSOD NG ILAGAN, Isabela (Abril 7)—Nabakunahan na si Gobernador Rodolfo Albano 3rd ng Isabela ng unang dose ng AstraZeneca vaccine na panlaban sa sakit na coronavirus disease 2019 (Coid-19). Ang pagbakuna ay ginawa kagabi (Abril 6) para ipakita sa mga mamamayang Isabeleño na ligtas ang mga bakuna kontra Covid-19 na ibinibigay ng gobyerno Matatandaan na sinabi ng University of the Philippines (UP) Octa Research na isa ang Isabela sa Covid-19 hotspots sa bansa dahil sa mataas na positivity rate na naitala ayon na rin sa datos ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan. Ang mga mayor at gobernador na may critical o high risk areas ay tinagurian na ring health care frontliners at pinapayagan na rin ng National Task Force - Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Di...

Covid isolation facility in Ilagan City opened

5Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Isabela

Covid isolation facility in Ilagan City opened

BY MERITO G. EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (April 5)—Due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients here, the city government decided to open its existing health facility to cater to its people who contracted the virus. Mayor Josemarie Diaz, who led the soft opening yesterday together with other city officials and employees, said the immediate opening of the isolation facility located at the City of Ilagan Medical Center at Barangay Lullutan, is necessary since all the referral hospitals in the region have reached their 100 percent utilization. In August 2018, the construction of the City of Ilagan Medical Center started. It is a 100-bed capacity hospital that aims to serve Ilagueños at the western part of the city. In his message, Di...

6Jan

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Isabela

Isabela ready to buy Covid-19 vaccines

FUNDS READY. Isabela Governor Rodolfo Albano 3rd assures that funds will be available once the Covid-19 vaccines arrive in the country. COURTESY OF ISABELA PIO BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (January 6)—The Local Chief Executive of this province has assured that the provincial government will be allotting funds for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine with a high efficacy rate once it is available. Gov. Rodolfo Albano 3rd said that once the national government will allow local government units to buy for their constituents, the provincial government is ready to buy vaccines from legitimate suppliers recommended by the Department of Health. Albano said Vice Gov. Faustino G. Dy 3rd and the Provincial Board Members are supportive of th...

SNAP holds series of blended forums with host communities

21Dec

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela, News

SNAP holds series of blended forums with host communities

Renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group recently concluded its series of blended and virtual host communities’ forums across Benguet, Ifugao, Isabela, and Nueva Vizcaya in November and December. The nature of the forums—the first of its kind for SNAP—was in the interest of health and safety and in support of the government's efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. SNAP-Benguet was the first to hold a blended-approach forum on November 19, 2020 at the Benguet Provincial Capitol, attended by a total of 42 in-person and virtual participants. Following strict social distancing and other protocols on official gatherings, in-person attendees included SNAP executives, members of Indigenous Peoples' organizations, and Benguet government officials headed by Gove...

2Dec

By Bernabe AlmirolNo Comments

Isabela

Neglected dam cause flooding in Isabela

BY ABE ALMIROL CABATUAN, Isabela – A very old water impounding dam in Barangay Namnama here has overflowed when heavy rains pounded the area on Saturday (November 28). NEGLECTED. Macañao dam is under the jurisdiction of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), specifically its MARIIS field operations office based in Minante I, Cauayan City. It was built in the early 1970s and is a decade older than the big Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela which opened in 1982 The flooding occurred after another onslaught of heavy rains in the region, few days after Typhoon Ulysses displaced thousands of people and reportedly left 73 dead. The waste-deep flood has destroyed houses, fishponds, and crops. A video posted in social media by Jhoven Cabucoy Carig, a local resident, showed the fl...

SM Foundation assists flood-affected families in Isabela

18Nov

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela

SM Foundation assists flood-affected families in Isabela

SM Foundation through SM City Cauayan assists typhoon hit residents in Isabela. PHOTO COURTESY OF SM CITY CAUAYAN BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela: SM Foundation Inc. through SM City Cauayan joined international and local groups extending a helping hand to affected families of the massive flooding in Isabela and Cagayan, serving hot meals and drinking water in particularly in Barangay (village) Gagabutan here. Village captain Sherwin Garcia of Gagabutan said around 300 hot meals were served as lunch of the affected families in their barangay and “we are very grateful for the immediate aid given to us by SM.” Krystal Gayle Agbulig, SM City Cauayan public relations manager, said SM Foundation Operation Tulong Express has earlier turned over about 3500 drinking water f...

25Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Isabela

Isabela rice crops get boost

MORE WATER. Small water impounding project by the Department of Agriculture in Isabela province will help farmers increase their income with higher productivity. DA PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (September 25)—A P72.6-million small water impounding project (SWIP) will irrigate an additional 256 hectares of farmland, which is expected to boost rice production in Isabela province. Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) Executive Director Narciso Edillo said the SWIP would also benefit around 177 rice farmers in Mallig town in the province. “The SWIP will irrigate 256 hectares more rice land in the town in addition to already existing irrigated farmlands,” he added. Mallig town Mayor Jonathan Calderon has expressed his thanks to DA-Regio...

TESDA Isabela starts contact tracing training for BHW, BNS

21Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Isabela

TESDA Isabela starts contact tracing training for BHW, BNS

BY MERLITO G EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (September 21) - At least 30 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) from the different barangays (villages) of this city including selected faculty members from Isabela State University (ISU) - Ilagan City campus undergo contact tracing training recently. The training was implemented by the City Government of Ilagan in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) at Isabela School of Arts and Trades (ISAT) – Tesda. Tesda Isabela head Demetrio Anduyan Jr. said the training aimed to capacitate the BHWs and BNS on the technical know-how of conducting contact tracing. “We have targeted to train BHWs and BNS in the province on contact tracing knowing their capabili...

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela

P50-M bridge in Isabela now open

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BENITO SOLIVEN, Isabela (September 20)—A P50-million “Bridge of the President for the Development of Agriculture” in Barangay Andabuen here was officially opened in a ceremony led by Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones. Castriciones said the construction of the bridge, which was started on February 3, was completed on August 28 and will serve the far-flung farm villages of Ara, Capuseran and Gilingan. Mayor Roberto Lungan said the bridge is a great help to the residents, who had no option but to pass through the old bridge, where many met accidents brought about by flooding. The bridge-opening ceremony was held with the distribution of Certificate of Land Ownership Award/Emancipation Patent for landless farmers in the town and the distribution of ...

18Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela

Isabela to plant 1,000 bamboo seedlings

BAMBOO DAY. Isabela province environment plants 1,000 bamboo seedlings in support of the celebration of Bamboo Day. DENR PHOTO BY MERLITO G. EDALE JR., PIA CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela (September 18)—At least 1,000 bamboo seedlings will soon give its share to economic and environmental contribution as the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) in this province with the planting of 1,000 seedlings in celebration of the Bamboo Day today. The activity was participated by employees of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Naguilian and some people’s organizations and volunteers. The activity was conducted at the bamboo planting site at Barangay Rang-Ayan in this city, a five-hectare planting site reserved for the National Greening Program of the...