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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...

KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (August 11, 2024)—FCF Minerals Corporation has joined the three-day Citrus Festival in this town sharing the company’s best practices in its host Barangay Runruno and neighboring communities. “We're thrilled to have been part of Kasibu's vibrant three-day Citrus Festival having the privilege to set up a booth to showcase our best practices in the operation of the mine in Runruno,” FCF said. Showcasing the best practices in its host Barangay Runruno and neighboring communities, FCF Minerals Corporation joins the three-day Citrus Festival in Kasibu town in Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The company’s Information, Education and Communication team showcased their best practices in the Social Development and Management Program or SDMP and their Environmental Pr...

Nueva Vizcaya coffee camps maintain high green grading results in the 2024 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC). PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI NUEVA VIZCAYA BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO, PIA BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 11, 2024)— Three coffee producers in Nueva Vizcaya have maintained the quality of their yields and earned the Outstanding Coffee Green Grading Results with zero to minimum defects at this year’s Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC). The PCQ-certified coffee producers are Bumolo’s Integrated Farm, owned by Juliet Bumolo; Bugkalot Coffee Growers Cooperative, represented by Solita Constantino; and Tiblac Farmers Agriculture Cooperative, represented by Mario Tayaban. The competition is an annual event that aims to identify the best quality coffee produced...