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BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya— Marking the beginning of his first full term in office, Governor Jose “Jing” Gambito delivered his inaugural speech outlining his vision for a progressive province of Nueva Vizcaya after he took his oath at the CMP Convention Center here on June 30, 2025. Gobernador Jose "Jing" Gambito (third from right), Bise Gobernador Eufemia Dacayo ken ni Kongresista Tim Cayton, agraman dagiti baro a nabutosan a Board Members ken sumagmamano nga opisial ti munisipio, nagsapatada iti CMP Convention Center, Provincial Capitol sadiay Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya idi Lunes (June 30, 2025). Ti panagsapata ket indauluan ni Executive Judge Paul Atolba, Executive Judge Regional Trial Court Branch 30. PHOTO BY VICTOR MARTIN With a landslide victory in the re...

SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya—Verde Carbon Capture, Inc. has announced its official partnership with Rural Bank (RB) of Solano (NV) Inc. to enhance support for farmers in Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela through improved access to financial services and capability-building programs. Takato Senoo, the Director of Verde Carbon Capture Inc. The partnership, headed by Takato Senoo, Director of Verde Carbon Capture Inc., and Lawyer Mary Ann E.M. Tupasi-Saddul, President and Chief Executive Officer of RB Solano (NV) Inc., marks a significant step in expanding inclusive financial opportunities for the region's agricultural communities. Launched on May 29, 2025, the partnership was created to help farmers in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela by giving them better access to important financial ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—A national youth organization that aims to advocate responsible mining and its proper utilization of the environment and its natural resources and mining engineering students visited the FCF Minerals Corporation at the Runruno Gold Project (RGP) site here on May 17, 2025. During the visit, eight members of the Philippine Youth Association for Responsible Mining and Natural Resources (Yaman Philippines) witnessed the company’s best practices in mining operations, mining forest, residual storage impoundment and process plant operations. Members of the Philippine Youth Association for Responsible Mining and Natural Resources (Yaman Philippines) during their visit to FCF Minerals Corporation at the Runruno Gold Project (RGP) site in Quezon,...

FCF Minerals Corporation visits the Tublay, Agusan del Nortre-based Agata Mining Ventures Incorporated and the Claver, Surigao del Norte-based Taganito Mining Corporation for benchmarking support on April 21-23, 2025. FCF PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO THE Nueva Vizcaya-based FCF Minerals Corporation visited Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI) and Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC) for benchmarking. FCF’s benchmarking team comprised representatives from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 2, Barangay Runruno officials, the Final Mine Rehabilitation and Decommissioning Plan (FMRDP) Committee, and FCF Community Relations staff. Rodalyn Arcebal, FCF Information, Communication, and Education supervisor, said the team embarked on their learning visit to gather valuable insights fo...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO  QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—FCF Minerals Corporation could after all continue its operation after its expected closure in 2027 with the identification of an exploration target near its Runruno Mine here. According to the London-based Metals Exploration (MTL), a mineral resources exploration and development company that owns 100 percent of the FCF Minerals-operated Runruno Gold Project, the exploration target is located in the municipality of Dupax del Norte in this province. “The exploration target could potentially extend ore processing operations at Runruno after ore feed from the Runruno Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) tenement is exhausted,” MTL said. Photo shows Metals Exploration-FCF Minerals Corporation’s Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Proj...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya—OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGP) turned over fertilizers to the Kasibu Coffee Growers Association, Inc. (KCGAI) here on January 31. OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGP) distributes fertilizers to the Kasibu Coffee Growers Association, Inc. (KCGAI) on January 31. OGP PHOTO Lawyer Joan Adaci-Cattiling, OGP President and General Manager for External Affairs and Social Performance, said that members of the association received P150,000 worth of fertilizers for the rejuvenation of their coffee farms during their annual gathering and assessment. Adaci-Cattiling said that in 2019, the company through its corporate social responsibility’s Golden Future for Agriculture project started supporting KCGAI for the revitalization of the munici...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO IT was a bright Christmas for seven barangay (villages) in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino as they received as gifts during the turnover of seven farm-to-market roads (FMRs) projects by OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGP) to their respective communities. Seven barangays in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino receive a significant Christmas gift with the turnover of farm-to-market road (FMR) projects by OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGP) to their respective communities this December 2025. OGP CDF PHOTO Desiree Baldevino of OGP External Affairs and Communications said the company turned over the FMRs on December 21 and 23 to community leaders and residents. She said that four villages in the Nueva Vizcaya municipalities of Dupax Del Norte, Bagabag, Diad...

Members of Kasibu Coffee Growers Association, Inc. (KCGAI) receiving P2.5 million financial assistance also undergo capacity building seminar on Coffee Post-Harvest Operations for the 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 project under the Didipio Mine’s corporate social responsibility program aimed at contributing to the association’s community, financial and organizational sustainability. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya: The Didipio Mine here is helping coffee farmers boost the industry by extending financial assistance and capacitating particularly the farmer-members of a coffee growers cooperative here. Didipio Mine president and general manager for external affairs and social performance Joan Adaci-Cattiling said the mine partnered with the Department o...

REPRESENTATIVE Luisa Lloren Cuaresma of the Lone Congressional District of Nueva Vizcaya expressed enthusiasm underscoring her commitment to supporting the Department of Trade and Industry in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) in its effort to create more opportunities to foster sustainable growth and development for the province of Nueva Vizcaya. DTI PHOTO The DTI Region 2 led by Regional Director Ma. Sofia Narag and DTI Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Director Michael Paggabao, paid a courtesy visit to Cuaresma on November 24, 2024 on the sidelines of the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Meeting in the House of Representatives, to discuss areas for collaboration. Paggabao said the meeting served as a platform to reaffirm DTI’s commitment to collaborating closely with the congresswoman’s office in...