News

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

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

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...

FCF celebrates ‘DyOSHa’ Year 4, National Women’s Day

14Mar

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF celebrates ‘DyOSHa’ Year 4, National Women’s Day

In recognition of 𝙉𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙖𝒍 𝑾𝙤𝒎𝙚𝒏'𝒔 𝑴𝙤𝒏𝙩𝒉, the FCF Minerals Corporation Occupational Safety and Health department celebrates on March 14, 2024 its 𝐃𝐲𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐚 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟒, a program developed to acknowledge and celebrate the resilient women of the company. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 14, 2024)—In celebration of the 𝙉𝒂𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙖𝒍 𝑾𝙤𝒎𝙚𝒏'𝒔 𝑴𝙤𝒏𝙩𝒉 this year, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department of FCF Minerals Corporation here has engaged women employees in various activities Tagged as 𝐃𝐲𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐚 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟒, the celebration was an enjoyable program developed to acknowledge and celebrate the resilient women of the company, according to Rodalyn Arcebal, FCF Information, Education and Communication supervisor. Arcebal noted that fostering women to engage actively in workplace d...

SNAP-Magat supports school solar roof project in Isabela town

7Mar

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Isabela, News

SNAP-Magat supports school solar roof project in Isabela town

SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) turns over and switches on rooftop solar panels with a capacity of 3.3 kilowatts to Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo National High School in Ramon, Isabela on February 21, 2024. The project is a collaboration between the school’s General Parent-Teacher-Community Association and SNAP-Magat volunteers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO RAMON, Isabela (March 7, 2024)—SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) turned over and switched on rooftop solar panels with a capacity of 3.3 kilowatts to the Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo National High School (GEANHS) in Ramon, Isabela on February 21, 2024. SNAP Magat said the project was a collaboration between the school’s General Parent-Teacher-Community Association (GPTCA) and SNAP-Magat volunteers. Daryl Homer Ramos, SNAP-Magat assistant vice pre...

NTC orders blocking of unlicensed investment platform

7Mar

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Nation, News

NTC orders blocking of unlicensed investment platform

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has initiated the blocking of websites and apps offering investment opportunities without the necessary license, upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On February 21, the NTC issued a memorandum to all internet service providers, directing them to immediately block the websites and apps of MiTrade for violations of the Securities Regulation Code, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines, and regulations enforced by the SEC. “We thank the NTC for supporting our campaign against investment scams and other predatory financial schemes toward the protection of the investing public.” SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino said. “The directive of the NTC will greatly help in preventing the proliferation of investm...

MGB Region 2 conducts audit at Runruno gold project

6Mar

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

MGB Region 2 conducts audit at Runruno gold project

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 2 finds the FCF Minerals Corporation-Runruno Gold Project compliant with the regulations, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable development goals (SDGs) during the rigorous annual Tenement, Safety and Health, Environment, and Social Development and Management (TSHES) audit. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (March 6, 2024)—Six technical personnel from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 2 recently conducted their rigorous annual Tenement, Safety and Health, Environment, and Social Development and Management (TSHES) audit at FCF Minerals Corporation-Runruno Gold Project here. Rodalyn Arcebal, FCF Information, Education and Communication supervisor, said the audit conducted from February 19-23, 2024...

FCF Minerals Corp, BFP Quezon team up for emergency preparedness drill

8Feb

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals Corp, BFP Quezon team up for emergency preparedness drill

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (February 8, 2024)—FCF Minerals Corporation joined forces with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Quezon Chapter to execute a comprehensive earthquake and fire emergency drill at the Runruno Gold Project (RGP) site. Rodalyn Arcebal, FCF Information, Education and Communication (IEC) supervisor, said the primary objective of this collaborative effort was to assess employees’ level of preparedness. FCF Minerals Corporation and the Bureau of Fire Protection in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya conducts a comprehensive earthquake and fire emergency drill at the Runruno Gold Project site. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO “The activity also aims to enhance the overall competency of the employees in handling emergencies and simulate realistic scenarios to ensure an ...