Nueva Vizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—The FCF Minerals Corporation here gave recognition to 30 Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) graduates and learners during the recently held Graduation/Moving Up, Completion and Opening Program of the Runruno Alternative Learning System (ALS). GRADUATION. The FCF Minerals Corporation has recognized 17 Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) graduates of the Runruno Alternative Learning System (ALS) in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO James Carmichael, FCF Minerals country manager, said the activity aims to recognize exemplary performance of learners and facilitators as well as to award certificates of completion, learning progress report cards to completers of Basic Literacy Program, A&E and E-learning Programs....

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (December 1)—A total of 500 bamboo seedlings were planted within the Runruno-Gold Molybdenum Project area and at Barangay (village) Calaocan here during the celebration of the National Climate Change Consciousness Week. TREE PLANTING. At least 500 bamboo seedlings were planted by FCF Minerals Corp. Employees in the Runruno-Gold Molybdenum Project area and Barangay Calaocan in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO This planting activity by the London-based FCF Minerals Corp. was part of the firm’s celebration of the National Climate Change Consciousness Week which is annually celebrated in November with the conduct of a symposium among villagers. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals country manager, said the celebration on November ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Under the No Dead End Road program of the provincial government, a P1 billion-peso worth of development projects in this landlocked province have already started, some are almost completed, according to Gov. Carlos Padilla. Gov. Carlos Padilla inspects "No Dead End Road" projects of the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya. TVJ PHOTO Patterned after the national government's Build, Build, Build program, Padilla explained that the No Dead End Road Program of the provincial government aims to connect all towns and villages in this mountainous province. “The wisdom of pouring one-time funds to complete each project is to avoid costs as a result of inflation by doing away with the per phase-type of road budget spending due to lack ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (October 10)—Vying for the lone congressional district of the province are three-termer provincial board member Flodemonte Gerdan, Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma, who is running for reelection, and Lawrence Santa Ana. LAWRENCE SANTA ANA (FB PHOTO) Gerdan is running under the Nacionalista Party of Gov. Carlos Padilla. Cuaresma, on the other hand, is running under the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats Party. Santa Ana, who is a Juris Doctor graduate, is running as an Independent candidate. As a veteran politician, Cuaresma was a former mayor in Bambang town, vice governor and governor of Nueva Vizcaya, while Gerdan was elected as provincial board member in 2013 and is running for congress for the first time. Padilla, meanwhile, is...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: FCF Minerals Corp., a London-based mine firm, has partnered with its host barangay local government unit (BLGU) of Runruno to boost the handloom weaving industry in this gold-rich mining community. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals country manager, said extending assistance to the weavers who belong to different Indigenous Peoples groups will help the community preserve their culture and tradition particularly their handloom weaving technique. Owned 100 percent by the British Metals Exploration Plc, FCF operates the national government-sanctioned Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Project under an agreement with the government that has an initial validity of 25 years. Located around 300 kilometers north of Manila, FCF expects to produce at it...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (October 1)—Eight more scholars of a London-based mining company here received their laptops in addition to scholarship funds for tuition and other school fees, according to Agnes Rosales, FCF Community Relations Office manager. Rosales said the scholars are sponsored under the FCF Minerals program for the Development of Mining Technology and Geosciences or DMTG. She said the scholars are all in their 2nd year taking up Bachelor of Science in Geology and Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering at Adamson University in the city of Manila and Saint Louis University in Baguio City. They are Billy Joe Natividad of Barangay (village) Balete in Diadi town, Jeobet Agualin and Ada Marie Ngipol of Butao village in Diadi, Leoniwin Ke...

THE VALLEY JOURNAL NEWS TEAM VICE GOV. JOSE "TAM-AN" TOMAS JR. BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (October 1)—Vice Governor Jose “Tam-an” Tomas Jr. has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC), this time for the local chief executive post in this province. “Today marks the beginning of a path to a destination God has prepared me for,” Tomas said adding that today’s first hour he filed his COC for governor of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. He said he begins the first day of October with a renewed hope of working hard for a better future for all Novo Vizcayanos which he has been doing in the past and at present. “Others may criticize us for being 'atat' or impatient, but I have always believed never to delay important matters, like this noble work of serving the public with all our ene...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya—A British mine firm here has donated a total of 800 bamboo seedlings of different species to the local government of Diffun in Quirino province in a move to help protect the environment particularly in areas that are prone to the effects of natural calamities. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corpo. country manager, said the seedlings that were donated to the municipality include Auri, Giant Bamboo, Kawayan Kiling, Balete and Kawayan Bayog. FCF Minerals Corporation donates 800 bamboo seedlings of different species to the municipal local government of Diffun in Quirino province for their planting activity which kicked off in August this year. FCF PHOTO Carmichael cited some studies which showed that bamboo plants have many environmental...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO FCF Minerals Corporation has participated in 2021 Brigada Eskwela, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Education (DepEd) that mobilizes thousands of volunteers to do cleaning and repairs in schools which kicked off on August 3 and will end on September 30. FCF Minerals Corporation through its Community Relations Office participated in the 2021 Brigada Eskwela at Runruno Elementary School with the theme “ Sama-sama sa Bayanihan Para sa Paaralan” on August 26, 2021. FCF PHOTO The DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance partners with parents, alumni, civic groups, local businesses, non-government organizations, teachers, students and individuals who volunteer their time and skills to do maintenance and repairs of public elementary a...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO IN a move to continuously promote safety and health, FCF Minerals Corp. in Runruno village in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya has started a program that emphasizes everyone’s wellbeing in the workplace. Led by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department, FCF Minerals has developed the Employee Safety Spotlight (ESS) program to encourage and give recognition to employees who have shown exemplary efforts in promoting safety and health in their workplace in the mines. “We believe that giving the employees a platform to be heard while recognizing their efforts can contribute in the creation of a just, safe and healthy culture in the workplace,” according to the OHS department. Under the ESS program, the first employee to be recognized was Cristine Rasp...