The Valley Journal

Handloom weavers in NVizcaya get boost from British firm

5Oct

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Handloom weavers in NVizcaya get boost from British firm

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...

FCF scholars receive laptops under DTMG program

1Oct

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF scholars receive laptops under DTMG program

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...

1Oct

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

News, Nueva Vizcaya

Tomas files COC for NVizcaya governor

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...

British mine firm donates bamboo seedlings to Diffun town

14Sep

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

British mine firm donates bamboo seedlings to Diffun town

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...

FCF Minerals joins Brigada Eskwela in host village

6Sep

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals joins Brigada Eskwela in host village

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...

FCF Minerals promotes safety, health in workplace

2Sep

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals promotes safety, health in workplace

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...

FCF Minerals to help conserve indigenous forest tree species

7Aug

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

FCF Minerals to help conserve indigenous forest tree species

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 2 and British firm FCF Minerals Corp. in Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya sign a pact to establish a provincial arboretum that will house endemic and indigenous forest tree species. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya (August 7)—A pact to conserve and boost the reproduction of native plant species in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) was forged between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and a London-based mining firm FCF Minerals Corp. The memorandum of agreement (MoA) was signed last July 30 at the Community Environment and Natural Resources in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya for the establishment of an arboretum in the province, according to Corie Corpuz, DENR-Region 2 informa...

DoH traces contacts of first Delta variant case in Region 2

6Aug

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Covid-19, News, Nueva Vizcaya

DoH traces contacts of first Delta variant case in Region 2

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: The Department of Health in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) said contact tracing is being conducted in connection with the first recorded Delta variant positive coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) case, according to a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Friday. “The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu) together with the local government of Nueva Vizcaya is conducting contact tracing to identify all people that the Covid-19 patient has come in contact with,” the DoH Region 2 said. The first recorded Covid-19 Delta variant in Region 2 particularly in Barangay Bagahabag in Solano town (Nueva Vizcaya) was confirmed by the DoH, University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) and UP-National Institute of Health or UP-NIH in i...

LGU raises P45M for resettlement of illegal small-scale miners, settlers

4Aug

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

LGU raises P45M for resettlement of illegal small-scale miners, settlers

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO PHOTO shows the geohazard-declared Sitio Balcony in Runruno village in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya where most of the settlers conduct illegal small scale mining. VALLEY JOURNAL PHOTO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 4)—An initial amount of P45.32 million was allotted for the establishment of a resettlement area for the displaced illegal small-scale miners and settlers in the gold-rich upland subvillages of Barangay Runruno. Mayor Dolores Binwag said the amount of P40 million will come from the National Housing Authority which is expected to be transferred to the local government unit (LGU) account upon completion of all the requirements. Binwag said the Quezon LGU has already purchased a two-hectare land amounting to P2.4 million for the 74 prequalified house...

MGB, NBI take down illegal ball mills in gold deposit-rich NVizcaya village

1Aug

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News, Nueva Vizcaya

MGB, NBI take down illegal ball mills in gold deposit-rich NVizcaya village

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO THREE truckloads of illegal ballmill machines and equipment used by small scale miners were dismantled in Sitio Compound in the geohazard-declared Runruno village in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. PHOTO BY VICTOR MARTIN QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 1)—The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has dismantled and confiscated ball mill machines used in extracting minerals in a gold deposit-rich upland village here. Lawyer Gelacio Bongat, NBI Region 2 director, said the bureau was deputized by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to stop illegal mining activities in the region, particularly in Sitio Balcony, Barangay Runruno. As the primary government agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the MGB is re...