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FCF seals accord with Nuvelco for electric maintenance
3Jan By Leander DomingoNo Comments
News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF seals accord with Nuvelco for electric maintenance

FCF Minerals Corporation represented by General Manager for Operations Lorne Harvey, and Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative, Inc. represented by General Manager Fredel Salvador sign an agreement for the 69kV power transmission line maintenance from Bayombong town to Runruno. Witnesses were the entire Nuvelco board and management and FCF Minerals officers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—The British FCF Minerals Corporation in this town has renewed its partnership with Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) for the maintenance of electricity to run its operation. Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals General Manager–Operations, said FCF has sealed the partnership through the signing of an agreement granting Nuvelco a new three-year contract for the maintenance of the 69kV power tr...
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Cuaresma, DTI distribute business startup kits in Bambang
17Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
News, Nueva Vizcaya

Cuaresma, DTI distribute business startup kits in Bambang

BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (December 17)— Mayor Benjamin “Jamie” Cuaresma distributed livelihood kits from the Department of Trade and Industry. Beneficiaries were given various goods to sell as a business startup. Interested individuals who wish to join the program are encouraged to inquire at the DTI office in this town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Comelec disqualifies Cagayan governor
16Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Cagayan, News

Comelec disqualifies Cagayan governor

CAGAYAN GOV. MANUEL MAMBA BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA TUGUEGARAO CITY (December 16)—The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba from the 2022 gubernatorial race, which he had won for his third consecutive term, for breaching the ban on election spending. A Comelec-Second Division resolution granted a petition lodged by Zarah Rose Lara who ran but lost to Mamba in the 2022 contest for governor. She is the wife of Cagayan Third District Rep. Joseph Lara, supposedly a nemesis of the Mambas. Presiding Commissioner Marlon Casquejo and Commissioners Rey Bulay and Nelson Celis signed the resolution, which was promulgated on Dec. 14, 2022. "Respondent MANUEL N. MAMBA is DISQUALIFIED as a candidate for the position of Governor...
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Light plane crashes off Batanes runway
16Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Batanes, News

Light plane crashes off Batanes runway

BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA TUGUEGARAO CITY (December 16)—A light airplane crashed off Itbayat island airport's runway after it swerved while landing on Wednesday morning, Cagayan Valley police said on Thursday. The plane's five passengers, including a two-year-old girl and an infant, were safe, according to LtCol. Saturnino Soriano, Cagayan Valley regional police information chief. On board were two-year-old Agatha Garcia; baby Alison Garcia; nurse Fhaye Garcia, 32; municipal employee Kathleen Garcia, 26; and seaman Rendel Niño, 26. They came from the Basco Airport. Fhaye accompanied Kathleen, who gave birth to newborn Alison at the Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco. Airport probers said the plane with tail number RPC-1801 owned and operated by Fliteline Airways was descendin...
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Searca pushes new approach to agri innovations
16Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Nation, News

Searca pushes new approach to agri innovations

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (December 16)—The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture-Agri-Innovator Program (Searca-AIP), a short-term training program, is advocating for a human-centered approach combining "design thinking" as a mindset and "lean startup" as a methodology for developing agricultural innovations. According to Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Searca director, this program contributes to responding to an era of change when the vulnerabilities, uncertainties, complexities and ambiguities of a fast-evolving environment dictate the way agricultural challenges are appraised and addressed for agri-ventures and their innovations flourish in Agriculture 4.0. Gregorio noted that Searca-AIP, which will feature weekly sessions, was form...
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PBBM secures billions worth of investment deals from top European firms
15Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Nation, News

PBBM secures billions worth of investment deals from top European firms

OPS PHOTO MANILA (December 15)—President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. scored big in his meetings with various European companies, securing billions worth of investment pledges on Wednesday. The President, who is on the final day of his visit to Brussels for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (ASEAN-EU) commemorative summit, sat down with European companies Unilever, Ocea, Acciona, and SEMMARIS to discuss current investments and expansion plans in the Philippines. The chief executive has secured a P4.7 billion investment from multinational consumer goods company Unilever as the firm gears towards automating and digitalizing its operations in the Philippines. Unilever officials, led by its global business group president Matt Close, said the multibillion-peso i...
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Saint Mary’s University celebrates 94th founding anniversary
15Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
News, Nueva Vizcaya

Saint Mary’s University celebrates 94th founding anniversary

A colorful tapestry unfolds the growing hope of education as the clock strikes twelve along the corners of Saint Mary's University in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, on December 8, 2022. SMU PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (December 15)—Anchored on the theme "Devoted to Mission and Excellence," Saint Mary's University (SMU) in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya once again celebrated, face-to-face, its 94th founding anniversary after more than two years of hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to SMU President John Octavious Palina, this tradition is a celebration to commemorate the university's achievements since its establishment in 1928 and pioneered education in the last 94 years and has become a brooding ground of professionals instilled with God's wisdom and th...
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Garcia expects voter filing to increase
14Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Isabela, News

Garcia expects voter filing to increase

Comelec chairman George Garcia (fourth from left) is joined by Cagayan Valley election officials during his monitoring of the resumption of voters’ registration in the towns of Luna and Cabatuan and the City of Cauayan in Isabela. Also in the photo are Atty. Manuel Castillo, Isabela provincial election supervisor; Atty. Ederlino Tabilas, Cagayan Valley election regional director; Atty. Jerbee Anthony Cortez, assistant election regional director, and election officers Rose Ann Rodriguez and Dennis Sanchez on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. PHOTO BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA LUNA, Isabela (December 14)—The number of registrants for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections is expected to balloon in the coming weeks. This is the projection of Commission on Elections...
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Isabela soprano joins world competition
14Dec By Leander DomingoNo Comments
Isabela, News

Isabela soprano joins world competition

Soprano Soloist Aneglica Licudan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA GAMU, Isabela (December 14)—Soprano soloist Angelica Licudan of Isabela will represent the Philippines in the vocal solo competition at the 26th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Anaheim, California, USA in July 2023. Licudan, a 33-year-old music teacher and vocal soloist, said her inspiration for joining the audition was perked up by her dream to represent the country. "I am starting to achieve this dream. This is my chance and I will continue my quest for victory," she said as she will be competing against bets from around 70 countries. "My dream is within reach, I believe. I did not go there just to pass the audition because I prepared very hard and I was able to get one slot...
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