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FCF Minerals Corporation secures its third consecutive Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award during the 70th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference held at CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center in Baguio City from November 22, 2024. FCF PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAGUIO CITY—FCF Minerals Corporation has won its third consecutive Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) during the 70th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANMSEC) held at the CAP-John Hay Trade and Cultural Center here from November 19 to 22, 2024. The award, according to Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals general manager for operations, is an “unprecedented achievement of the company for all its efforts in responsible mining.”  “FCF Minerals not only mai...

Flood control projects along the Magat River in Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO FROM THE NUEVA VIZCAYA 2ND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 31, 2024)—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has poured P209.7 million into constructing three flood control structures in the province of Nueva Vizcaya to reduce massive flooding in communities and extensive damage to crops, cropping land and properties along the Magat River. With a total length of 226 kilometers, the Magat River is in Northern Luzon, which originates in Aritao town, where the Santa Fe River joins the Marang River. It is the largest tributary of the Cagayan River by discharge volume of water, with an estimated drainage area of 5,200 square kilometers, roughly 20 percent ...

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 28, 2024)—Catalyste+ — a Canadian economic development organization — has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Nueva Vizcaya to develop micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and promote women empowerment. DTI Nueva Vizcaya Director Michael Paggabao said that in their continuous efforts on MSME development and women empowerment, they have officially kicked off the Accelerating Women Empowerment (AWE) Program in Nueva Vizcaya. With Catalyste+, formerly the Canadian Executive Service Organization, Paggabao said the DTI Nueva Vizcaya started conducting onsite visits this week and needs assessment of the proposed women entrepreneurs. Represented by Project Officer Vener Valerio, Catalyste+ offers mentorship and advisory se...

AKAP PAYOUT. More than 200 residents in the town of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya receive financial assistance of P3,000 under the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The funding which comes from House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez was distributed by Mayor Benjamin Cuaresma 3rd, Rep. Luisa Cuaresma and Board Member Edgardo “Edu” Balgos. PHOTO FROM BENJAMIN CUARESMA III FACEBOOK PAGE

Farmer groups in Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya, will get a total of P125.7 million worth of agricultural projects that will help them transition to more efficient production of crops, among others. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FARMER groups in Nueva Vizcaya have been qualified to receive smart farming projects and onion cold storage facilities worth P125.7 million after a validation and consultation meeting conducted by the Department of Agriculture Region Field Office (DA-RFO2) High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) team. According to the DA-RFO2 headed by Executive Director Rosemary Aquino, the HVCDP team on August 13 conducted a validation and consultation meeting with the Alfonso Castañeda Vegetable Growers Associations (Alcavega), Abuyo Onion Farmers Association (AOFA) and the lo...