News

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

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

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

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

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

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

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...

FCF Minerals celebrates hearts day through tree hugging

15Feb

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals celebrates hearts day through tree hugging

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: A British firm in Barangay Runruno here has celebrated Valentine’s Day through tree nurturing and tree-hugging activities on February 14. TREE-HUGGING. The British FCF Minerals Corporation in Runruno village in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya celebrates Valentine’s Day through tree-nurturing and three-hugging activities at Radiohill Rehabilitation Area, RGMP Site which was patterned after the Chipko Movement among rural villagers in India in the 1970s to shoo away illegal loggers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO James Carmichael, the activity was in support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB) Joint Memorandum 2022-80 entitled, “Tree Hugging Campaign.” Carmichael said the FCF Minerals Corporation...

DTI-DOH team monitors food items in PH tiniest town

9Feb

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Batanes, News

DTI-DOH team monitors food items in PH tiniest town

BY TVJ STAFF A TEAM from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Health (DOH) in Batanes province has collected expired food items from stores in Uyugan town's villages. According to Mary Jane Abuso of the DTI Negosyo Center Uyugan, the collaboration between the DTI and DOH goes beyond Covid–19 matters. Abuso said food items that had expired were collected, and store owners were reminded to verify the expiration dates of food items in their inventory to guarantee the safety of their customers and tourists visiting the island town. She said the monitoring of business enterprises (BEs) by the Uyugan DTI-DOH team is a regular activity that takes place every quarter of the year. PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI BATANES The DTI Negosyo Center Uyugan teamed up with t...

Communist lair in Cagayan pounded by govt troops

29Jan

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

Communist lair in Cagayan pounded by govt troops

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAGAYAN (January 29)—A suspected communist lair located at the foot of Mount Cagua in Gonzaga town, Cagayan province has been under attack from the military since early Saturday. A flash report by the 5th Infantry Division (ID) based at Camp Melchor F Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela province revealed that the Philippine Army's 501st Infantry Brigade (501st IB) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) launched their offensive against members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) terrorist group. The 5th ID Public Affairs Office (DPAO) led by Capt. Rigor Pamittan said the 501st IB was joined by the 77th Infantry Battalion (IB), 17th IB and 701st IB the ground operation which started at around 4:00 a.m. According to the DPAO, intelligen...

TRO rekindles ex-solons bid for Santiago City mayor

27Jan

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Isabela, News

TRO rekindles ex-solons bid for Santiago City mayor

BY ABE ALMIROL SANTIAGO CITY (January 27)—Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the high court issued a two-page temporary restraining order (TRO) on Tuesday enjoining the Commission on Election (Comelec) not to enforce its assailed December 22 decision denying the substitution of the official candidate of the Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR) for city mayor here. The Comelec decision contained in Doc. No. 21-7467 denied the substitution of Amelita S. Navarro as Reporma's candidate for mayor by lawyer Giorgidi B. Aggabao. LAWYER GIGI B. AGGABAO Aggabao is a former representative of Isabela’s 4th District. Navarro, a former mayor who lost to Joseph Tan, now the incumbent mayor of Santiago City. Tan is on his last term and now running for congressma...

Greenpeace: Candidates must present a meaningful agenda to address the climate and environmental crises

23Jan

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nation, News

Greenpeace: Candidates must present a meaningful agenda to address the climate and environmental crises

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (January 23)—GMA News and Public Affairs’ The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews on Saturday pressed candidates on their personalities, controversies, and stances on issues, including their plan of action to mitigate climate disasters. The presidential bets briefly discussed building back better through climate-resilient infrastructure, preventing loss and damage, the transition to renewable energy, and applying local solutions at the national level. Reacting to this, Greenpeace Philippines Country Director Lea Guerrero said: “The discussion on climate issues has been lacking throughout the election season so far, particularly on the struggle for climate justice. This reflects the lack of ambitious plans in candidates’ platforms that would protect Filip...