The Valley Journal

NV vice guv erects barangay clinic for the poor

20Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

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...

Covid-19 claims 6th death in Vizcaya, 25 new cases

5Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Health, Nueva Vizcaya

Covid-19 claims 6th death in Vizcaya, 25 new cases

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 5)—Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has claimed another fatality, bringing the death toll in this province to six. Dr. Edwin Galapon, Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief, confirmed the latest fatality as CV 854, a 50-year-old male from Purok 2, Lactawan, Solano town. He said CV 854 died yesterday at 3.35 p.m. at the Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center (R2TMC) with severe pneumonia. Galapon also announced that 25 new cases came in today bringing the total active cases in the province to 126 active cases as of posting. "Our deepest condolences to the bereaved family. Again, we are reiterating everyone to practice minimum health protocols to prevent infection of this deadly virus," he warned. The new case...

NVizcaya capitol closes due to Covid, board member infected

3Sep

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Covid-19, Nueva Vizcaya

NVizcaya capitol closes due to Covid, board member infected

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (September 3)—The seat of the provincial government here has been temporarily closed as the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases continue to surge. The closure order came from Governor Carlos Padilla as a board member in this province’s northern part admitted to having succumbed to the dreaded Covid-19. Board member Eunice Galima-Gambol in her Facebook account apologized and pleaded for forgiveness to her earlier contacts as she was tested positive for the virus tagged by health officials as CV 833. “I was deeply saddened and my heart sank upon learning the result of my test knowing that I have interacted with my family, colleagues and staff at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during last Monday's session and now t...

31Aug

By Leander DomingoNo Comments

Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, News, Nueva Vizcaya

DTI reaches out to 385 MSMEs

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY (August 31)—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 now covers 171 barangay (villages) in the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, providing 13,203 information kits as well as livelihood kits to 385 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Lea Pulido Ocampo, DTI-Region 2 director, said this was done under the DTI’s Livelihood Seeding Program-Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay, which aims to help MSMEs cope with the effects of the pandemic by providing livelihood kits worth P5,000 to P8,000 to enable them to restart or continue with their business operations. Ocampo said livelihood and business starter kits vary according to the needs of the identified beneficiaries, ...