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BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 18)—To serve the needs of university students from Indigenous Peoples communities in the province, the National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over a P17.3 million worth of dormitory for a state university in this province. Gov. Carlos Padilla said the IP Student Dormitory at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) is expected to give shelter to enrolled students from around 18 IP groups that have made the province their home for centuries. Nueva Vizcaya State University OIC President Dr. Ruth Raña Padilla and her husband, Governor Carlos Padilla, during the turnover by the National Housing Authority of Indigenous Peoples students dormitory at the main campus in Bayombong. FACEBOOK PHOTO/NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY He...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) pays the wages of 1,200 needy villagers in Nueva Vizcaya province through its Cash for Work Program. The beneficiaries conducted tree planting activities in their respective municipalities' planting sites. DSWD CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 17)—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2 recently distributed P4.44 million in cash assistance to at least 1,200 needy villagers in the province. Governor Carlos Padilla said the DSWD gave assistance to the beneficiaries of the Cash for Work Program (CFW) through the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM) early this month. The P4.44 million cash assistance was release...

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...