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BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (November 24)—To help poor but deserving students to take up expensive medical courses, a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here has proposed a localized version of the Republic Act 11509, also known as "Doktor Para sa Bayan Act." Board Member Elma Pinao-an Lejao said this will address the demand for medical doctors in the province by extending financial help to deserving students in the pursuit of their education and training in health and medicine. She said the proposed ordinance establishing the "Medical Scholarship and Return Service Program for Deserving Students" shall also be known as the "Nueva Vizcaya Doktor Para sa Mamamayan Ordinance." Lejao noted that during the past six years of being a member of SP and duri...

It all started with five scholars each from the 15 municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya in 2018 and came up with 69 successful college graduates this year under the Nueva Vizcaya Sagut Scholarship Program which now draws 300 scholars each year taking up various courses at the Nueva Vizcaya State University. According to Governor Carlos Padilla (middle in orange shirt), the scholarship was conceived with the purpose to help poor but deserving students, particularly children of solo parents, displaced overseas Filipino workers rebel returnees, persons with disabilities and orphaned, among others. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (November 24)—A LOCAL government-initiated scholarship program that started in 2018 is gaining ground with a total of 69 successful...

WINNERS ALL OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. president and lawyer Joan Adaci-Cattiling (second from left) receives the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award for safest mining operation for the Didipio Mine as the overall winner. Also shown are Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association president Louie Sarmiento (left); OceanaGold Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Sharpe (third from left); and Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Wilfredo Moncano. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAGUIO CITY (November 21)—The Didipio Mine bagged three Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Awards (PMIEA) during the recently concluded 68th Annual National Mines Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC) in Baguio City. The Didipio Mine was the ...

FCF Minerals Corp. president and chief executive officer Darren Patrick Bowden (second from right) and FCF general manager for operations Lorne Harvey (right) accepted their Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award awards during the recently concluded 68th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference at CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center in Baguio City. third runner-up in the Best Mining Forest Contest-Metallic Category, and runner-up in the Safest Surface Mine Operations-Surface Mine Category. Also in the photo are PMSEA President Louie Sarmiento (left), and DENR Assistant Secretary Nonita Caguioa (second from left) for Finance, Information and Mining Concerns. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (November 19)—A mining firm based in ...