News

10Mar

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Cagayan, News

Palaui Island reopens to tourists

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO WONDER OF NATURE The Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape in Cagayan province officially reopened to tourists on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. PHOTO BY LEANDER DOMINGO SANTA ANA, Cagayan (March 10)—The enchanting island of Palaui in the northeastern tip of Luzon in Cagayan province is now open to tourists after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A ribbon-cutting ceremony in Barangay San Vicente was held here on Tuesday for the reopening of the Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (PIPLS) led by officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Tourism and the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) The PIPLS is within the jurisdiction of the community environment and natural resources office...

10Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

New urban climate program launched

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO (From left) United States Agency for International Development Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn and US Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava join Finance Assistant Secretary Paola Alvarez, Philippine Climate Change Commission Commissioner Albert dela Cruz, and Catholic Relief Services Country Representative Karen Janes Ungar at the formal launch of the P750-million ($15 million) Climate Resilient Cities project. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO THE United States government launched on Thursday, March 10, a new project to build climate resilience in cities in the Philippines, one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. According to the Information Office Public Affairs Section (Iopas) of the US Embassy in the Philippines, th...

TUPAD workers in NVizcaya receive P8.3M pay

9Mar

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

TUPAD workers in NVizcaya receive P8.3M pay

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO The Department of Labor and Employment released a total of P8,319,450 during the payout at the Bagabag Municipal Gymnasium. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO, DOLE BAGABAG, Nueva Vizcaya (March 9)—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday distributed wages for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program workers in this town. DOLE officials handed P11,100 each to the 749 TUPAD as wages for rendering 30-day various community work. Most of the TUPAD workers were given a daily wage of P370, the minimum wage rate in the Cagayan Valley region while another beneficiary received P5,550 for 15 days of work. DOLE Officer-In-Charge Elizabeth Martinez said they have released a total of P8,319,450 during the payout at the B...

PH-US Balikatan builds schools in Region 2

9Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

PH-US Balikatan builds schools in Region 2

BY TVJ STAFF The United States government has allotted $100,000 for building projects to each of the four schools namely Taggat Sur and Pinas Elementary School in Claveria, Cagayan, Masi Elementary School in Rizal, Cagayan and San Francisco Elementary School in Alicia, Isabela. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO TUGUEGARAO CITY (March 9)—The 37th Philippines-United States Armed Forces Balikatan exercises formally began in the province of Cagayan through the simultaneous groundbreaking ceremonies of school building projects under the Engineering Civic Action Program (Encap) on Monday. The US government has allotted $100,000 to each of the four schools namely Taggat Sur and Pinas Elementary School in Claveria, Cagayan, Masi Elementary School in Rizal, Cagayan and San Francisco Elementary School in ...

US Peace Corps, USAid and DoH mount joint vaccination for 10k Filipinos

7Mar

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Nation, News

US Peace Corps, USAid and DoH mount joint vaccination for 10k Filipinos

BY TVJ STAFF United States Peace Corps doctors and nurses help fill critical healthcare worker shortages and meet vaccine demand amid the Omicron surge in January and February. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA (March 7)—The United States (US) Peace Corps in partnership with the Department of Health (DoH) and the US Agency for International Development's (USAid) ReachHealth project is set to vaccinate more than 10,600 Filipinos, according to the US Embassy in the Philippines. Jenner Edelman, US Peace Corps country director, said during her visit to a mass vaccination clinic in Quezon City they are pleased to team up with the Philippine government and USAid to support this critical, nationwide effort to protect the Filipino people and get children safely back to school in person. The US...

7Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

USL Tuguegarao starts F2F classes

BY TVJ STAFF University of Saint Louis students are happy to be back for in-campus learning after two years. FACEBOOK PHOTO/UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS THE University of Saint Louis (USL) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan has welcomed its third- and fourth-year students for the conduct of its limited face-to-face (F2F) classes on March 7. According to USL's official Facebook page, each student was required to present a vaccination card, parent's waiver, PhilHealth card and health kit to the Office of the Students Affairs before they were allowed to enter the classroom. It said the students were given a sticker that they can attach to their identification cards for the limited in-person classes. "If students already have the sticker for limited face-to-face interaction, they are not...

7Mar

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

Statutory rape increase signed into law

REPUBLIC Act No. 11648, or the act increasing the age for determining statutory rape, received the President’s signature on March 4, 2022. The long-awaited law raises the age of sexual consent from twelve (12) to below sixteen (16) years old. “I know this has been long-awaited by many families and child rights advocates, and as a parent to three young kids myself, I was really adamant that we get this out for the President’s signature this Congress,” said Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, author and co-sponsor of the law. He also co-chaired the Senate bicameral conference committee panel for the bill, along with Sen. Richard Gordon. “At thirteen or fourteen, our kids cannot make informed decisions about sex yet, especially sex with adults, so this is a really important law ...

Runruno produces hollow blocks using waste materials

2Mar

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

Runruno produces hollow blocks using waste materials

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO COLLECTED waste materials in Runruno village in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya is helping the village produce hollow blocks for their village’s development projects. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 2)—With assistance coming from a British firm, Barangay Runruno here continues to earn income from a hollow block-making project using collected waste materials. According to FCF Minerals Corporation, the hollow block-making project is part of the Innovative-Runruno Integrate Sustainable Earn(I-RISE)-Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP) of the community. John Babliing, Runruno village chief, said they were able to produce 29,119 pieces of hollow blocks since the I-RISE-SWMP started in their community through the help of the FCF Minerals Corporation....

28Feb

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Cagayan, News

Fisherman found dead in Cagayan

BY TVJ STAFF GONZAGA, Cagayan (February 28)—A fisherman was found dead reportedly due to drowning when he fell from his boat while fishing out in the sea in this coastal town. Fisherman found dead in waters off Gonzaga coastal town in Cagayan province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO This, according to this town’s Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) released on Sunday. Rescue personnel in this town has identified the victim as Ronel Tolentino, a resident of Barangay Santa Cruz here.Officials of the MDRRMO said Tolentino went fishing early morning of February 24, 2022 when he fell from his boat due to strong waves. Officials said Tolentino suddenly fell from the boat while it was still dark which made it difficult for other fishermen to rescue him. Tolentin...

CT Scan Center to serve more indigent patients in NVizcaya

25Feb

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Health, News, Nueva Vizcaya

CT Scan Center to serve more indigent patients in NVizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (February 25)—The CT Scan Center at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH) here will soon offer its services to indigent individuals in the province with the newly-acquired computed tomography (CT) scan machine. Governor Carlos Padilla said the provincial local government unit-owned and -managed NVPH here can now cater to poor patients who need to undergo CT scan diagnostics. “We were able to acquire the new CT scan machine for NVPH through the Department of Health’s Universal Health Care Program,” Padilla said. A newly-acquired computed tomography (CT) scan machine through the effort of Governor Carlos Padilla is being installed at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital CT Scan Center in Bambang town to serve more indigent pat...