Nueva Vizcaya

Joey Nelson Ayson (left), Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) Selection Committee member, joins other members of the national team in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya for the validation of FCF Minerals Corporation's nomination in the PMIEA, Mining Forest Program (MFP) and Safest Surface Mines Awards. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: The British FCF Minerals Corporation has been nominated for the Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA), Mining Forest Program (MFP) and Safest Surface Mines Awards, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2. Regional Director Mario Ancheta of MGB Region 2 said a national validation team from the MGB central office visited on October 13-14, 2022 the mining firm in ...

The Department of Trade and Industry in Nueva Vizcaya conducts an inspection of an upright loom machine in Kasibu town on September 27, 2022, for possible use by Abel Ripo, a business group formed composed of the members of an indigenous group in Runruno village, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, during their practicum in the upcoming Basic Handloom Weaving Technology Training on October 24-28, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (October 11)—In preparation for this month’s training in weaving, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Nueva Vizcaya conducted an inspection of upright loom machine in Kasibu town for use by an indigenous group of loom weavers. The DTI team said they are looking at the possibility of using the said upright loom machine by Ab...

FCF Minerals Corporation holds its third Quarterly Advocacy Event through a Responsible Mining Forum for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM strand students of the Runruno National High School (RNHS) in Barangay Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya on September 30, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (October 1)—To make the youth understand more of the mining industry, the London-based FCF Minerals Corporation has sponsored a forum for students of the Runruno National High School (RNHS) on September 30. Led by the Community Relations Office (CRO) - Information, Education and Communication (IEC) section of FCF Minerals, the Responsible Mining Forum was attended by 124 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) strand ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 27)—The Municipality of Kasibu in the province of Nueva Vizcaya has been officially recognized by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) as the "Citrus Capital of Luzon" during the recently concluded first Philippine Good Agricultural Practices Summit held in this town. DA-RFO2 Executive Director Narciso Edillo led national and local officials during the recognition on Thursday, September 22, as per Administrative Order 18 dated June 24, 2022 and signed by then Agriculture secretary William Dar. "I not only congratulate the officials of the local government of Kasibu but the citrus farmers, young and old, for bringing another pride for our region, Cagayan Valley," Edillo said. Mayor Romeo Tayaba...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 26)—The provincial board here has urged the municipal government of San Nicolas town in Pangasinan to stop building infrastructures in a village in Santa Fe town, which is part of Nueva Vizcaya. In a resolution, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) under the leadership of its presiding officer, Vice Gov. Jose Gambito, urged the San Nicolas town to respect the boundary of each town and respect the rights of the Kalanguya tribe in Barangay Malico and their ancestral domain rights. The SP in this province was in Barangay Malico in Santa Fe on September 21 and conducted a special session on the boundary issue between San Nicolas (Pangasinan) and Santa Fe (Nueva Vizcaya) regarding the boundaries to be set on Barangay Malico. Ga...

TURNING A NEW LEAF. Former rebels from Alfonso Castañeda town in Nueva Vizcaya are given livelihood kits by the government under a program of the Department of Trade and Industry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, Nueva Vizcaya (September 16)—A total of 27 beneficiaries including former rebels from this town were awarded livelihood kits that contain sari-sari (variety) store and rice-retailing items from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 2. DTI Region 2 said the beneficiaries and former New People's Army (NPA) rebels received their kits from the DTI-Nueva Vizcaya under the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (Economic Development and Relief) program and awarded in partnership with the local government unit here. DTI-Nueva Vizcaya provincial director Mariet...

TREE GROWING PROJECT. Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (in orange shirt) joins 2,000 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) during the simultaneous nationwide bamboo and tree growing activity. Region 2 executive director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the volunteers were able to plant 7,000 bamboo propagules and indigenous tree species on September 13, 2022, in time with the birthday celebration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 15)—More than 2,000 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) planted 7,000 bamboo propagules and indigenous trees as part of the government's nationwide bamboo- and tree-growing activity, according to the Department of Envir...

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 13)—A total of P4.44 million was distributed to 1,200 villagers in the province under the cash-for-work (CFW) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2. Gov. Carlos Padilla confirmed the receipt of the assistance by the beneficiaries of the CFW program in the province through the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM). According to the DSWD, the RRP-CCAM is a national program that aims to strengthen the resiliency of both natural systems and the urban built environment, as well as reinforce the adaptive capacities of vulnerable groups and communities in the country. It added that the RRP-CCAM program utilizes the CFW modality to implement projects and activities on cl...

Alternative Learning System (ALS) E-Learning Program awards certificates of completion to 28 Level of Proficiency of Basic Computer Literacy Course completers on September 2, 2022 at Runruno Community Learning Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (September 13)—Some 28 students under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) E-Learning Program received their certificates of completion at the Rurnuno Community Learning Center on September 2, 2022. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corp. country manager, said the 28 students completed their Level of Proficiency of Basic Computer Literacy Course. The course includes Level 1 which is Introduction to Computer; Level 2 - MS Paint and Basic Keyboarding; Level 3 - MS Word; Level - MS PowerPoint; Level 5 - MS ...

PARTNERSHIP PRODUCT. The town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya, jointly with the Didipio Mine, constructs a modern landfill to improve the management of waste disposal in 30 villages of the municipality. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (September 12)—A sanitary landfill (SLF) worth P20 million has been completed in this upland town to improve the management of waste disposal in 30 barangay (villages) here. According to Forester Esthie Olli, this newly inaugurated SLF is a modern engineering landfill where waste is allowed to decompose into biologically and chemically inert materials in a setting isolated from the environment. "The SLF located at Barangay Lupa in this town and inaugurated by the local government unit (LGU) here on Sept. 8, 2022, is now r...