News

24Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

British firm pays IPs P177M to relocate

LAWYER Roderick Iquin, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Chief, said FCF Minerals Corporation assured NCIP Commissioner Simplicia Hagada of their continuing respect for the rights of the Indigenous People. He said this was made during their recent ocular visit and meeting of NCIP officials with the mine firm management in Barangay Runruno, Quezon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (June 24)—More than P177.26 million was paid to 680 individuals who had occupied a mining area awarded to a London-based mining firm in Runruno village here as compensation for their property and for them to relocate to a safer place outside the mining area. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, said there were 477 occu...

MMSU partners with NWU, PENRO for Biology course internship

23Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

MMSU partners with NWU, PENRO for Biology course internship

To further enhance students' competencies, the Batac City-based Mariano Marcos State University has tied up with the Northwestern University in Laoag City and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office in Ilocos Norte province for the Bachelor of Science in Biology internship program from 2022 to 2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO ILOCOS NORTE (June 23)—The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Ilocos Norte has forged an agreement with Laoag City-based Northwestern University (NWU) and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) for the Bachelor of Science in Biology internship program this year. According to Danie Tapaoan Jr., MMSU information officer, the tie with NWU and PENRO to further enhance students' competencies was made po...

Japanese university faculty-researchers appointed as adjunct professors in CLSU

23Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

Japanese university faculty-researchers appointed as adjunct professors in CLSU

Japanese professors Kyoko Watanabe and Koji Ishikawa from Tamagawa University and Chiharu Nakashima from Mie University (seated, extreme left, second from left and third from left, respectively) sign a notice of appointment with Central Luzon State University to teach specialized courses to graduate students for the Academic Year 2022-2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO NUEVA ECIJA (June 23)—Three faculty-researchers from Japanese universities have signed a notice of appointment (NoA) with Nueva Ecija-based Central Luzon State University (CLSU) to internationalize academic and research activities. According to CLSU, Dr. Kyoko Watanabe and Dr. Koji Ishikawa from Tamagawa University, and Dr. Chiharu Nakashima from Mie University signed the NoA on June 14 to serve as adjun...

22Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

PAGCOR gives fund aid for NVizcaya cops

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) gives funding assistance to the Police Provincial Office (PPO) here to augment its resources for public service. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 22)—The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) gave funding assistance to the Police Provincial Office (PPO) here to augment its resources for public service. Police Colonel Ranser Evasco, provincial director, recently received the check amounting to P199,833 from PAGCOR officials headed by Andrea Domingo, Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer and Atty. Fred Lim, President/ Chief Operations Officer, among others. Evasco said the funding assistance will be used for the purchase of computers, television, printers and a pr...

Total ridership ng LTFRB Libreng Sakay higit P3-M

21Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Total ridership ng LTFRB Libreng Sakay higit P3-M

The total number served by the Service Contracting Program Phase 3 of the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) here in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has reached 3,430,182. BEN EBREO, PIA PHOTO BY MARK DJERON TUMABAO, PIA TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (June 21)—Umabot na sa 3,430,182 ang kabuuang bilang ng naserbisyuhan ng Service Contracting Program Phase 3 ng Department of Transportation (DoTr) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) dito sa Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). Ayon kay LTFRB Regional Director Edward Cabase, karagdagang 56,164 na mga mananakay sa rehiyon ang naging benepisyaryo ng Libreng Sakay kahapon, ika-20 ng Hunyo. Nagsimula ang pagpapatupad ng nasabing programa noong ika-20 ng Abril 20...

21Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela, News

CValley suffers from shortage of pork

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) says there is a shortage of pork meat supply, which is also causing pork prices to soar in the region. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela (June 21)—The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) admitted that there is a shortage of pork meat supply, which is also causing pork prices to soar in the region. In a local radio interview, DA Region 2 executive director Narciso Edillo noted that almost all breeding pigs have died due to the effects of the African swine fever (ASF). Edillo said there is a need to bring more breeding pigs to Cagayan Valley, which comprises the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and the island province of Batanes. Edillo said the lack of a vaccine ag...

LTFRB to launch ‘Libreng Sakay’ for govt workers in NVizcaya

20Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

LTFRB to launch ‘Libreng Sakay’ for govt workers in NVizcaya

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 20)—The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the provincial government here will be launcning the “Libreng Sakay, Serbisyong Tagumpay” for gov't workers in the province. Provincial Administrator Maybelle Blossom Dumlao-Sevillena said the launching of the program will be on June 23 at the provincial capitol which will be led by LTFRB Regional Director Edward Cabase and Governor Carlos Padilla. “This program aims to help our commuters, especially our government workers in cushioning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing increase of oil prices,” Sevillena said. Sevillena said this will also help the provincial government in saving its expenses on fuel utilization. Since t...

DENR: No illegal activities caused Sierra Madre landslide

20Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Quirino

DENR: No illegal activities caused Sierra Madre landslide

This photo of the landslide along the Northern Sierra Madre natural park in Maddela, Quirino, was taken at the foot of the mountain range. San Agustin, Isabela government employee and freelance photographer Ervin Suguitan took photos of the landslide on May 28, 2022, which he posted on his Facebook account on May 29. DENR PHOTO CABARROGUIS, Quirino (June 20)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 has denied any illegal activities causing a landslide in the Sierra Madre mountain, particularly in this province. "This incident in the Sierra Madre mountain in Quirino province was not due to mining, logging or any illegal activities near or where the landslide was located," DENR Region 2 officials said. DENR Region2 executive director Gwendolyn Bambalan...

Dumped pig carcasses not infected with ASF

19Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Dumped pig carcasses not infected with ASF

LEFT TO ROT. Village officials found carcasses of pigs dumped on a vacant lot by the roadside in Barangay Santa Maria, Gattaran, Cagayan province, on Sunday, June 19, 2022. PHOTO FROM ALBERT BUNAGAN’S FACEBOOK PAGE BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The Provincial Veterinary Office here said on Tuesday that it has not detected the presence of African swine fever (ASF) from the 18 pig carcasses dumped on the side of the road in Gattaran town on Sunday. Residents in the area speculated that the carcasses were abandoned on a vacant lot by the roadside in Barangay Santa Maria because the pigs were carriers of the dreaded ASF virus. Dr. Myka Ponce of the Provincial Veterinary Office said initial test results show no signs of ASF from the dead hogs. She said the carcass...

DENR distributes land titles in Cagayan Valley

17Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

DENR distributes land titles in Cagayan Valley

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 17)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has distributed a total of 2,383 patents to beneficiaries under the Malawakang Handog Titulo Program (MHTP). The land titles were distributed all over Cagayan Valley, which comprises the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela, Cagayan and the island province of Batanes, DENR Region 2 Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan said. The recently conducted MHTP series of awarding ceremonies was in collaboration with the Registry of Deeds (RoD) represented by lawyer Melba Niña Quinto in Nueva Vizcaya, lawyer Brenda Lyn Afalla in Quirino, lawyer Ariel Vallejo in Isabela, lawyer Herminio Sychangco Jr. in Cagayan and Maria Jocelyn Puriran in Batanes. The DENR Regi...