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BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 25)—A mother sea turtle has been successfully returned to the Pacific Ocean after it was rescued in Barangay Ditawini, Dinalungan in Aurora province by local tourists from the upland town of Ambaguio in this province. Tourists and paraglider pilots from Nueva Vizcaya province helped find a mother sea turtle on its way home to the ocean after laying its eggs offshore in the coastal town of Dinalungan in Aurora province. PHOTO BY AMBAGUIO MUNICIPAL TOURISM OFFICE IN NUEVA VIZCAYA Nuepe Manuel Jr., municipal tourism officer of Ambaguio town, said they were at a resort in Dinalungan town in Aurora with some paraglider pilots from Nueva Vizcaya when they saw a turtle that had just laid eggs under a tree. Manuel said he did not im...

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...

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...

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...