The Valley Journal

8May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

FCF MINERALS GOLDEN RULES OF SAFETY

FCF MINERALS CORPORATION: EIGHT GOLDEN RULES OF SAFETY BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO Visiting a London-based mining company that operates in Runruno village in Quezon town in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, one finds billboards reminding their employees of the company’s Eight Golden Rules of Safety. James Carmichael, FCF Minerals Corporation country manager, said the company’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department posted those billboards in the mining area to ensure their employees’ safety and remind them that it is everyone’s responsibility. Earlier, FCF Minerals led by the OSH Department launched a training program entitled “8 Golden Rules of Safety: An Empowered Safety Program” to make employees feel empowered to take action and decide for themselves that their safety is i...

Covid affected towns assured of P4-M family food packs

6May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Covid affected towns assured of P4-M family food packs

PHOTO COURTESY OF CMP BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 6)—The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya assured there is enough supply of food assistance and an additional P4 million worth of family food packs for families severely affected by the pandemic. Flordelina Granada, provincial social welfare and development (PSWD) officer said family food packs procured by the provincial government will serve the needs of Covid-19 affected villages in different municipalities. According to Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health office chief, the province has recorded 2,563 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past nine months starting March 1, 2021 but is down to 342 active cases as of May 3. He said the surge of Covid cases in the province during this period had a posit...

DA, Bambang govt give free tilapia fingerlings, rice seeds to farmers

5May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Nueva Vizcaya

DA, Bambang govt give free tilapia fingerlings, rice seeds to farmers

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 5)—The local government unit here in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently distributed free tilapia fingerlings and rice seeds to farmers. Mayor Pepito Balgos said the assistance by the DA was timely considering that the farmers in the municipality have been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. "They have been suffering a lot due to the adverse effect of the Covid-19 in our agriculture, trade, commerce and industry. These helps will enable them to cope with the hard times brought by the pandemic," he said. Balgos also said the free tilapia fingerlings and rice seeds, sourced from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund or RCEF of the DA will benefit the farmers. He also ass...

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Covid-19 cases going down in NVizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 4)—The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in this province is now on a downtrend, according to health officials here. Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said that as of May 2, there were 342 active Covid-19 cases based on RT-PCR results with 16 new confirmed cases. He said the province also recorded a total of 2,563 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last year that peaked for the past nine weeks since March 1 this year and posted Nueva Vizcaya's positivity rate at 16.47 percent. "The peak of our high cases were recorded within the April 5-11 period where 660 Covid-19 cases were recorded but there is now a downtrend of our cases," Galapon said. Governor Carlos Padilla ye...

DPWH wraps P4M worth Kakidugen-Catarawan road project

4May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Nueva Vizcaya

DPWH wraps P4M worth Kakidugen-Catarawan road project

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 4 (PIA) - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the Kakiduguen-Catarawan Road Project for farmers and tourists in Kasibu town. Engr. Glen Miguel, DPWH District 2 chief, said the project has a length of 0.859 kilometers, measuring 2-lane by 3.5 meters by 200 millimeters thick PCCP with 30.00 cubic meters stone masonry slope protection structure. "Thousands of residents in the municipality of Kasibu will now experience ease in travel and transport of local products. This will also boost local tourism in the province," he said. Miguel said this P4 million project will benefit upland farmers with an improved road network that will provide faster and safer transport of vegetable...

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

3May

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Dupax del Norte offers community pantry for villagers

The local government of Dupax Del Norte in Nueva Vizcaya has initiated its Community Pantry to provide free food for its villagers, especially the poor. The Community Pantry is supported by various donors of the municipality. PHOTO FROM DUPAX DEL NORTE FB PAGE BY BEJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 3)—The local government unit (LGU) of Dupax del Norte has put up its Community Pantry to provide free food requirements for its villagers, especially poor families. Every day, poor villagers line up and wait for their queue to get their food items such as assorted vegetables, root crops, rice, canned goods, eggs, noodles, bread and biscuits, coffee, sugar and milk, among others. Names of donors are also acknowledged inside the Community Pantry, alongside their donat...

NVizcaya mines villagers trained on mushroom production

30Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcaya mines villagers trained on mushroom production

FCF MINERALS PROJECT. The Nueva Vizcaya Mushroom Growers Association (NVMGA) in collaboration with FCF Minerals Corp. and Barangay officials conducted a mushroom production training for the villagers in Barangay Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (April 30)—The Nueva Vizcaya Mushroom Growers Association (NVMGA) in collaboration with FCF Minerals Corp. and Barangay officials conducted a mushroom production training for the villagers in Barangay Runruno here. John Babliing, Runruno barangay captain, said the training aims to impart technical knowledge of edible mushroom production as an alternative livelihood project for their community residents. He said the mushroom production is a livelihood opportunity for their vill...

OceanaGold gives P20-M to fight Covid to villages, awaits license renewal

29Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya, Technology

OceanaGold gives P20-M to fight Covid to villages, awaits license renewal

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (April 29)—Amid the nearly two years extended closure of Didipio mine operation here, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) continued assisting communities to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and other needs related to the pandemic. Lawyer Joan Adaci- Cattiling, OGPI president, said OGPI despite non-operation pending license renewal has provided assistance to their host and neighboring communities shelling out close to P20 million Covid-related needs since the outbreak in mid-March last year. For 2020, Adaci-Cattiling said OGPI extended P2.1 million help to frontliners in Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan provinces in Region 2, including the province of Ifugao in the Cordillera region for surgical and...

DoH Region 2 to deploy over 1-K more health workers to fight Covid

26Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Health, Nueva Vizcaya

DoH Region 2 to deploy over 1-K more health workers to fight Covid

Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center. CONTRIBITED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 26)—More than 1,000 health workers will be deployed to the different health facilities within the region as the government intensifies to direct the public and private coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) facilities, according to the Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development (CVCHD) of the Department of Health (DoH). Dr. Rio Magpantay, DoH Region 2 director, said the augmentation of health workers to be deployed is to increase the capacity of the CVCHD and to act on the need to empower disease surveillance. Magpantay said essential positions like doctors, nurses, medical technologists, radiologic technologists, nursing attendants, public health associates, health program...

Dialysis centers in NVizcaya soon to open

25Apr

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Dialysis centers in NVizcaya soon to open

Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla (center, facing the audience) explains the importance of the procurement of additional dialysis machines for the growing number of kidney patients in the province. PHOTO COURTESY OF VIVA NUEVA VIZCAYA FACEBOOK PAGE BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (April 25)— Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said four additional dialysis centers will be put up in the provincial government-managed hospitals. Galapon said the dialysis centers will be put up at the Dupax District Hospital (DDH), Lt. Tidang Memorial Hospital (LTMH), Kasibu Municipal Hospital (KMH) and Diadi Emergency Hospital (DEH). “Additional dialysis centers will be established in our provincial local government unit hospitals to cater to the growing patient...