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FCF Minerals Corporation Community Relations Office undergoes Kobo toolbox training for enhanced field data collection and analysis. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—The Community Relations Office (CRO) staff of the FCF Runruno Gold Project (RGP) participated in a three-day training workshop on Field Data Collection and Analysis using Kobo Toolbox. The event took place from August 19-21, 2024, at the Admin Conference Room in Barangay Runruno in this town. Frances Lara Galamay, representing FCF Human Resource Manager Vicente Sapinit, welcomed the resource speaker and encouraged staff to maximize the learning opportunity. Larry Jay Samontina, Socioeconomic Research Consultant/Survey Specialist from Davao City, served as the trainer. The curriculum consists of five modu...

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 20, 2024)—A Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) project aims to boost the cacao industry in Nueva Vizcaya. DTI Region 2 Director Ma. Sofia Narag said Project RD Sofie, in partnership with Nueva Vizcaya Cacao Growers Association Inc. (NVCGAI), would bring many "Cacao-Loka" opportunities to the province's cacao industry. RD Sofie means Roving for the Development and Strengthening of Opportunities for Flourishing Industries and Enterprises of Nueva Vizcaya. Narag said she met in an immersion visit with the members of the NVCGAI on August 7, in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, to deepen her understanding of the province's unique landscape. She said her visit sought to foster relationships with key officials and engage directly with micro, small and...

PHOTO COURTESY OF DIDIPIO MINE THE Didipio Mine turned over a two-storey multi-purpose building (phase 1) funded under the Community Development Fund (CDF) project to Barangay (village) Pedlisan in Maddela town in Quirino on August 19, 2024. The building which has a fully functional first floor was officially accepted by Pedlisan barangay captain Frederick Songadan. Songadan said that the building is the result of Didipio Mine’s commitment to social development and hopes for the continuation of the mine’s operation. “This [multi-purpose building] is the fruit of OceanaGold’s social obligation to its neighboring barangays,” Songadan said. “We hope that OceanaGold will have a continuous operation as years go by,” he added. Meanwhile, CDF Steering Committee member Elmor Vil...

Funded under the Barangay Maasin in Quezon town’s 2024 Annual Social Development Management Plan, FCF Minerals Corporation gives 20 traditional attires and a set of gongs to members of the Ayangan Tribe in Barangay Maasin during the recent Indigenous Peoples Day celebration. PHOTO COURTESY OF FCF MINERALS CORP.

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU's staging of the Second Citrus Festival 2024 reinforces its claim as Luzon's epicenter for the popular tropical fruit. Anchored on the theme "Deeper for Resiliency and Productivity," the festival held on August 8 showcased the outstanding contribution of citrus farmers to making Kasibu known for its vast plantations of citrus. It was on June 24, 2022 when Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, was declared the "Citrus Capital of Luzon" by then-agriculture secretary William Dar, paving the way for the municipality to celebrate the annual citrus festival to showcase the rich culture and bountiful citrus harvest of the town. Kasibu Mayor Romeo Tayaban, Vice Mayor Alberto Bumolo and members of Kasibu Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council) led the town in welcoming and ...

KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (August 15, 2024)— Didipio Mine's Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) beneficiary barangays (villages) presented their report on their respective accomplishments in implementing their Development of Host and Neighboring Communities (DHNC) programs. According to Didipio Mine, the SDMP beneficiary villages from the municipalities different municipalities in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino provinces presented their reports to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-(MGB) Region 2 and other stakeholders from August 14 to 15, 2024. During the event, the Didipio Mine's accounting team also briefed the SDMP beneficiaries on the flow of processing their billings while the engineering team clarified some issues and concerns regarding infrastructure projects this morning...