Nueva Vizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 18)—To serve the needs of university students from Indigenous Peoples communities in the province, the National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over a P17.3 million worth of dormitory for a state university in this province. Gov. Carlos Padilla said the IP Student Dormitory at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) is expected to give shelter to enrolled students from around 18 IP groups that have made the province their home for centuries. Nueva Vizcaya State University OIC President Dr. Ruth Raña Padilla and her husband, Governor Carlos Padilla, during the turnover by the National Housing Authority of Indigenous Peoples students dormitory at the main campus in Bayombong. FACEBOOK PHOTO/NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY He...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) pays the wages of 1,200 needy villagers in Nueva Vizcaya province through its Cash for Work Program. The beneficiaries conducted tree planting activities in their respective municipalities' planting sites. DSWD CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 17)—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2 recently distributed P4.44 million in cash assistance to at least 1,200 needy villagers in the province. Governor Carlos Padilla said the DSWD gave assistance to the beneficiaries of the Cash for Work Program (CFW) through the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM) early this month. The P4.44 million cash assistance was release...

Didipio Mine’s scholars participate and render their services to the ongoing Brigada Eskwela 2022 in their respective communities or alma maters in preparation for the opening of classes this August. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (August 17)—Didipio Mine scholars have joined the ongoing Brigada Eskwela 2022 rendering services in their respective communities or alma maters. Officials of the mine said the scholars’ activity was in preparation for the opening of classes this August and together with Didipio Mine employees, they have been visiting some schools in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino. The activity was to support initiatives in creating safe learning environments for both learners and school staff, according to Didipio Mine officials. Officials s...

NUEVA Vizcaya Gov. Carlos Padilla leads in the creation of the Provincial Council for Disability Affairs (PCDA) to look into the welfare and well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the province. The PCDA is expected to provide services to uplift the economic and physical status of PWDs. PHOTO COURTESY OF NUEVA VIZCAYA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 16)—Binuo kamakailan ng provincial government ang Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Council on Disability Affairs (PCDA) upang pagtuunan ng pansin ang mga pangangailangang tulong ng mga persons with disabilities (PWDs) sa lalawigan. Pinangunahan ni Governor Carlos Padilla ang pagpupulong ng mga ahensiya ng national at local government na kasali sa PCDA, kasama si Provincial Disability...

This undated photo shows shanties of illegal miners and settlers in a declared geohazard area in the gold deposit-rich village of Runruno in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 14)—The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) denied issuing a certificate of non-overlap (CNO) for an area in Runruno village here being mined by a private company, saying it is not covered by an ancestral domain area. Engineer Mario Ancheta, MGB Region 2 director, clarified that it is not the bureau that declares which area is covered or not covered by an ancestral domain but rather the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). "When the MGB said there was a certification issued of non-overlap ove...

NO RENTAL FEE HIKE. According to Bambang Mayor Benjamin Cuaresma 3rd (right), the local government unit of Bambang will not impose an increase in the rent of public market stalls this year to help vendors recover from the effects of the health crisis. Cuaresma said a comfort room will be constructed in the public market among other facilities. MAYOR BENJAMIN CUARESMA FB PHOTO

BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: A police officer was shot dead by motorcycle-riding suspects on Saturday, August 13, 2022, a police report said. In a police short message service report from this town's police station, the victim was identified as Police Senior Master Sergeant Aldwin Aspacio James, 43, the field training officer of the said police station. James is a resident of Govt Center Subdivision in Baguio City. Initial investigation conducted revealed that the shooting incident happened at 7:59 a.m. when James just arrived at his boarding house at Manalansan St. in Barangay Homestead in this town. The police report also added that witnesses saw the suspects onboard a matt gray-colored Yamaha NMAX with no plate registry who shot the victim six times. The report added that the...

This image depicts an adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on a human subject with darker skin tone. CDC BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 9)—The province of Nueva Vizcaya has reached the level of outbreak with over 1,300 dengue cases recorded this year, according to the provincial health office (PHO) in the capital town of Bayombong. Dr. Jocelyn Bumidang, assistant health officer, noted that the number of dengue cases which continue to rise in the province shows that there is now an outbreak in the province. With this, the PHO has prompted health workers to closely monitor the cleaning and sanitation of the surroundings in the community. "The peak of cases was noted on morbidity week 25. Three suspected dengue deaths were already recorded as of ...

Stakeholders in Dupax del Sur town in Nueva Vizcaya vow to unite behind Brigada Eskwela ’22 as a response to a safe school year opening amidst the threat of Covid-19. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY ABE ALMIROL DUPAX DEL SUR, Nueva Vizcaya (August 9)—The education sector has started flexing its muscle to face the challenges of a safe opening of the school year 2022-2023. Rallying behind the enduring social mobilization brand “Brigada Eskwela,” Public Schools District Supervisor Rosie Calacala led a solidarity motorcade here on Monday. Hundreds of community stakeholders and school officials trooped to the gymnasium of Barangay Mangayang Elementary School where the campaign was formally launched despite a rainy day. With the theme “Brigada Eskwela: Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik-Aral...

RIDE FOR EVERYONE. The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board opens new transport routes in Nueva Vizcaya in preparation for the opening of face-to-face classes on August 15. The new routes are open to all transport cooperative members in the province. PIA PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 8)—The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved new routes for public transportation in preparation for the opening of the face-to-face (F2) classes on August 15. LTFRB Regional Director Edward Cabase said these new transport routes are the Bambang-Kasibu, Solano-Bayombong, Solano-Quezon, Solano-Santa Fe, Solano-Villaverde, Aritao-Dupax del Sur and Bayombong-Ambaguio. He said these routes are open for all members of trans...