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CHR, Army extend support to former NPA child warrior

16Jun

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Isabela, News

CHR, Army extend support to former NPA child warrior

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAMP MELCHOR DE LA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela (June 16)— The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has extended financial assistance to a former New People's Army (NPA) child warrior on Wednesday at the Philippine Army's 77th Infantry Battalion (77IB) Headquarters in Cagayan province. Lawyer Jimmy Baliga, CHR Region 2 director, personally awarded the cheque amounting to P10,000 to alias Arcy through the assistance of 77IB in Barangay Piggatan, Alcala town in Cagayan. "The CHR office continues to stand up for our countrymen who have experienced violations of their human rights. The financial assistance provided by our office is just one of the assistance we are ready to provide, especially to the young victims of the terrorist NPA," Baliga said. Capt. Rigor Pamit...

CHR supports DepEd’s long-term basic education plan

16Jun

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Nation, News

CHR supports DepEd’s long-term basic education plan

MANILA (June 16)—The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed support for the Department of Education's (DepEd) introduction of the "Basic Education Development Plan 2030" (BEDP 2030) which will serve as a framework for improving the delivery and quality of basic education in the Philippines for the next decade. The DepEd said the BEDP 2030 aims to alleviate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, address access gaps, and build resilience. In a statement, lawyer Jacqueline Ann de Guia, CHR executive director, said the commission recognizes this effort of DepEd to enhance access, equity, quality and resiliency of the Philippine education system through structured goals and long-term plans. De Guia said CHR appreciates the agency's responsiveness to the existing and emerging iss...

DAR gives CLOAs to farmers, former rebels

15Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

DAR gives CLOAs to farmers, former rebels

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Region 2 distributed Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to former rebels and farmers in the province at the Philippine National Police (PNP) gymnasium here which is part of the agency’s 34th-year commemoration of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and 50th Anniversary of the Presidential Decree No. 70. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 15)—The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Region 2 distributed Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to former rebels and farmers in the province at the Philippine National Police (PNP) gymnasium here. The CLOA distribution and awarding is part of the agency’s 34th-year commemoration of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) a...

PA troops discover NPA lair; recover war materiel, medical supplies in Abra

14Jun

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela, News

PA troops discover NPA lair; recover war materiel, medical supplies in Abra

Photos show the suspected New People's Amry lair at Sitio Salngen, Barangay Anayan, Tineg town in Abra province where the Philippine Army's 24th Infantry Battalion confiscated war materiel and medical supplies. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela (June 14)—Philippine Army troops (PA) here have discovered a New People's Army (NPA) lair and was able to confiscate war materiel and medical paraphernalia at Sitio Salngen, Barangay Anayan, Tineg, Abra province. Captain Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the troops of the 24th Infantry Battalion (IB) led the discovery on Monday of the abandoned lair with a temporary house believed to be the bunk of the members of NPA's Komiteng Larangang Guerilla (KLG...

Mine firm fears $6-M loss over ‘squatting’ row

13Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

Mine firm fears $6-M loss over ‘squatting’ row

FCF Minerals Corporation in Barangay Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya. FILE PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (June 13)—A national government-sanctioned British mining corporation in Barangay Runruno here over the weekend said it has suffered losses and is on the verge of losing $6.2 million (P328 million) more this month as a result of its failure to access part of its contract area claimed by "surface occupants" and others tagged as "illegal settlers." FCF Minerals Corp. said it cannot fully operate and exercise its mining rights over the mining contract area as the company is being prevented by occupants who claim to have a right over the area and are entitled to just compensation. "Also because the company does not have full access to the area due to resistan...

11Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

Councilor dies as SUV falls from bridge

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya (June 11)—A municipal councilor was killed after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) he was driving fell from a bridge in the upland town of Kasibu in this province on Friday morning, June 10. The Kasibu Municipal Police Station identified the fatality as engineer Alfredo "Samo" Tucpi 2nd, 49, a member of the Sangguniang Bayan in Kasibu and a resident of Barangay Poblacion in the said town. Based on the initial police investigation, the victim was on his way home when his Toyota Fortuner bearing registered plate UNQ 901 accidentally fell from a bridge in Barangay Bua in Kasibu around 12:30 a.m. According to the police report, the victim's vehicle fell and turned turtle when it landed in the river, which caused water to enter the SUV. ...

DENR awards 1,500 land titles in Region 2

11Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

DENR awards 1,500 land titles in Region 2

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 11)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 awarded more than 1,500 land titles to qualified recipients in the Cagayan Valley region. Gwendolyn Bambalan, DENR Region 2 director, said the majority of the land titles were already distributed to various stakeholders in Cagayan Valley in celebration of the country's Environment Month and the agency's 35th founding anniversary. She said the land title distribution is being held under the Handog Titulo program of the DENR under the leadership of acting secretary Jim Sampulna. "The distribution of land titles is in support of the government's program called 'Pamana sa Mamamayang Pilipino: A Duterte Legacy'," Bambalan said. Bambalan said more titles...

11Jun

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Isabela, News

13K bamboo planted in Region 2

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO ISABELA (June 11)—Marking the celebration of Philippine Environment Month, around 2,500 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) planted some 13,266 propagules of bamboo on June 8, 2022. According to Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2 office, the propagules that were planted in 40 planting sites totaling 54 hectares (ha) included bayog, kawayan tinik, kawayan kiling, machiku and golden bamboo. The nationwide celebration of Philippine Environment Month in June has the theme "Aksyon Para sa Natatanging Mundo" and was joined by the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard, local government units (LGUs), Sangguniang Kabataan members, academic institution...

Padilla, Gambito vow for unified governance in NVizcaya

11Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

Padilla, Gambito vow for unified governance in NVizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 11)—Incumbent Gov. Carlos Padilla and Vice Governor-elect Jose Gambito usher in a new breed of politics in the province as they constantly talk of unity inspired by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio's UniTeam. Padilla has welcomed the gesture of support and political unity from Gambito. Padilla and Gambito came from different political affiliations but promised to deliver good governance in the province under a unified leadership. Padilla said it is important to have a supportive legislative department or provincial board, particularly in authorizing the provincial government's annual local expenditure program to roll out and facilitate various programs, projects and in...

Didipio Mine makes first gold sale to BSP

10Jun

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

Didipio Mine makes first gold sale to BSP

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (June 10)—Partnering with the Philippine government in boosting the country's international reserves, OceanaGold's Didipio Mine in the upland town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya has made its first sale of gold doré to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). GOING FOR GOLD. Photo shows the signing of Purchase Agreement (PA) between OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGPI) and Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on May 5, 2022. The PA requires OGPI to offer for purchase to the BSP not less than 25 percent of Didipio Mine’s annual gold doré production at fair market prices and under mutually agreed-upon terms. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO This first sale on May 30, 2022 implements the purchase agreement (PA) between OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) and BSP th...