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Mine firm workers seek govt support
News, Nueva Vizcaya

Mine firm workers seek govt support

Nanawagan si Joey Dulnuan, Pangulo ng Runruno Friends of Highland Group Union sa mga bagong halal na opisyal ng pamahalaan na tumulong sa pagresolba ng gusot sa pagitan ng kanilang grupo, mga naninirahan sa loob ng Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement at FCF Minerals Corp. Dagdag niya na dapat itong pagtuunan ng agarang pansin at aksiyon tungo sa kanilang legal, matahimik, ligtas at maayos na pamumuhay. KUHA NI BENJAMION MOSES M. EBREO, PIA BY BEJNAMIN MOSES M. EBREO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (June 28)—More than 600 workers of the FCF Minerals Corporation in this town are seeking government intervention to stop the resistance and harassment of illegal settlers and small scale miners in barangay Runruno over the mine firm’s operation. Joey Dulnuan, President of the Runruno Frie...
BM to empower barangay officials from Mandanas ruling funds
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BM to empower barangay officials from Mandanas ruling funds

MANILA (June 26)—Officials of the country’s 42,046 barangays will undergo capacity-building training under the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., to ensure optimal utilization of the additional funds to be injected by the Mandanas-Garcia ruling. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez, incoming Executive Secretary, pointed out that barangay governance would further improve with the additional funds that the implementation of the ruling would provide. “When I was still a barangay kagawad, seryoso na kami noon, our budget was only four-million…And those were the difficult times that I think now, wala nang problema doon sa mga barangays na nagta-tap ng ilaw sa poste ng mga Meralco dahil hindi mabayaran ang kanilang monthly kuryente,” Rodriguez said. He was ...
BBM optimistic country could hurdle pandemic challenge
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BBM optimistic country could hurdle pandemic challenge

MANILA (June 25)—President-elect Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos on Thursday expressed confidence that the country can survive and recover from severe economic devastation caused by the still lingering pandemic, with the help and full support of the people. “Malakas po ang loob ko sa ating kinabukasan, kahit po marami po tayong nakikita na hahadlang sa ninanais nating pagandahin ang Pilipinas. Malakas po ang loob ko na magsabi na meron pa rin tayong maliwanag at magandang kinabukasan at nasasabi ko po yun dahil nasa likod ko ang lahat Pilipino,” Marcos said in his speech during the 10th Cityhood Anniversary of Bacoor. He explained that his optimism stems from the full support he is receiving from majority of Filipinos who voted him overwhelmingly into office. “Nasa likod ko an...
Tourists from NVizcaya rescue sea turtle off Aurora
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Tourists from NVizcaya rescue sea turtle off Aurora

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...
British firm pays IPs P177M to relocate
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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
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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
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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...
PAGCOR gives fund aid for NVizcaya cops
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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
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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...
CValley suffers from shortage of pork
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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...