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DTI sets sight on bridging Kasibu citrus, cofee farmers

6Aug

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DTI sets sight on bridging Kasibu citrus, cofee farmers

DTI Region 2 and Nueva Vizcaya teams visit the Citrus Capital of Luzon – the town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya and meet with the citrus and coffee farmers and processors on August 6, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO THE chronicles of Project RD SOFIE continue as Region 2 Director Ma. Sofia Narag of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) visited the Citrus Capital of Luzon – the town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya and met with the citrus and coffee farmers and processors on August 6, 2024. RD SOFIE means Roving for the Development and Strengthening of Opportunities for Flourishing Industries and Enterprises of Nueva Vizcaya. This immersion visit aimed to deepen Narag’s understanding of the province’s unique landscape, foster relationships with key officials, and engage directly with micro, s...

GPULP Scholarship Foundation calls for applications

5Aug

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Isabela, News

GPULP Scholarship Foundation calls for applications

Gregorio Uy (second from right) and Samuel Uy, CPA, RGC (left), founders of the Gregorio P. Uy and Lee Peng Scholarship Foundation, have been helping college students in Isabela fulfill their dreams through education. With them in this photo are Geralda Hoggang (fourth from right) and the first 12 scholar-graduates from Isabela State University and Cagayan State University. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ISABELA (August 5, 2024)—A long-time advocate of education, the Gregorio P. Uy and Lee Peng Scholarship Foundation (GPULP Scholarship Foundation) is looking for a fresh batch of scholars to join its program and is now ready to accept applications for the new academic year. GPULP Scholarship Foundation Vice President Michael Uy said the scholarship's successful entrants will get monthly allowance...

600 molave trees planted in Isabela town

5Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela, News

600 molave trees planted in Isabela town

TREE PLANTING Employees and students from Isabela State University-Cabagan and Cauayan campuses plant 600 Molave seedlings at Sition Bantay Pukaw, Barangay Rizal, San Guillermo in an initiative spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Cauayan City, Isabela, and in partnership with Jollibee Foods Corporation. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ISABELA (August 5, 2024)—At least 600 molave tree seedlings were planted in Cauayan City to address deforestation and promote environmental sustainability. Diosdado Contillo, an officer of Isabela's Community Environment and Natural Resources, said the Molave tree propagation project is in partnership with Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC). Contillo said the seedlings were planted at ...

Pangandaman okays 25 posts for TEC secretariat

10Jun

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Nation, News

Pangandaman okays 25 posts for TEC secretariat

DBM Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman MANILA (June 10, 2024)—Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11713 or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act and in adherence to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to devise concrete measures to uphold the welfare of teachers across the country, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman has approved the organizational structure and staffing pattern (OSSP) of the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat under the Department of Education (DepEd), which includes the creation of 25 permanent positions. The approval of said OSSP for the TEC Secretariat is upon the request of the DepEd in order to augment its initial staffing complement for the purpose. The TEC ensures the provision of quality ...

DTI NVizcaya, FCF Minerals spice up ‘Project Gold’

11May

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

DTI NVizcaya, FCF Minerals spice up ‘Project Gold’

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Nueva Vizcaya and FCF Minerals Corporation conducts technical consultancy activity for 10 members of the Golden Malilibeg Livelihood Association, Inc. on how to improve their existing process on the production of ginger candies. The activity is part of Project GOLD (Generating Opportunities for Livelihood Development), a tripartite agreement between the DTI-Nueva Vizcaya, Barangay Local Government Unit of Runruno and FCF Minerals Corporation “to assist the community-based organizations with the ultimate goal of creating a self-sustaining economy to guarantee the community's independence, particularly beyond the mine life. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (May 11, 2024)—The Department of Trade and Industry (DT...

11May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Isabela, News

Rice farmers’ big harvests noted

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAUAYAN CITY (May 11, 2024)—Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary for Operations Nichols Manalo lauded the DA Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) for rewarding the 63 rice farmers who achieved eight to 10 tons of inbred and hybrid rice per hectare in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). Among the awardees were 41 hybrid users and 22 inbred users who received certificates of appreciation and agricultural inputs. Manalo commended DA-RFO2 executive director Rose Mary Aquino for giving tribute to rice farmers considering their important role in achieving self-sufficiency in rice. He also congratulated the rice farmers, local government units and the DA-RFO2 for initiating the activity which will "surely make an impact on the region's food production and supp...

IFSU boosts engineering program with P22M equipment

9May

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Nation, News

IFSU boosts engineering program with P22M equipment

Ifugao State University. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO LAMUT (May 9, 2024)—THE Ifugao State University (IFSU) Lagawe Campus received an AC Power Transmission System with a Power Factor Load worth P21,98 million from the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF) to boost the university's Electrical Engineering program. IFSU information officer Faith Belingon Napudo said the equipment aims to provide practical application for the theories learned in the classroom by Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering students. Napudo said the equipment was funded by the HEDF, an autonomous buffer fund supporting the Commission on Higher Education fiscal independence and adequacy. She said the equipment was procured under the project titled "Upgrading of Electrical Engineering Laboratories of Ifuga...

8May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

Poison gas downs 3 treasure hunters

DEADLY PIT Photo shows the location where three treasure hunters and a barangay councilor died after smelling methane gas that emanated from the 10-meter deep pit in Barangay Magsaysay Hill, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya on Monday, May 6, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY VINCE JACOB VISAYA BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 8, 2024)—It took more than five hours before the bodies of three treasure hunters and a village councilor were retrieved by mine personnel on Monday evening, May 6, from a 10-meter-deep man-made pit at Barangay Magsaysay here. The retrieved bodies from the pit were identified as Dionisio Alisen, 62, and Jeremias Padilla, 64, both residents of Sitio Sawmill, Barangay Mabuslo, and Selvino Mendoza, 63, resident of Purok 3, Barangay Banggot. The fourth victim was barangay councilo...

6May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Cagayan, News

BFAR, Buguey boost seaweed industry

MONEY FROM SEAWEEDS Two workers attend to their seaweed (Gracilaria), locally known as ‘guraman,’ in their backyard which is their primary source of income in Buguey, Cagayan. The local government unit headed by Mayor Licerio Antiporda III has collaborated with the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 2 to boost the seaweed industry and help fisherfolk improve their income. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BUGUEY, Cagayan (May 6, 2024)—The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 has collaborated with the local government unit (LGU) to boost the production of seaweeds (Gracilaria), also locally known as "guraman." Mayor Licerio Antiporda III said their fishing community during the second Buguey Agri-Fiesta conducted in April harvested ar...

London-based FCF Minerals Corp celebrates Family Day

16Mar

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

London-based FCF Minerals Corp celebrates Family Day

FCF Minerals Corporation showcases its best practices to around 1,000 family members of its employees in a mine tour during the celebration of the company's Family Day on March 16, 2024 at the Runruno Gold Project site in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 16, 2024)—The London-based FCF Minerals Corporation conducted its first-ever celebration of 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒚 on March 16, 2024 at the Runruno Gold Project site here. Rodalyn Arcebal, FCF Information, Education and Communication supervisor, said close to 1,000 family members of the company’s employees from as far as Mindanao joined the event anchored on the theme “𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒂𝒈𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒂-𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒂𝒈𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒂.” Arcebal said the event was organized and spearheaded by the company’s Labo...