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Didipio Mine’s scholars participate and render their services to the ongoing Brigada Eskwela 2022 in their respective communities or alma maters in preparation for the opening of classes this August. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (August 17)—Didipio Mine scholars have joined the ongoing Brigada Eskwela 2022 rendering services in their respective communities or alma maters. Officials of the mine said the scholars’ activity was in preparation for the opening of classes this August and together with Didipio Mine employees, they have been visiting some schools in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino. The activity was to support initiatives in creating safe learning environments for both learners and school staff, according to Didipio Mine officials. Officials s...

NUEVA Vizcaya Gov. Carlos Padilla leads in the creation of the Provincial Council for Disability Affairs (PCDA) to look into the welfare and well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the province. The PCDA is expected to provide services to uplift the economic and physical status of PWDs. PHOTO COURTESY OF NUEVA VIZCAYA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 16)—Binuo kamakailan ng provincial government ang Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Council on Disability Affairs (PCDA) upang pagtuunan ng pansin ang mga pangangailangang tulong ng mga persons with disabilities (PWDs) sa lalawigan. Pinangunahan ni Governor Carlos Padilla ang pagpupulong ng mga ahensiya ng national at local government na kasali sa PCDA, kasama si Provincial Disability...

This undated photo shows shanties of illegal miners and settlers in a declared geohazard area in the gold deposit-rich village of Runruno in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 14)—The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) denied issuing a certificate of non-overlap (CNO) for an area in Runruno village here being mined by a private company, saying it is not covered by an ancestral domain area. Engineer Mario Ancheta, MGB Region 2 director, clarified that it is not the bureau that declares which area is covered or not covered by an ancestral domain but rather the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). "When the MGB said there was a certification issued of non-overlap ove...

NO RENTAL FEE HIKE. According to Bambang Mayor Benjamin Cuaresma 3rd (right), the local government unit of Bambang will not impose an increase in the rent of public market stalls this year to help vendors recover from the effects of the health crisis. Cuaresma said a comfort room will be constructed in the public market among other facilities. MAYOR BENJAMIN CUARESMA FB PHOTO

BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: A police officer was shot dead by motorcycle-riding suspects on Saturday, August 13, 2022, a police report said. In a police short message service report from this town's police station, the victim was identified as Police Senior Master Sergeant Aldwin Aspacio James, 43, the field training officer of the said police station. James is a resident of Govt Center Subdivision in Baguio City. Initial investigation conducted revealed that the shooting incident happened at 7:59 a.m. when James just arrived at his boarding house at Manalansan St. in Barangay Homestead in this town. The police report also added that witnesses saw the suspects onboard a matt gray-colored Yamaha NMAX with no plate registry who shot the victim six times. The report added that the...