Nueva Vizcaya

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: It is a Build, Build, Build program for this landlocked province and gateway to Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) with the P1 billion loan offered by the national government for various health and road development projects. Gov. Carlos Padilla said the P1 billion loan offered by the Department of Finance (DOF)-Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO) will boost the economy in mostly upland communities in the province. “This will surely spur economic development and boost the province's capability in addressing health problems and concerns such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19),” Padilla said. P1 BILLION LOAN. Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Carlos Padilla said the P1 billion loan through the Department of Finance-Municipal Development Fund O...

BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (August 2)—A cacao and coffee plantation recently established in barangay Boliwao here is expected to bring economic benefits for upland villagers in this town. Mayor Dolores Binwag said the plantation was already established in a 1.367-hectare lot, which will be planted with 1,080 cacao and 1,550 coffee seedlings. The project is implemented by the FCF Minerals Corporation in partnership with the Mapalyao Watershed Association (MWA), Boliwao local government unit (BLGU) and the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO). “This is operated and managed by at least 10 initial members of the BWA (Boliwao Watershed Association). Capital build-up will be achieved because the beneficiaries will eventually return their capital to the BWA,” Bin...