The Valley Journal

24Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Region 2 towns hit hard by ASF

ASF. Isabela province is hardest hit by the African swine fever in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) with 31 towns now affected, according to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 24)—At least 31 towns in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) are now affected by the African swine fever (ASF), based on the monitoring of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region. Dr. Zaldy Olivas, BAI-Region 2 chief, said hardest hit by the ASF virus was the province of Isabela’s 22 towns, including Cauayan City and Santiago City, or 61 percent of the total number of the province’s local government units. According to BAI-Region 2, more than P30 m...

23Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

Region 2 drug traders go online

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 23)—With the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic limiting commerce and movement of people, pushers sell illegal drugs over the internet using social media platforms, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). PDEA Region 2 Director Joel Plaza said the pandemic coupled with stringent checkpoints in provincial boundaries might have slowed down the supply of illegal drugs such as crystal methamphetamine, known as shabu, but drug pushers found a way to continue their illegal-drug trading activities through social media applications. The PDEA noted that while shabu has decreased, marijuana supply has increased. It said there had been more than 1,000 kilograms of dried le...

Solano govt opens market, bans buyers, vendors from other towns

21Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Nueva Vizcaya

Solano govt opens market, bans buyers, vendors from other towns

BY ANGELY L. MERCADO, PIA SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya (September 21)—The local government unit here will be reopening its public market and slaughterhouse tomorrow (September 22) but banned vendors and buyers from other towns. "This is part of our intention to help our constituents through our aggressive implementation of our strict health protocols against the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Please bear in mind and understand that we do not want our severe situation to be aggravated further," Mayor Eufemia Dacayo said. Dacayo said they will also implement the “No Negative Swab Test. No Business" policy and advised market vendors and their helpers to submit themselves into the required swab testing through their Municipal Health Office. She said only three livestock vehicles ar...

NV vice guv erects barangay clinic for the poor

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Health, Nueva Vizcaya

NV vice guv erects barangay clinic for the poor

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 20)—Vice Governor Jose Tomas, Sr. here has initiated the putting-up of a clinic at Barangay Busilac in this town to cater to the sick poor villagers and elderlies. Dubbed as Tam-an Damayan Clinic (TDC), it will cater to the medical and health needs of Novo Vizcayanos from all walks of life. "We have established Tam-an Tomas Damayan Office and Clinic with the sole intention of helping, without prejudice, Novo Vizcayanos in dire need, especially during times of emergency," Tomas said. He said the TDC specifically intends to help poor villagers such as farmers, Indigenous People, daily wage earners and elderlies, among others. Tomas said they pool their manpower and other resources to boost the services of the TDC ...

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Nueva Vizcaya

1,621 NVizcayanos avail DOH’s Covid-19 testing

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 20)—Health officials here said 1,621 villagers in five coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)-affected towns recently availed of the free mass swab testing by the Department of Health (DOH) in collaboration with local government units. Dr. Edwin Galapon, provincial health officer, said the activity which was conducted on September 12-13 served as a venue in the collection of swab specimens through the Aggressive Testing of contacts, sub-contacts and line contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases in various municipalities. "These activities were led by swab teams from the DOH, provincial and municipal government units," he said. Galapon said during the swab testing, 932 villagers came from the towns of Solano, 216 from Baga...

DENR Region 2, NVizcaya govt sign pact for land titling

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Nueva Vizcaya

DENR Region 2, NVizcaya govt sign pact for land titling

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 20)—Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government units (LGUs) of Diadi and Quezon agreed to provide villagers with ownership on their occupied lands. DENR Region 2 Director Gwendolyn Bambalan said this will be made possible with the signing of a Memorandum of Partnership Agreement (MOPA) with Diadi Mayor Sandy Gayaton and Quezon Mayor Dolores Binwag for the implementation of the Rapid Land Tenure Appraisal (RLTA) in their respective municipalities. RLTA is a mechanism to expedite issuance of land titles. Through barangay profiling of lands covered by cadastral surveys, the RLTA will reveal how many of the remaining untitled lots are available and workable for titling...

NVizcaya fruit, veggie trading goes online

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Features, Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcaya fruit, veggie trading goes online

ONLINE MARKETING. The Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal, Inc. collaborates with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in Cagayan Valley and the Nueva Vizcaya State University to come up with a web-based portal for trading fruits and vegetables and help lessen the movement of residents and avoid transmission of coronavirus disease 2019. NVAT PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 20)—In the face of pandemic, this province launched a web-based portal for trading fruits and vegetables. The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in Cagayan Valley, the Nueva Vizcaya State University and the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal Inc. (NVAT) collaborated and came up with “KABS 21 Project: A Web-Based Trading System of Fruits and Vegetables,” which w...

Chinese consulate donates 10 tons of rice

19Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Chinese consulate donates 10 tons of rice

GOVERNOR Carlos Padilla receives from the Chinese consulate in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, headed by Consul Zhou Youbin, 10 tons of locally manufactured premium rice for the provincial government’s food-relief efforts and coronavirus disease 2019 response. PHOTO COURTESY OF NUEVA VIZCAYA PLGU BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Through its consulate office in Laoag City in Ilocos Norte province, the People’s Republic of China donated 10 tons of rice to the provincial government here. Gov. Carlos Padilla said the provincial government wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Laoag, headed by Consul Zhou Youbin. Padilla added that the 10 tons consisted of 5,000 packs of 2 kilograms each of local...

Lantion orders mandatory swabbing for market vendors

17Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Lantion orders mandatory swabbing for market vendors

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 17)—Mayor Ralph Lantion here has ordered a mandatory coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) swabbing for all vendors of this town's public market as part of its efforts to prevent and contain the transmission of the virus. On Wednesday, Lantion issued Executive Order No. 34 Series of 2020 also ordering a five-day closure of the public market to pave the way for the swabbing among vendors. "There is a rising Covid-19 case in the municipality and a considerable number of those infected are market vendors. Precautionary measures therefore must be done to prevent the spread of the disease," he said. The temporary closure of the public market will be on September 18-22 and vendors will only be allowed to sell inside the pu...

UPDATE: NVizcaya Covid-19 cases jump to 186 with 6 deaths

6Sep

By Leander Domingo1 Comment

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

UPDATE: NVizcaya Covid-19 cases jump to 186 with 6 deaths

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya—Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Nueva Vizcaya surged close to 200 on Sunday with the addition of 25 on Saturday and 19 on Sunday new cases, according to the Provincial Integrated Health Office (PIHO). Dr. Edwin Galapon, PIHO chief, said the new cases bring the province of Nueva Vizcaya’s total Covid-19 recorded cases to 186 including six deaths since the outbreak in mid-March of which 145 are active cases. According to the PIHO, of the 145 active cases, 105 are from Solano town, 20 from Bayombong, six from Quezon, five from Bagabag, five from Dupax del Sur, and one case each in Bambang, Villaverde, Aritao, and Santa Fe. There were no confirmed cases in the towns of Diadi, Ambaguio, Dupax del Norte, Alfonso Castañeda, Ka...