Nueva Vizcaya

Board Member Patricio Dumlao Jr. PHOTO FROM BOARD MEMBER PATRICIO DUMLAO JR. FB PAGE BY TIMOTHY JOHN D. REMORCA BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 28, 2023)—Aimed at addressing the shortage of medical professionals in the province, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has passed an ordinance establishing the Nueva Vizcaya medical scholarship and return service program. Authored and proposed by Board Member Patricio Dumlao Jr. and Board Member Elma Pinao-an Lejao, the ordinance is also known as the Nueva Vizcaya "Doktor ti Umili" scholarship program which is set to provide aspiring medical students with financial assistance and create a return service program to ensure that ample healthcare services are available for every Novo Vizcayano. Dumlao said the ordinance aims to support tale...

PHOTO FROM BOARD MEMBER PATRICIO DUMLAO JR. FB PAGE BY TIMOTHY JOHN D. REMORCA BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (June 19, 2023)—In a historic move, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan here has unanimously approved the "Nueva Vizcaya Civil Service Examination Topnotcher Ordinance" during its 42nd Regular Session on Monday, June 19, 2023. Authored by Board Member and floor leader Patricio Dumlao Jr., the Ordinance grants a cash incentive of P200,000 along with a plaque of recognition to a Novo Vizayano resident who achieves the top ranking in the Civil Service Eligibility Examination. Dumlao said this financial reward serves as a tangible expression of appreciation for the individual's exceptional performance and commitment to excellence. Director Elpidio Bunagan Jr., CSC Nueva Vizcaya fiel...

Another fulfilling event, the “Search for Talentadong Pamilya ng Quezon 2023" as sponsored by FCF Minerals Corp. during the 7th Tangguyob Festival and 62nd Founding Anniversary of Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya: After three years of hibernation due to the pandemic, this boom town successfully celebrated its 7th Tangguyob Festival and 62nd Founding Anniversary. With the theme "Pasasalamat, Pagtitipon-Tipon, Pagpupugay," the festivities which kicked off on June 16, 2023 after Mayor Dolores Binwag officially declared the opening of the three-day celebration until June 18, 2023 was joined by the London-based FCF Minerals Corp. MAYOR DOLORES BINWAG OF QUEZON TOWN, NUEVA VIZCAYA FCF Minerals Corp. operates the Runruno ...

Clyde Justine Cayaban (center), the Maintenance Order Processor from the Mobile Maintenance Department of FCF Minerals Corp. during the awarding ceremony of the Tower Awards 2023 at the Fairmont Hotel on May 25, 2023. He is joined by Jesus Pineda Jr., Chairman Tower Awards 2023 Committee, (second from left), Herminio Esguerra, Rotary Club of Manila President (third from left), Ma. Elizabeth Nasol, PMAP president (2nd from right) and Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma, DoLE Secretary (third from right). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO A LONDON-BASED mine worker in Quezon town in Nueva Vizcaya is a recipient of the Tower Award 2023 for developing a system that would forecast inspection and preventive maintenance schedules for heavy equipment. Lorne Harvey, FCF Minerals Corp. general ...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO, The Manila Times Former House Deputy Speaker, Minority Leader, and now Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos M. Padilla. Photo from House of Representatives of the Philippines BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (May 11, 2023)—The family of the late Gov. Carlos Padilla has announced that his remains will be transferred today, Thursday, from their residence in Solano town to the House of Representatives (HoR) where he served as a representative of the province for almost 29 years. His wife, former governor Ruth Padilla, said from the HoR, his remains will then be transported back to the province at the Nueva Vizcaya Convention Center in the Capitol Compound in this town for public viewing on Friday, May 12. "The convention center will be open to the public until the dawn of...

Elected Vice Gov. Jose “Jing Gambito, 69, was officially sworn into office as the governor of Nueva Vizcaya on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023 at the Provincial Capitol building here after Gov. Carlos Padilla, 78, succumbed to heart attack on Friday morning, also on May 5, 2023 inside his house in Barangay Quirino, Solano town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Newly-installed Gov. Jose "Jing" Gambito issued his first executive order (EO) declaring a period of mourning in the entire province in response to the passing of former Gov. Carlos Padilla. The elected vice governor, Gambito, 69, was officially sworn into office as the governor of Nueva Vizcaya on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023 at the Provincial Capitol building here. His ascension came after Padilla...

The Information, Education and Communication Section under the Community Relations Office of the London-based FCF Minerals Corporation conducts information sessions on the accomplishments of the implementation of the 2022 Social Development and Management Program or SDMP during separate Barangay General Assembly Day in the impact communities of the Runruno Gold Molybdenum Project in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C DOMINGO QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya (April 3, 2021)—To increase stakeholders’ awareness of the mining operations here, the FCF Minerals Corporation recently conducted information sessions on the implemented projects under its Social Development and Management Program (SDMP). During separate Barangay General Assembly Day (BGAD), the FCF Minerals Corp...

Onion farmers and other stakeholders who participated in a forum show their ‘love’ for the crop by coming up with various ways to promote its abundance on March 29, 2023, in Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya (April 1, 2023)—The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) has gathered for the Onion Forum more than 1,000 onion stakeholders in Nueva Vizcaya to work together to resolve issues the industry faces, according to DA-RFO2 Executive Director Narciso Edillo. In collaboration with the Municipal Local Government Unit of Aritao led by Mayor Remelina Peros-Galam, and the Provincial Local Government Unit of Nueva Vizcaya headed by Gov. Carlos Padilla, the forum was joined by representatives of government agencies and comp...

The Didipio Mine in the upland Kasibu town in Nueva Vizcaya province. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya (March 28, 2023)—The Didipio Mine's Community Development Fund (CDF) steering committee has approved P97,944,000 worth of community projects in 33 villages in the provinces of Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya. Didipio Mine's operator OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. (OGPI) said it has been implementing various community projects in the said provinces in partnership with government agencies, local government units, communities and organizations. OGPI is the subsidiary of the Australian Canadian OceanaGold Corp. (OGC), which owns the Didipio Mine in the gold and copper deposit-rich upland village of Didipio in the town of Kasibu in this province. OGPI note...