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PNOY APPROVES NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR NUEVA VIZCAYA
Monday 13th of May 2013
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 13(PIA) – President Benigno Simeon Aquino recently approved a bill creating a national high school in this province.
The bill, proposed by incumbent Rep. Carlos Padilla (Lone District, Nueva Vizcaya) will benefit the youth especially those who come from poor families and indigenous communities in upland and remote barangays.
House Bill 1210 as Republic Act 10482 or an “An Act Establishing a National High School in Barangay Dagupan in Quezon town called the Dippog National High School and Appropriating Funds Therefore” was signed by President Aquino last April 16.
“We truly thank the President for s...
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29Apr2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, April 29 (PIA)--Thirty two schools of the Department of Education here will be given additional classrooms to address the needs of the increasing number of pupils in the province. In Diffun district, the classrooms will be constructed at Dona Imelda Elementary School, and other elementary schools such as San Pascual, Baguio Village, San Antonio, Liwayway, Rizal, Gulac, Maria Clara, Villa Pascua and Upper Gabriela. In Maddela, the classrooms will be constructed at Vill...
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29Apr2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, April 29 (PIA)---The Department of Labor and Employment-Region 2 (DOLE-2) is set to conduct job fair and services caravan this May 1 at the City Hall of Santiago City as part of the nationwide celebration of the Labor Day,said DOLE Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr. “The theme for this year’s celebration is Manggagawang Pilipino, Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon. This is timely because the new millennium is going global and our workers are not exe...
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26Apr2013CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, April 26 (PIA) -- The SM Foundation has selected 14 indigent students from this city for year 2013-2014 who are entering college. These scholars successfully passed the aptitude test and interviews conducted first week of April in the city said SM Foundation executive director for Education Carmen Linda Atayde. Atayde said the lucky scholars are Mercedes G. Acosta, Jhun King Alindayu, Arnie T. Antonio, Jennifer O. Arcadio, Jermagne A. Ceria, Myrna P. del rosaio, Joseph C...
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25Apr2013Ruben Sanchez, chieftain of the Agtas in Nagtipunan town considers himself and his fellow Agtas fortunate for receiving much attention from the government. "We are thankful to our government for mainstreaming the marginalized sector like the Agta tribe," Sanchez said adding that they would have been wandering from one place to another if not of the help of the government. Speaking in fluent Tagalog, Sanchez said they thought that they were heading the right way but they realized that they ...
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25Apr2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) – Despite massive information dissemination and warnings to political candidates, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2 has received several complaints that some political candidates are utilizing and even harassing some beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps). DSWD 2 Regional Director Violeta Cruz said they have recorded complaints from beneficiaries of the municipalities of Lasam, Sta Teresita and Ballesteros of...
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17Apr2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 17 (PIA) – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said five courses are over-subscribed in the higher education institutions in Cagayan Valley Region. These courses include information technology, teacher education, business and accountancy, hotel and restaurant management, and nursing, Rey S. Tabao of the CHED Technical Services Division said. The findings was based on the validation and assessment conducted on tertiary schools. Tabao urged incoming first college ...
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10Apr2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 10(PIA) -- Local officials here are crafting a program that will provide social pension benefits for poor senior citizens in support of the Senior Citizens Law. Mayor Flaviano Balgos said that the social pension will be part of their Municipal Poverty Reduction Plan (MPRP) which will benefit senior citizens of their municipality especially those classified within the poverty mark survey. “We have already formed our Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT)...
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09Apr2013SOLANA, Cagayan, April 9 (PIA) --Twenty ‘Kalesas’ were painted with ten nutritional guidelines in the Kalesa painting contest here to promote good nutrition in this town, led by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) region 2. The contest kicked-off the project in partnership with LGU-Solana, Municipal Health Office, different departments of the said LGU and the barangay officials highlighting the nutritional guidelines which will help public understand and follow the guidelines to improve ...
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09Apr2013BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 9 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) has already enrolled 85 percent of their total target families in the province, officials here said. “For this year, we have already accomplished 85 percent of our target. Right after the elections, we will closely coordinating with local officials to orient them on how to enroll their council members to the PhilHealth program,” said Rey Ferrer, PhilHealth provincial officer. At present, PhilHealt...
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06Apr2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- Some 4,503 poor but deserving students are expected to be employed under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) this summer of 2013 in Cagayan province. Elmer Lumauan, head of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Cagayan, said 3,939 students will be employed in 27 local government units and national government agencies provincewide, while 564 students in 17 private institutions. “A total of P8.19 million is already allocated f...
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03Apr2013NAGTIPUNAN, Quirino, April 3 (PIA) -- National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) commissioner Atty. Percy A. Brawner assured the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) for a better education curriculum for the IPs in the coming years. Brawner was the guest of honor during the recent commencement exercises of the Diuryong Elementary School here, the first school exclusively for the Agtas in the country. He also expressed optimism for the establishment of a secondary schools in the area to ensure c...
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28Mar2013NAGTIPUNAN, Quirino, March 28 (PIA) -- The Diuryong Elementary School at Sitio Dionuan, Dicimungal here, the first ever school exclusively for the Agtas in the country, hold its first commencement exercises with at least 10 pupils as its pioneer graduates. Alona David, the class valedictorian thanked the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, provincial government of Quirino and the Asisi Foundation for making education accessible to the Agtas. She said she wants to be a teacher so ...
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28Mar2013When multi-awarded Cagayano social worker Edna T. Junio finally hangs her fiery red work uniform anytime this year, she knew it is time to serve herself. All these years, she has been thrown into the center of eerie howling winds and turbulent flood waters during calamities trying to save lives and serving the victims the best way she could. A ray of sunshine in any gloomy day, she has perfected the art of compassion, understanding and rationalizing the various situations her clients are thro...
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28Mar2013SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan, March 28 (PIA) -- A total of 556 job applicants registered during the two-day job fair that was conducted on March 21-22 held at the Cagayan State University (CSU) – Sanchez Mira Campus. The activity, which was jointly conducted by the Local Government Unit of Sanchez Mira, CSU, and the DOLE, was participated by 14 local employers and 10 overseas recruitment agencies. The job vacancy offerings totaled to 3,937 in which 581 were for local employment and 3,356 for ove...
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27Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY (PIA), March 27 – Archbishop Sergio Utleg of the archdiocese here emphasized on the Catholic Church’s thrusts such as the preferential option for the poor and the perpetuation of the spirit of stewardship over God’s creation. Archbishop Utleg said while people live in a very competitive world, the poor and the neglected have to be given attention for them to cope with life’s challenges. “We (the Church) may not be able to help build houses for them but we have gone a ...
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27Mar2013Standing at 4’10”, Blessida Garcia-Diwa is a giant of a woman. Today, the loss of the nursing profession is the gain of the business sector and tourism industry where our main woman shines brightly even in the midst of adversaries from both sectors. Growing up in dusty yet proud Barangay Ugac Norte in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Blessida has always been an empowered woman even when the word has yet to be invented. Writing her story is like writing a book with a sequel. Her accomplishment...
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27Mar2013The national hero could have engaged her in a fierce debate over a flickering light of a lamparita under a full- bloomed Indian mango tree with flirting fireflies hovering. She could have argued her case, her disposition, actually, that the hero’s heroine, the epitome of Filipina submissiveness, Maria Clara, does not exist anymore. “Women then were timid, hesitant to speak their heart out. Not anymore,” said this mother of two and an academically-glamorous grandma of three. When she said...
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27Mar2013Her name alone evokes serenity and goodwill, possibly culled from one of the world’s greatest tableau ever, the Nativity. Her mother, a certified educator, came from one of Tuguegarao City’s famous clans whose women are known to be compassionate at the right place and feisty when provoked. For Maria Belen Lingan Barias-Lim, family comes first. This was the reason why in the early 1980s, she exchanged a rather progressive and challenging career as a professor of the University of the Philip...
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26Mar2013STO. TOMAS, Isabela, March 26 (PIA) – More than 2,000 families sought health services in the medical, dental and surgical mission conducted as part of the 2013 Bayani Challenge here, spearheaded by the Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 2, in partnership with the Local Government Unit of this town, the Provincial Government of Isabela and the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC). Dr. Babilyne Agagon, municipal health officer, said most of the families who ...
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26Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 25 (PIA) – The City Veterinary Office (CVO) of Tuguegarao City has announced that the city has zero human death case from year 2010 onwards because of intensified campaign and linkages to partner agencies through barangay and school fora. In a press conference, Dr. Pastor C. Tumaliuan of CVO said every year their office goes to every barangay to give pet vaccine. “The vaccination is not only for the protection of human but also for animals because rabies is a disea...
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25Mar2013DUPAX DEL NORTE, Nueva Vizcaya, March 25(PIA) -- The provincial government has allotted P1.4 million for the purchase of materials needed for the construction of 14 housing units in Barangay Sto. Domingo in Bambang town. Willy Delizo, executive assistant on housing, said the housing units will be given to poor families to relocate them from their temporary habitats classified as danger zones. “With this housing project, they can be assured of safe, secure, and comfortable environment to live...
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25Mar2013DUPAX DEL NORTE, Nueva Vizcaya, March 25 (PIA) -- Hundreds of volunteers from various municipalities in this province joined Saturday’s program which started the five-day volunteerism event that aims to build houses, refurbish schools, provide free medical services for poor families and regreen the environment, among others. These volunteers used their own resources like fare, food, time. Governor Luisa Cuaresma, along with town officials led by mayor Clarita Egmin-Epi inspired the participa...
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24Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured the public that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will never be stopped just because of political rivalries and intrigues. Assistant Secretary Javier R. Jimenez, during his visit here, said it is unfair for the beneficiaries to be deprived of the opportunity to improve their status in life through the poverty alleviation programs of the government just because of some politicians w...
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22Mar2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 22 (PIA) -- The provincial government here recently recognized 12 women with exemplary accomplishments as mother, wife and community leaders as outstanding women of Quirino in the recent celebration of Women’s Month dubbed as “Pagpupugay sa mga Kababaihan ng Quirino.” The awardees were Lilia A. Lucena-Aglipay; Remegia B. Caldaera-Aglipay; Fely D. Manuel-Cabarroguis; Belen T. Domingo-Cabarroguis; Gilda G. Reola-Diffun; Dolorita T. Olpindo-Diffun; Gloria J. Fon...
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22Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 22 (PIA) --The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 2 (DOLE-2) is consulting the public concerning the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 10361 or Kasambahay Law today at Hotel Carmelita, this city. The Kasambahay Law was signed by President Benigno Aquino III on January 18, 2013 and is expected to benefit at least 2.5 million domestic workers. “This is part of the strategy of the DOLE to solicit inputs, recommendations, suggestions, and c...
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21Mar2013BASCO, Batanes, March 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a fora at the Ivatan Conference Hall, Department of Education,on March 12 to campaign for 100 percent iodized salt utilization as a strategy to improve nutritional status of Filipinos. The fora was attended by 29 barangay nutrition scholars in the province, provincial nutrition council members, Department of Health staff, provincial heath staff, and rural health units in the province. The DOST and Food...
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21Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry in Region 2 (DTI-2) conducted a symposium and workshop in celebration of World Consumer Rights Day with the theme, "Consumer Justice Now” on March 15 at Villa Blanca Hotel, Ugac Sur, this city. Atty. Ma. Esperanza C. Bañares, regional director, said that this activity aimed to promote the basic rights of all consumers, demand that these be protected, respected. It also brought to fore protests against market abuses and s...
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21Mar2013BASCO, Batanes, March 21 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System from Manila and Region 2 conducted orientations yesterday to clients on retirement updates. The topics discussed were: a) the retirement modes, the difference between Life Endowment Policy and Enhanced Life Policy (ELP); the basis for computation of retirement pay; the retirement laws RA 660 or Magic 87, RA 1616, RA 1146 and briefly RA 8291; and the portability law RA 7699. Vice-president Eduardo Fernandez, of the Luzon...
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21Mar2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 21 (PIA) -- The organization of task forces in the 15 municipalities in this province had reduced the number of dengue cases, provincial health officials here said. Dr. Arnel Magdirila, assistant provincial health officer, said dengue cases from 2010, 2011, and 2012 dramatically decreased with 1,811, 1,866 and 1,617 cases respectively because of the multi-sectoral efforts being done to control it. “We have good performance because we controlled it in major tow...
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21Mar2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 21 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program(4Ps) will be rounding up at least 12,758 poor families in this province for validation and provision of benefits this year. Marissa Tongdo, 4Ps provincial link said the figure will be subjected for the National Household Targetting System(NHTS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) in order to check their qualification for the 4Ps. “This figure may be reduced depending on the result of ou...
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19Mar2013ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya, March 19 (PIA) -- The provincial government here will be funding the construction of at least 10 housing units for poor families within the Gawad Kalinga community in Barangay Beti here. Wilfred Wross Delizo, provincial government’s executive assistant on housing, said the houses will be built through the convergence of efforts of community volunteers which is expected to be generated with the forthcoming Bayani Challenge 2013. “These housing units will be turned-o...
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17Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- The Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT) inaugurated and launched the new TB drug resistant satellite treatment center at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center last March 15. Dr. Vivian Lofranco, operations manager of PMDT, said the satellite treatment center will serve patients from all over Cagayan Valley Region and its neighboring provinces, Kalinga and Apayao. She explained that the center caters to referred drug resistant patients fr...
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16Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 16(PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council 2 (NNC), in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently created a task force named as Balay ni Ifan Task Force Guraman to promote seaweeds as aquatic vegetable to combat malnutrition. Members of the task force include media practitioners, regional line agencies, non-government organizations and religious organizations. Regional Director Rhodora Maestre of NNC said the task force will bring awarene...
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15Mar2013SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 15 (PIA) – This summer, the Southern Isabela College of Arts and Trades (Sicat) is offering short courses needed in industry today and that suit the interest of students or out of school youth. Engr. Dominador Dizon, vocational supervisor of Sicat, said these include short courses on technical and skills development such as defensive driving, computer hardware servicing, construction service, and automotive repair service. He said the courses are in-demand jobs...
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14Mar2013BASCO, Batanes, March 14 (PIA) -- Twenty – three elementary and secondary schools assisted with planting materials for the Gulayan sa Paaralan by the Department of Agriculture-Island Agricultural Research Outreach Station (DA-IAROS) were among the schools which hosted agro-industrial fair last February 28, March 1, 4 and 5. Schools had their own schedule of agro-fair. Parents also brought to the fair their own farm products. Basco District integrated into one big agro-fair composing five ele...
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12Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- The Cagayan State University (CSU), Carig Campus, launched a writing project called Project WAW (Writing-A-Worktext) to improve the performance of students in the classroom. In a simple ceremony which opened the workshop on worktext writing, CSU Carig Campus Executive Officer Arthur G. Ibañez said the project will offer good opportunities for faculty members to develop textbooks with a local touch that will ultimately strengthen the performance of students in...
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12Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- The buzz word nowadays in select society is stem cell treatment so much so that fly by night establishments are cashing in on the highly sought treatment. The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) will regulate stem cell treatments in the country to ensure safe operation and laboratory practices. Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go, FDA director-general, said cancer patients and ageing individuals are now resorting to stem cell treatments in the country and even abroad; t...
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12Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 2 (DOLE - 2) has found out that there are more job vacancies in the province of Cagayan now than applicants as a result of the recently conducted series of job fairs here. Reginald Estioco, information officer, said, in a series of three consecutive job fairs conducted in the last two months, in partnership with the provincial government of Cagayan, there were only 773 applicants who registered as against 1, 190...
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11Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY (PIA) March 11 -- Two senior professors of the Cagayan State University (CSU), Carig Campus, were promoted international engineers after having been accepted new members of the elite Asian Federation of Engineering Organization (AFEO). Engr. Arthur G. Ibañez, the campus executive officer of CSU Carig, and Engr. Nestor Rivera, department chair of the electrical engineering program at the College of Engineering, went to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, this year’s venue of the internatio...
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08Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 8 (PIA) – Seventy-two Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) federation presidents participated in a two-day orientation workshop on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) held last February 27-28, 2013, here. Vincent dela Rosa, LGOO II, said the training is part of the promotion and public awareness about the dreaded diseases through massive information and education campaign utilizing the youth sector as one of the most vulnerable groups o...
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07Mar2013ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, March 7 (PIA) -- The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID,PA) based at Gamu town sent last week army troops composed of the camp’s engineering brigade to help in the construction of school buildings in the town of Palanan. Col. Loreto Magundayao, public affairs chief of 5ID, said the deployment in the area is part of the army’s spirit of ‘Bayanihan’ aimed at helping the government in its efforts to bring development in remote areas. Bayanihan is a flagshi...
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06Mar2013SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 6 (PIA) -- Hundreds of residents availed themselves of mobile health services dubbed “Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan” (LKB) on February 28 at the Bulwagan ng Mamamayan in this city. The LBK is a program of the Department of Health (DOH) launched last year. It offers mobile consultation and examination services in a bus with medical facilities. The program also is offers health classes, storytelling sessions, and entertainment shows. Dr. Rio Magpantay, Center for Hea...
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06Mar2013STA. FE, Nueva Vizcaya, March 6 (PIA) -- Four Iodized checkers and corresponding reagents were set to be given to various checkpoints in Cagayan Valley region as part of the intensified monitoring and implementation of the Iodized Salt Program. Rhodora Maestre of the Regional Nutrition Program for Cagayan Valley said that four WYD iodine checkers have been given by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) - Philippines including the reagents which will be used by the members of the Iod...
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06Mar2013STA. FE, Nueva Vizcaya, March 6 (PIA) --To step-up the enforcement of the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN) law, the National Nutrition Council Region 2 (NNC-2) has initiated the reactivation of the task force ASIN in the region. The newly created Task force includes all local government units (LGUs), Bureau of Foods and Drugs, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine National Police, Philippine Information Agency, Departmen...
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05Mar2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 5 (PIA) -- Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Reynalda Bangunan of the Department of Education-division of Quirino has expressed optimism that the next school year is going to be a better year for the K to 12 curriculum. In an interview, Dr. Bangunan admitted that they had problems in the first year implementation of K to 12 in terms of materials because the procurement for the last quarter just arrived so they were not able to maximize the use of these materials. ...
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05Mar2013BASCO, Batanes, March 5 (PIA) --The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded a plaque of recognition to Batanes for its outstanding achievement for the year 2012. Said award recognizes the exceptional leadership of Gov. Vicente S. Gato in achieving economic development for Batanes, which improved the living condition of Ivatans. Rolando Ventolero, provincial planning and development coordinator (PPDC), handed over the award to the Gov. Gato before an audience of provin...
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02Mar2013BASCO, Batanes, March 2 (PIA) -- Dr. Florentino H. Hornedo, the most multi-awarded Ivatan, received yesterday the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining award for Outstanding achievements and contribution in the field of culture and arts. The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) 2012 highest award in the arts was bestowed to two Thomasians - Zenaida Amador, founder of Repertory, and Florentino Hornedo scholar-writer, per report of the writer Romina Louise C. Cunanan, contributor to the Varsitarian Circ...
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01Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region 2 has urged heads of agencies to let their rank and file employees undergo regular medical examinations. Regional Director Rio L. Magpantay said studies show that 35 percent of employees, whether in the government or private institutions, are suffering from mental disturbances that lead to health risks and complications which eventually may result into low productivity and service deliv...
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01Mar2013ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, March 1 (PIA) -- The Isabela Police Provincial office (IPPO) expressed support to the move of police hierarchy to replace the present police-guards in police camps with civilian security guards. Police Senior superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag, IPPO chief, said that the planned replacement of police camps guards could save the police in terms of manpower expenses. These police guards will be assigned in police works like crime prevention and crime solution as well. Ma...
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01Mar2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- After the successful trial of the biggest looser program of the Department of Health Region 2 (DOH-2) last year, the agency is again set to conduct the “Katawang Pamporma” or KP program in a larger scope involving obese employees of different government line agencies. The DOH-2 has started the program last year involving their obese employees in weight loose challenge within six months. Dr. Elsie Pintucan, medical specialist III, said with the success of...
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01Mar2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 1 (PIA) -- A hundred and one teachers were recently selected from thousands of teacher-applicants to teach in the different elementary and secondary schools in the Department of Education - Division of Quirino. Of the total, 44 will be teaching in the elementary division and 57 will be in the secondary division, in addition to the 1,405 teachers of the Division. Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Reynalda Bangunan said these teachers were hired based on the DepEd O...
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01Mar2013SOLANA, Cagayan, March 1 (PIA) -- A Cagayan health official is encouraging barangay officials in every town to pass a resolution urging pregnant women to deliver in health facilities. Dr. Marcos Mallillin, provincial health officer, said the Department of Health (DOH) has ordered all local health workers to advocate to the grassroots that all birth deliveries should be in a health facility, whether in the barangay health center, rural health unit, or the nearest hospital. “This is to help el...
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28Feb2013SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Another public-private partnership has been forged in this part of the country as the local government unit here recently tapped the resources of a corporation for a water system development project which will benefit 22 barangays. Through a memorandum of agreement(MOA) signed by Mayor Phillip Dacayo and Joseph Chua, president of MacroAsia Properties Development Corporation (MPDC), the complete waterworks system will be built this year to provide, clean,...
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26Feb2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Feb. 26 (PIA)—The provincial government through the Provincial Population Office (PPO) will be recognizing 12 women in the province to highlight the Women’s Month celebration dubbed “Pagpupugay sa mga Kaababaihan ng Quirino” on March 8, 2013 at the Capitol Gymnasium here. Jovita Cabanag, provincial population officer said the 12 women will be chosen from the different offices of the provincial government as well as from the municipal local government units. “The...
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21Feb2013PENABLANCA, Cagayan, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2 and the local government unit of Penablanca recently awarded 110 core shelter units amounting to P7.7 million to families left homeless due to typhoons and other natural calamities in Barangay Quibal, this town. Angely Lubo-Mercado, information officer, said each core shelter unit costs P70,000 per family beneficiary while the location site, engineering supervision, site development, and grave...
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21Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) is calling for more walk-in blood donors for to be used in urgent blood transfusions. Amelia P. Cacatian, medical technologist, said the blood bank is welcoming and even encouraging potential blood donors to submit themselves for screening as they need to continuously collate blood units for the day-to-day needs of the patients. She explained that, although various organizations and line agencies help them i...
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21Feb2013ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The Cagayan delegation ranked first among other delegations during the four-day and just concluded Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) meet hosted by the province of Isabela. The CAVRAA was held in Isabela from February 16 to 19 at the Isabela Sports Complex at Alibagu, Ilagan city. CAVRAA official results show that Cagayan earned 721. 50 points followed by the host province of Isabela with 598 points and Nueva Vizcaya as third with 58...
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21Feb2013BASCO, Batanes, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The conduct of the first provincewide assessment of readiness called School Readiness E Assessment (SREA) to kindergarten pupils is scheduled on March 2012-2013. Clarita Doplito, education supervisor of DepEd Batanes, recently attended a three-day training on SREA in Baguio City to ensure a strong foundation for Grade I entrants. Doplito further said that the SREA aims to reduce remedial classes purposely to bridge the gap of low performance before Grade I. ...
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21Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 2 (DOLE-2) has increased the target beneficiaries of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) in the region this year to 14,009 students as compared to 10,337 beneficiaries in 2012. Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez Jr., DOLE director, said the beneficiaries will be employed in 71 government offices and 29 private establishments throughout the region as office aides, service crew, utility workers, and ...
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20Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb 20 (PIA) -- The Bayani Challenge (BC) 2013 will be launched here this week with a program and a forum among the youth as major highlights. Invictus Buenaventura, Pilipinas Natin coordinator, said the forum will be participated by members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) from the 15 towns of the province and some local officials and civic organizations. “This is our formal launch to make our presence felt all over the province. We hope that this activity will en...
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19Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb 19 (PIA) -- The provincial government and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation(PHIC) here distributed free PhilHealth cards to at least 305 poor villagers from the 25 barangays in this town. The ID cards will cover the health benefits of the recipients and their families for one year, said Dr. Edwin Galapon, acting provincial health officer. The ID cards were funded by the provincial government as part of its commitment in expanding the membership of f...
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19Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Almost a hundred of employees and workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 2 (DSWD-2) gladly shared their blood in a bloodletting activity initiated by the department as part of its 62nd Founding Anniversary. Dubbed, “Share your Blood, Save others’ Lives,” the bloodletting activity was not just merely donating blood but realizing the essence of giving new life and hope to other people, said Angely Lubo, information officer. Newly...
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18Feb2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment here, in partnership with the local government units and a private institution, is now hiring student workers and out-of school youth for its Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) for this coming summer vacation. Around 1,340 high school, college, vocational students or drop-outs will be hired to work this summer said DOLE Provincial Director Ma. Theresa Ronquillo. Interested applicants may apply at...
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15Feb2013CUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Feb 15 (PIA) -- School employees and students of Cauayan City National High School will soon be using its own gymnasium when its construction is finished before graduation exercises are scheduled next month. The city high school was national champion in the search for best school forest park gaining accolades from different parts of the country. As a national winner for the said search, the city high school was awarded P1.2 million in a form of a project and the school o...
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15Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Officials and employees of the Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP) are conducting trainings of volunteer villagers in various towns to tap them as auxiliary force and front liners during calamities and disasters. Senior Inspector Apolonio Diaz, acting provincial fire marshal, said they are currently organizing municipal-based emergency response teams to address disasters, accidents, and other emergencies in their respective communities. Trainings, he said, ...
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14Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture Region 2 (DA-2) is encouraging farmers to integrate planting of coffee and cacao which are now listed as focused commodities under the High Value Commercial Crops (HVCC) in the region. Hector Tabbun, information officer, said farmers need to be competitive not only locally but also in the world market that is why they are introducing investments on farm produce that are now in demand and of great value, globally. He explained that...
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14Feb2013SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The first batch of beneficiaries of the Cash for Training program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in this province, mostly out of school youth, are now undergoing skills training. The 400 beneficiaries, which were recommended by the DSWD, are composed of out of school youth (OSY), unemployed youth, and 4Ps beneficiaries. TESDA-Isabela Specialist Fatima Carag ...
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09Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- To empower disadvantaged youths, government is providing them skills training and assistance towards gainful employment and entrepreneurial activities. Here, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the Cash-For-Training (C4TP) program for these youths. Regional Director Violeta A. Cruz said the program is a nationwide joint project implemented by DSWD and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). In the region, t...
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08Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Region 2 has conducted orientations in different colleges and universities in this city on the use of its new online application system for board examinations. Professional Regulation Officer III Arnel Melad said the online application program launched last year is easier to use, and is less time-consuming. Melad added that the program also helps reduce the bulk of daily clients who troop the PRC during office hours....
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04Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here will be releasing livelihood funds this year for 13 organizations based in the province. DOLE District Manager Engr. Henry Balangatan said that a community-based organization and a workers’ group will be recipients of their Integrated Livelihood Assistance Fund while 11 groups will be beneficiaries of their Promotion of Rural Employment and Entrepreneurship Development. “Our livelihood funds have i...
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02Feb2013SAN GUILLERMO, Isabela, Feb 2 (PIA) -- A nursing graduate from this province emerged second in the nursing board exam from the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) making residents proud. In January 30, the PRC released the result of the nursing board exam held last December showing Alfa Cresia Nasino Nilo as second placer with a rating of 85.40 percent. Alfa Cresia Nilo hails from San Guillermo town and studied Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Saint Mary’s University in Bayombong, N...
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02Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) here has released more than P1.482 million to at least six livelihood organizations last year to operationalize their various business ventures. Engr. Henry Balangatan, DOLE district manager said the fund were given through their Integrated Livelihood Program which benefited 174 farmers, rural workers, ambulant vendors and disabled persons. “This is part of our mandate to help the marginalized sector so t...
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02Feb2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) has set aside more than P3 million for the implementation of the Special Program for Employment of Students(SPES) here this summer. Engineer Henry Balangatan, DOLE district manager said the fund will be used for the payment of the students’ incentives and benefits which will be jointly shouldered by the DOLE and their respective employers. “This year, we are expected to employ some 1,935 students throu...
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01Feb2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) –- Basketball varsity players from the different state universities and colleges in the 3rd district of Cagayan will prove who among them are the best in the recently launched first-ever Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament which will run up to March. Representative Randy Ting, who spearheaded the event, said the tournament was conceptualized as a venue to develop young basketball enthusiasts from the province who could compete in the national and other larger...
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31Jan2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Two hundred ninety eight disadvantaged youths have been identified as scholars under the Cash-for-Training Program (C4TP), a joint program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Technical Educational Skills Development Authority (Tesda). The beneficiaries are mostly sons and daughters of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries, and those who qualified under the expanded government internship program of the DSWD. The progr...
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29Jan2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 29(PIA) – The campaign on proper nutrition will be brought to the barangays (villages) to eradicate malnutrition in the country, an officer of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said. “We will be bringing regular information to the communities on the importance of maintaining proper nutrition not only among children but also adults,” said Rhodora Maestre, regional nutrition coordinator for Cagayan Valley. She made the statement during an informal media int...
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28Jan2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 28(PIA) -- National and regional officials of the National Nutrition Council(NNC) in collaboration with allied government agencies will be creating a task force to check the entry of iodized salt in the province and Cagayan Valley region as a whole. The task force is called "Asin (salt)." “Considering the location of Nueva Vizcaya as an entry point of all products, we will be establishing a task force here to ensure that only iodized salt are circulated here and ...
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28Jan2013ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The capital city of Isabela will strengthen the implementation of "Tapat ko, Linis ko (My frontage, my responsibility)" aimed at maintaining cleanliness in the entire city. The program was launched a few years back and the city government will strengthen its implementation this year in support of the environmental program of government. Jun Montereal, information officer of Ilagan City, said the program will be implemented in the city’s central busines...
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27Jan2013LUNA, Apayao, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has turned-over equipment to different health facilities of government units of Apayao province on January 24-25. Officials from the of JICA in the Philippines headed by the Minister for Health Akio Isomata personally handed birthing equipment to the officials of the different towns of Apayao headed also of Gov. Elias Bulot Jr. Dr. Makoto Tobe, chief advisor of the project, said the project is part of their advoca...
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27Jan2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Athletes of Cagayan province are now undertaking rigid training for the incoming 2013 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) which will be conducted on February 16 at the Sports complex of Ilagan City, Isabela. One of the coaches, Roel Reyes, said they need to train well all of their players in the different events to ensure their physical as well as mental fitness before the actual regional athletic meet. Cagayan ruled 2012 CAVRAA that is wh...
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23Jan2013SOLANA, Cagayan, Jan 23 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth council) members of Cagayan province have initiated a post Christmas gift-giving activity at the Reception and Study Center for Children at Lingu, here. The activity, “Handog Pagmamahal ng SK Provincial Federation,” aimed to reach out to around 100 abandoned and neglected children at the center through simple gifts. Ofelio Parallag, provincial information officer, said several entertainment numbers and parlor games were ...
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23Jan2013TUAO, Cagayan, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- Some 4,550 indigent residents of Tuao received their PhilHealth ID cards as part of the sponsorship programs of the provincial government of Cagayan for the people's health security. In a ceremony, Governor Alvaro Antonio, Vice Governor Leonides Fausto, Philhealth region 2 officials, and some board members of the region, handed the health cards personally to the beneficiaries. There were 2,176 beneficiaries from Tuao East while 2,374 from the western side of the...
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20Jan2013SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Jan 20 (PIA) -- This city’s health office has registered 233 patients with upper respiratory disease due to the cold weather affecting the city these days. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) had registered a cold 16.5 degrees Celsius in the city in previous days that has affected the respiratory system of the residents mostly children, with cough and colds. Ramoncito Bayang, assistant city health officer, said most...
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19Jan2013CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Health has deployed 58 registered nurses in the municipalities of the third district of Isabela under the Registered Nurse for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RNHEALS) project. Elaine Colobong, DOH-2 Representative in the 3rd district of Isabela, said the deployment of nurses under the RNHEALS will complement the nurses in the rural health units and will be serving the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantaw...
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19Jan2013TUGUEGRAO CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) Cagayan has encouraged rice farmers to sell their produce to NFA as they have set a higher buying price than private traders. Natividad Arugay, assistant provincial manager, said NFA is now buying dry and clean ‘Palay’ at P17.70 a kilo which is higher than the P16.20 buying price of traders. She emphasized that the set buying price is part of the government’s desire to help farmers earn more income and return of investmen...
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17Jan2013DIFFUN, Quirino, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Some residents of Aurora West, one of the urban barangays of this town, have been chosen as recipients of the "Pangkabuhayan sa Barangayan (livelihood in the village) program of ABS-CBN Cagayan Valley recently. Hannah Salatan said the activity is part of the station’s corporate social responsibility which aims to bring entrepreneurship lectures and skills demonstration to the communities in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Auth...
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17Jan2013DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Health secretary Enrique Ona recently vowed more assistance for the improvement of hospitals in this province. In his visit here, Ona committed the rehabilitation of Pediatric ward of the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH) in Bambang town and the provision of equipment for the Diadi Emergency Hospital (DEH) including Rural Health Units (RHUs) and Barangay Health Stations (BHS). “The promise of quality health care is long overdue. Now is the time...
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16Jan2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education in Region 2 (DepEd-2) is set to introduce a digital strategy of teaching dubbed Skyxplore Mobile Digital Planetarium in the K to 12 curriculum in the region. Samuel Soliven, education program supervisor, said the mobile planetarium is a teaching strategy to provide teachers and students practical and hands-on experiences on space science and astronomy. He said it is a pioneer state-of-the-art science road show program in the country...
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16Jan2013CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The city government of Cauayan has allotted this year P1.3 million for the office operational expenses of senior citizens. Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) head Leticia Lacuna said the fund from the city government will be used to implement programs, projects, and activities of their office to benefit all members. Lacuna said among the programs that will be implemented this year are the regular conduct of lectures and seminars on health, medi...
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16Jan2013SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp or PhilHealth will postpone the collection of 100 percent increase on premium contributions supposed to be collected this year as only 75 percent of the increase will be implemented for self-employed sector. PhilHealth is supposed to collect P2,400 an annual premium contribution for self-employed sector but it will only collect P1,800 or 75 percent this year. Joseph Reyes, PhilHealth – Santiago branch manager said...
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14Jan2013IGUIG, Cagayan, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The newly constructed rural health unit (RHU) of Iguig town has already started its operation serving residents on a 24-hour basis. Mayor Juditas L. Trinidad said the new RHU costs P5.5 million of which P3 million was from Agbiag Party List Representative Patrick Antonio, P1M from Rep. Randolph S. Ting, and P1.5 million from the Department of Health’s (DOH) health facility upgrading program. “We are glad and thankful that we have now new RHU with new and be...
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12Jan2013DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan. 12(PIA) -- Officials of the provincial government and the Department of Health (DOH) have formally opened another hospital in barangay Poblacion here, increasing the number of state-run hospitals in the province from five to six. The ten-bed capacity Diadi Emergency Hospital (DEH) will serve patients mostly from the northern towns of the province, said Dr. Edwin Galapon, acting provincial health officer. DOH Secretary Enrique Ona, along with provincial and munic...
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11Jan2013SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 11 (PIA) -- A massive educational summit is being undertaken by local officials in various barangays in this province to gather inputs which can be used in improving the performance of elementary and secondary schoolers. Eddie Tiongson, president of the Barangay Councilors League(BCL) said the barangay-based summit is being conducted to help the barangay local government unit in addressing problems of the education sector such the improvement of parents participation...
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10Jan2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Jan 10 (PIA) -– Supporters of PhilHealth’s “18 Sites, One Nation 2013” have started registration of their participants as part of the targeted 90,000 runners from all parts of the country, February 17. Sam Morillo, Information Officer of PhilHealth, has identified the Cagayan National High School (CNHS) in the city as the first group to register for the run. Dr. Linda Tungcul, CNHS Principal said the school has been supportive of any activity on health and has...
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09Jan2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- In its goal to make education accessible to Agta youth, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) here has opened the second Agta school at Panganian, San Martin, Maddela. NCIP Quirino provincial director Manahan Attagoy said the newly opened school will cater to elementary pupils, from pre-school to Grade 6. Two Indigenous Peoples (IP) teachers were hired under the local school board o...
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09Jan2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 2 (DOLE-2) has awarded a total of P9.54 million worth of livelihood projects to 1,111 beneficiaries in 2012. From this amount, 37 projects have been established by skilled workers, ambulant vendors, workers associations, displaced workers and persons with disabilities, DOLE-2 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez said. Among the five provinces, Isabela has the most number of beneficiaries with 405, followed by Cagaya...
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09Jan2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- A decrease in the number of dengue fever cases and deaths has been noted based on the report of the Department of Health from January 1 to December 31, 2012. There were a total of 7,787 dengue fever cases, 19 percent lower than the 9,603 cases in 2011. Likewise, the 28 reported number of fatalities is smaller than the 44 deaths last year of the same period. The report stated that most of the cases came from the province of Cagayan with 3,722 followed ...
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08Jan2013BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 8 (PIA) – The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH) in Barangay Almaguer North here has exceeded its 2012 taget collection. The hospital has earned P69.2 million in 2012 compared to the projected income of P55 million. “The growing collection has been made because of the continuing improvement and expansion on the menu of available services, facilities and equipments,” Dr. Edwin Galapon, NVPH chief, said. The P14.2 million income increase, he added was als...
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08Jan2013CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Department of Science and Technology in Region 2 (DOST) last year allocated a P10-million fund assistance for the for at least 24 small, medium enterprises (SMEs) in the province under the agency's Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (Setup-Core). The 24 SMEs include food processing, furniture, marine & aquatic resources, horticulture/Agriculture, metals, gift/decors & handicraft (GHD), pharmaceutical, and information and communication technolog...
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06Jan2013TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) -- The Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health-Center of Health and Development in Region 2 reported that most of the fireworks-related injuries this Christmas and New year celebrations in the region were due to piccolo. Of the 52 fireworks-related injuries in the whole region as of January 3, 11 were due to piccolo, followed by kwitis - nine; plapla-eight; 5 star- seven; luces-five; labentador-three, and one each for whistlebomb, watu...
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03Jan2013BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 3 (PIA) -- This province will receive another funding assistance from the Department of Health(DOH) this year for the upgrading of its local government - managed hospitals. Governor Luisa Cuaresma has entered into a memorandum of agreement(MOA) with the DOH for the release of around P17.5 million to improve the facilities of its hospitals. These hospitals are the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital(NVPH) in Bambang town, Dupax District Hospital(DDH) in Dupax del Su...
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02Jan2013CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRU, Gamu, Isabela, Jan 2 (PIA) -- The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army based at Gamu town reported that not one of its soldiers and civilian active auxiliary fired their firearms during the long holiday break. Col. Loreto Magundayao, army division’s public affairs chief, said that no one disobeyed the order of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to respect the holiday ceasefire agreed between the government troops and the rebels. “We are proud that our soldie...
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28Dec2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Two fourth year students from this province will compete in next year’s National Population Quiz and Essay Writing contest jointly facilitated by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Population (PopCom). Earlyn Rachelle J. Baltazar of Aglipay National High School (ANHS) and Kathleen Thea R. Pineda of Quirino General High (QGHS) will be the region’s bet to the national PopQuiz and essay writing contest, respectively. Baltazar best...
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23Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) Region 2 has conducted education campaign on Social Health Insurance Educational Series or PhilHealth SHInES project here. Philhealth President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon discussed to stakeholders of region 2 the scheme of the Universal Health Care program or Kalusugang Pangkalahatan program of the government in which PhilHealth plays a vital role in responding to the hospitalization expense...
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20Dec2012SOLANA, Cagayan, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Thirty-seven orphan children living in the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) Region 2 will be spending Christmas and New Year with their foster families. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said, in a launching ceremony of the project dubbed as “Ill be home for Christmas” a contract was signed with foster parents who were identified and assessed capable to foster a child. “These children spent time almost their whole life only here in the c...
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20Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Almost a thousand beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) gathered at the University of Cagayan Valley gymnasium for the 2nd Convergence Caravan initiated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 2. The beneficiaries were treated as special guests of the different line agencies that are members of the Regional Convergence Committee on Poverty Reduction (RCCPR) of the region. Each agency installed booth and di...
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14Dec2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Dec 14 (PIA) -- The Provincial Health Office distributed on Wednesday free anti-flu vaccines to all rural health units (RHUs) in the province to be given to residents of Isabela. The anti-flu vaccines will be administered by RHU staff to Isabela residents in anticipation of the cold season. Rosarita Mariano, provincial health officer, said the free distribution of anti-flu vaccine aims to ensure that Isabela residents will be safe from diseases as the cold season is alrea...
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14Dec2012BASCO, Batanes, Dec 14 (PIA) -- One hundred nine senior citizens of Basco availed themselves of free medical, dental, and social services accorded to the elderly by LGU-Basco, municipal health and provincial health offices at the Aquino Grandstand and at the PIA office on December 11-12. Magdalena C. Villalva, Basco head, office of senior citizens affairs (OSCA) requested for free medical, dental, and social services for the elderly sector. While Mayor Demetrius Paul C. Narag hired beautician...
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11Dec2012Quirino Province Medical Center to be operational by June 2013 CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Dec. 11 (PIA)—Residents of this province will soon be spared from costly travel to Metro Manila and other cities to seek health services as the construction of the bigger and more sophisticated Quirino Provincial Hospital at the national highway of Mangandingay, Cabarroguis, Quirino is about to be completed. Dr. Tagumpay Felismino, provincial health officer disclosed that the construction of the hospita...
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06Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) Region 2 is reminding private establishments in Region 2 to comply with the law in the provision of the 13th month pay of their employees. Atty. Lourdes Baricaua, labor arbiter, said Presidential Decree 851 clearly states, “All employers are required to pay all their employees receiving a basic salary, regardless of the nature of their employment, a 13th-month pay not later than December 24 of every year.” “...
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06Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment - Region 2 (DOLE - 2) distributed 12 computer units to a number of local government units (LGUs) to make the Skills Registry System (SRS) operational in the region. Assistant regional director Elpidio Atal Jr. said the computer units will be used to effect on-line registration of skills of individuals especially those who are seeking jobs. Atal said the registry system will facilitate easy access to job opportunities avail...
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06Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Dec 6 (PIA) -- Four student-produced short films on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from colleges and universities of Cagayan Valley were premiered yesterday at a local hotel in the city. Director Arnel Garcia of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said the short films featured success stories of the program which can be utilized as an IEC material in the country sides. “It is likewise important for the young students to appreciate what gover...
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06Dec2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The Provincial Advisory Committee here has identified initial activities to address the needs of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries based on the results of the Social Welfare Indicators or SWI. In addition to the livelihood trainings, Gov. Junie Cua advised the 4Ps provincial link to coordinate with the Q Life, the livelihood component of the “I LOVE QUIRINO” Flagship Program of the provincial government aimed at providing additional income to the margi...
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04Dec2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- Nurses and midwives of the Rural Health Units (RHUs) and nutrition officers of the province have undergone seven-day training on Promote Good Nutrition (PGN) at Baguio City last November 13-19, 2012. Luningning Pacudan Rhodes, provincial nutrition officer, said the training included orientation on Infant and Young Child Feeding, Pabasa sa Nutrisyon, Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), and the promotion of eggs and vegetables. The nutrition imp...
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03Dec2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) reveals that the education sector dominated the economy of Cagayan Valley in terms of number of establishments. The survey shows that the education sector has the highest number of employees in the region. In terms of compensation, education still led the sectors which provided highest compensation to their workers followed by financial and insurance activities, and the electricity, gas, steam,...
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26Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- To encourage consumers organized, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 has conducted the fourth Consumer Assembly here, with the encouraging theme: “Get Organized. Be Heard. Be Empowered." Regional Director Esperanza Banarez said the assembly aims to push consumer organizations to assert and advocate consumer rights and responsibilities. The eight basic consumer rights include right to basic needs, right to safety, right to information, rig...
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26Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, November 22(PIA) – The Department of Education(DepEd) has recently approved an initial number of 210 teaching positions for this province in a bid to help the provincial government in absorbing and promoting elementary teachers to permanent status. Lawyer Edgardo Balgos, provincial administrator said the 210 teaching slots approved by the DepEd will siphon elementary teachers funded by the provincial government’s Special Education Fund(SEF) who are still under con...
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25Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 25 (PIA) -- The National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) has urged local officials to establish Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) as provided for by law. Director Carmen Zubiaga said there are only few LGUs that have established their PDAO nationwide and only four in the Cagayan Valley Region to include Baggao and Lallo of Cagayan; and Kayapa and Quezon of Nueva Vizcaya. “The law requires the LGUs to establish their own PDAO to have an easy access to...
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23Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- The police officers in charge at the women and children’s desk as well as court interpreters will be trained in sign language, National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) Director Carmen Zubiaga said. She explained that it had been observed that desk officers of the children and women’s desk at the police stations could hardly document complaints from persons with disabilities (PWDs), especially deafs and mutes, as well as in interpreting their testimon...
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23Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here has tapped the support and assistance of several non-government organizations and media practitioners in its campaign to prevent people from smoking in public places. Police Senior Supt. Valfrie Tabian, police provincial director, said they have deputized 23 local and national media practitioners in the province and 12 employees of local government units, private organizations, and religious groups. “By d...
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23Nov2012QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Provincial and municipal officials have opened another school building in barangay Baresbes here as part of the local government unit’s continuing project to increase the number of learning centers in the province. The six-classroom, two-storey building worth P8.6 million is part of the 200 classrooms which were already built by the provincial government through its “Adopt A School” project in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd)...
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21Nov2012NAGTIPUNAN, Quirino, Nov. 15 (PIA)—As an offshoot of the Social Welfare Indicators (SWI) survey of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in this municipality, various assistance were provided to the families depending on their priority needs. Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Link Ma. Belen Ong said 30 beneficiaries were referred by the Municipal Advisory Committee to the local government unit and some national government agencies for sustainable livelihood projects. “We will implement Su...
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20Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, November 20 (PIA) – How did residents of mountain barangays along the Sierra Madre ranges in Cagayan cope up with population and health in connection with their environment? These and other stories will highlight the State of the Philippine Population Report 5 (SPPR5) when the Commission on Population Region 02 will launch it December 6, 2012 at a hotel in this city. PopCom Director Avelino Abel said the report will give the residents of the region the real pic...
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19Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov 19 (PIA) -- The dental health of residents in this premier Ibanag City has been reinforced after Representative Randy S. Ting of Cagayan donated dental equipment amounted to P0.5 million. Dr. James Guzman, city health officer, said Ting gave one dental chair complete with accessories and forceps to his office to improve health services to residents of Tuguegarao. Also, Ting donated 38 nebulizers to be distributed to the city’s 32 barangay health stations. As membe...
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18Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 18 (PIA) -- Youth representatives of region 2 urged national government to increase budget of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the country. In a planning conference hosted by the National Youth Commission (NYC) at the Department of Education (DepED) region 2, youth representatives crafted the region’s youth development plan where one significant provision was the plea to national government to increase SUCs annual budget. The youth sector aired their observati...
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14Nov2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Nov. 13 (PIA)—Pantawid Pamilya provincial link Ma. Belen Ong reported that around 6,254 households will be validated for possible inclusion in the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) next year. Ong said these households are among those who were not listed under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or NHTS-PR. The MCCT will target poor families with 0-14 years old and who are in...
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13Nov2012SOLANA, Cagayan, Nov. 13 (PIA) -- The local government unit here has relaunched on November 11 the supplementary feeding program for all day care centers as in the municipality. Haydee Canapi, municipal social welfare officer said 43 day care centers will benefit from the feeding program with 1,287 school children with ages three and four. Health services are also provided for children ages five. In an interview, Canapi said the feeding program is implemented for five days in a week for ...
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12Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan , Nov 12 (PIA) -- Women from all sectors of Cagayan society had gathered here to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Woman Suffrage in the country. Three women leaders in the province discussed what it was like to be a Filipino woman who successfully exercised her rights from the 1940s to the 1970s. Perla Tumaliauan, Sangguniang Panlungsod and chair of the Committee on Women said there is a cause to celebrate the diamond anniversary of woman suffrage in the country as ...
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12Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov 12(PIA) -- At least 101 slots will be filled up by registered nurses under the Registerd Nurses Health Enhancement and Local Service(RNHeals) project in the province, proponents here said. Ruth Padilla, Department of Health (DOH) consultant, said the nurses will be deployed in 101 Rural Health Units(RHUs) inorder to provide health services to some 437,468 villagers in 278 barangays of the province. “We encourage registered nurses to avail themselves of this p...
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09Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov 9 (PIA) -- Six hundred forty-three registered nurses will be deployed in Cagayan Valley next year under the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service Project (RNHeals), Batch IV. Ruth Padilla, Department of Health (DOH) consultant, said the following number of nurses will be distributed for the provinces: 203 in Cagayan, 255 in Isabela, 101 in Nueva Vizcaya, 42 in Quirino and 42 in Batanes. “Right now we are accepting applications for screening,...
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09Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Health- Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Cagayan Valley has gathered all health workers from the rural and provincial heath units at Cherry Blossoms Hotel here to revisit their program implementation on child survival. The forum will review the region’s milestone in the attainment of Millennium Development Goals numbers 4 and 5 which are the reduction of child mortality and improvement of maternal health said Regional Director Rio L. Magpantay....
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09Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA) – The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda)- Cagayan has encouraged higher education institutions to implement the competency-based training delivery program. Charito B. Santos, provincial director, said the program enables every interested learner to continue and finish his course at his own pace as the program is modular, self-paced, learner-centered and recognizes prior learning. “In this program, a student who finished a module but ...
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06Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has oriented its teachers for the implementation of the "education in emergencies" program. Due to the interruption of classes during calamities, the DepEd has issued an order to ensure continuous learning of elementary and high school students in evacuation centers, Dr. Basilio Bacuyag, disaster action officer of DepEd, said. In the event of declaration of suspension of classes in a long period of time, “Teachers should gat...
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06Nov2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) will deploy 12,618 nurses in 2013 to provide health care services in medical centers and at the same time acquire a one-year training certificate for possible employment here and abroad. A total of 9,882 registered nurses will be mobilized to serve 1,634 cities and municipalities and 39,498 barangays and will cover a population of 89,009,307 said Ruth Padilla, DOH consultant on Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and L...
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05Nov2012BASCO, Batanes, Nov 5 (PIA) -- A two-day training on Basic Life Support (BLS) was conducted by a team of 12 from the Department of Health (DOH) - Center for Health Development (CHD) at the Human Resource Training Center here, October 15-16. The objective of the training is to orient life-line support agencies with first-aid responses such as giving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to victims of accidents like drowning, suffocation, and choking. Participants to the training were nurses depl...
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03Nov2012BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, November 3 (PIA) – The provincial government here will be funding the construction of communal potable water systems in communities of the Gawad Kalinga (GK) in the province. Wilfred Wross Delizo, executive assistant on housing said Governor Luisa Cuaresma has approved the more than P.5 million construction and establishment of a Cylinder-Type Deep Well under the project “Water for the Thirsty” in 7 GK sites. “This project will be carried out in collaboration w...
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03Nov2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Nov. 3 (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2 has called on family beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) assessed as self-sufficient under social welfare indicator to wave their benefits. Carla Balawag, provincial link for Isabela province, said there are some family beneficiaries who were reported to be no longer deserving to the cash grants from the program because the grantees or a member of their families wer...
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03Nov2012DIVILACAN, Isabela, Nov. 3 (PIA) – As part of the long term rehabilitation project, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 2, in partnership with the Local Government Units of Divilacan and Maconacon, has built 450 core shelter which benefited families who were victims of the 2012 typhoon “Juan” in the two coastal towns. Mayor Venturito Bulan of Divilacan said his constituents were thankful for giving them shelter after the devastation made by the super typhoon in ...
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31Oct2012BASCO, Batanes, Oct 31 (PIA) -- Inmates at the Batanes provincial jail found a source of income for themselves through a project recycling old newspapers and old boxes into Christmas lanterns and other decors, said Eunicia Gato, municipal local government officer of Basco and Uyugan. Gato said in previous years she would bring old materials for her town mates in prison to recycle. Labor is free and inmates have much time to recycle materials even in big volumes, she said. This year, Gato has i...
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29Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 29 (PIA) -- Officials of the Smoke–Free Task Force here have encouraged residents of Nueva Vizcaya to continue their support to the Smoke-Free Ordinance of the province by reporting and documenting violators. The encouragement came in reaction to reports indicating that many smokers are still violating the provisions of the Smoke-Free Ordinance which penalizes violators of P1,500 for the first offense, P3,000 for the second offense and P5,000 for the third offen...
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27Oct2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct. 27 (PIA) -- Abrasa Multi-Purpose Cooperative, the second largest cooperative in the province was adjudged Gawad Saka national winner for outstanding small farmers and fisherfolk’s organization (OSFFO) group category. Namnama Biquio of the Office of the Provincial Agriculture here said their office had been informed of Abrasa MPC’s victory over two other entries. On July 30-31 this year, a team headed by Petronilo B. Jabay of Fiber Industry Development Authority (...
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26Oct2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Oct 26 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) of this city commended two tricycle drivers in the city for their honesty by awarding them certificates of recognition during the SP regular session Thursday. The awarding of certificates was held at the SP session hall led by Vice Mayor Alvin Abaya. The two tricycle drivers are Jay Ventura and Alvin dela Cruz who returned valuable items left inside their tricycle. Ventura is a member of Flores Tricycle Drivers and Oper...
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26Oct2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- Around 100 fishpond owners here received their certificates as graduates of the first ever School on the Air (SOA) program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) conducted in this province. BFAR Regional Director Jovita Ayson said the SOA aimed to update the knowledge and skills of farmers as well as other listeners who want to venture on tilapia production. Ayson added that the activity is part of the celebration of the 49th Conservatio...
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25Oct2012DIFFUN, Quirino, Oct 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) conducted a technology transfer and training on TubigTalino Technology to Watah! H2O Purified Water Station last October 23. The DOST chose Watah! H2O Purified Water Station, a Small-Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (Set-Up) beneficiary, as recipient of the technology transfer to contribute to the solution of iodine deficiency anemia problems among the populace, e...
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23Oct2012AGLIPAY, Quirino, Oct 23 (PIA) — Around 200 out-of-school youth, teachers and adult learners from this municipality, particularly Barangay Dagupan, are undergoing a basic computer literacy course under the Department of Education-Alternative Learning System (DepEd-ALS). The training, which will run for six months, is part of the Literacy Cum Livelihood Program of ALS, which combines academics with entrepreneurial and technical skills to provide opportunities for the out-of-school youths and a...
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23Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) -- The province of Batanes and the city of Santiago, Isabela have successfully bagged the title for this year's Nutrition Honor Awards 2012. Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator for Cagayan Valley, said it is the first time for the region to enter two contenders for the NHA and both were declared champions of the prestigious search and the highest award on nutrition program implementation. Batanes has maintained its "zero malnutrition rate" and implement...
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23Oct2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 23 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)–Isabela joined the country’s commemoration of Republic Act 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997, in its 15th anniversary this month. The IPRA became a law on October 22, 1997 through joint House Bill 9125 and Senate Bill 1728, and approved by then President Fidel V. Ramos on the same year. Barbara Garcia, NCIP–Isabela head, said the theme for this year’s 15th ...
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22Oct2012DIVILACAN, Isabela, Oct 22 (PIA) -- The local government of Maconacon, a coastal town in Isabela province, has inaugurated its Rural Health Unit (RHU) building. Mayor Venturito C. Bulan said the P4.2 million RHU was funded through allocation from the LGU. Enhancement have also been made on facilities and equipment for better health service provision to constituents. He said the construction of a birthing center is also on-going, which will ensure safe and quality service to pregnant women, no...
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18Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 18 (PIA) -- A women’s group and a farmers’ organization in the province received pig dispersal assistance from the provincial government to boost their livelihood projects. At least 50 piglets worth P1,000 each were given to members of the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) and the 4H (Head, Hand, Heart and Health) Club during their achievement day at the provincial capitol here. The assistance was part of the provincial government’s regular program designed to h...
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16Oct2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education here has launched its Breakfast Feeding Program (BFP) year 2 which will be implemented from November 2012 to March 2013 or 120 feeding days. The program launch was conducted in three venues: Cabarroguis Central School for Cabarroguis and Aglipay districts; Saguday Central School for Saguday and Diffun districts and Maddela Central School for Maddela and Nagtipunan districts. Dr. Jean Solomon, DepEd regional medical officer sa...
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12Oct20122ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Oct 12 (PIA) -- Children of tobacco farmers in the province may avail themselves of college and vocational scholarship offered by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) in Isabela. The NTA is providing scholarship programs for children of tobacco farmers as a way of giving back to tobacco farmers the benefit for the continued support in making the tobacco industry propel in the province through scholarship grants to their children, Herman Pascua of NTA-Isabela said. ...
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10Oct2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct 10 (PIA) -- A secondary school in Cabarroguis that is offering Special Education Program for the Deaf has urged individuals, government and non-government organizations, and other groups to enrich the services for differently abled students. Ranjuvibar R. Radam, school principal of Burgos National High School (BNHS) here, said that donations will be used in the said special program of the school. She added that there are two schools offering the Special Education Progr...
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09Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Health will be distributing free vaccines to poor senior citizens in the province as part of the expanded immunization program of the national government. The pneumococcal and anti-influenza vaccines have been distributed to several municipal health offices in the 15 local government units of the province in preparation for its distribution to indigent elderly. She said the program aims to help poor senior citizens who are already sus...
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09Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) region 2 has recognized two model Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) families in the region in this year’s search for Model OFW Family Year Award (MOFYA). In the land-based category, Priscilla B. Alonzo and family of Maddela, Quirino was declared model family after successfully withstanding the challenges of working as medical technologist in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for almost ten years. Priscilla was also comme...
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06Oct2012DIFFUN, Quirino, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The ConsumerNet here, after visiting and evaluating all bakeries in the province, has reminded local government units through the local health officers to conduct regular inspection and evaluation of bakeries and other food establishments to ensure health and safety of consumers. During the evaluation of bakeries, the ConsumerNet found out that some of the bakery owners and workers are not knowledgeable of good manufacturing and housekeeping practices as eviden...
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04Oct2012AGLIPAY, Quirino, Oct 4 (PIA) -- A total of 295 families in barangays San Leonardo, San Francisco, Dungo, and Ligaya of this town, badly hit by typhoons, will be receiving cash and food aid from the National Nutrition Council’s (NNC) post disaster Hunger Alleviation and Improved Nutrition Project (HAIN). Beneficiaries of the project are mostly families with malnourished children. In the orientation and launch of the program, Region 2 NNC head Rhodora Maestre said HAIN aims to alleviate hung...
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04Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 has already released P7.74 million in livelihood assistance for 880 individuals and groups this year in the mainland provinces of Region 2. Reginald Estioco, information officer of DOLE, said DOLE region 2 is implementing three livelihood programs covering livelihood formation, enhancement and restoration programs in which individual and group applicants were given opportunity to access to government livelihood gran...
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04Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Oct 4 (PIA) -- City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Gilbert N. Tong said the Department of Education (DepEd) is leaving no educational stone unturned to ensure the successful implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program of government. Dr. Tong who spoke to school heads and supervisors during a two-day seminar on the new program said that some of the old problems the department faced in the past will always be there during the implementation of the K t...
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03Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 3 (PIA) -- A planned strike by supervisors of a rural bank here was prevented after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) took over the jurisdiction of the dispute over employees’ wages and other benefits. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz assumed the jurisdiction on the labor dispute between employees of the Rural Bank of Bayombong, Inc.(RBBI) and Employees Union of Rural Bank of Bayombong, Inc. Supervisory LeveL (EU-RBBI-SL). Baldoz' assumption was emb...
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03Oct2012CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela, Oct 3 (PIA) -- Camp Aguinaldo has designated Major General Joel P. Ibanez as the commanding general of 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID-PA). This was two weeks after the assumption of Brigadier General Arnulfo Marcos as officer-in-charge of the 5ID, who had relinquished his post to Ibanez. Marcos was recently designated as officer-in-charge of the Division when former commanding general Rommel Gomez reached his mandatory retirement of 56 years ...
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03Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The employment rate in Cagayan Valley Region has increased in the first half of the year, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 reported. Prexie A. Caronan, chief administrative officer of DOLE 2 Technical Services & Support Division, said in an interview over Tipon-Tipan sa PIA program that the employment rate has scaled up to 97.2 percent for the first half of 2012, a significant increase as compared to 96.7 percent last year of the same period. She expl...
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02Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) has already completed three hospitals and five rural health units (RHU) in Cagayan Valley Region. Out of the 104 projects, the government still has 73 on-going projects, 42 of which are RHU’s and 31 are hospitals. The health department has yet to implement 23 projects, one of which is a hospital and 22 RHU’s. The status report of DOH to the Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (RPMES) said the Veterans Re...
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02Oct2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Oct 2 (PIA) -- A total of 9,192 families whose houses were partially damaged by previous typhoons are set to receive P5,000 each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Emergency Shelter Assistance. Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Laura A. Matammu said they are targeting to release the said assistance this second or third week of October. “We are just waiting for the beneficiaries to complete the required documents such as valid ide...
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01Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-2) has awarded 65 units of "Negosyo sa Kariton (Nego-Karts)" to unemployed individuals in the region. The project, amounting to P975,000 benefited 65 ambulant vendors of native products, fruits, vegetables, meats and fishes. Thirty were given to beneficiaries from Tumauini, 20 in Roxas, and 15 in Alicia, all in Isabela province. DOLE-2 Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. said the projects enable the beneficiaries to increase...
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01Oct2012CLAVERIA, Cagayan, Oct 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 2 is the newest addition to the list of government agencies who are into newsletter production to communicate with their clients. This was decided after the agency subjected 13 of its staff to a three-day journalism workshop last week at the El Dia Resort this municipality. Labor Director Sixto Rodriguez said information dissemination has always been a priority of his administration after he was assigned in ...
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30Sep2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Sept. 30 (PIA) -- An initial fund of P100,100,000 for the construction of some 1,430 houses for indigent families here who were rendered homeless by the previous typhoons has been released. Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Laura A. Matammu said the fund was from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)- Core Shelter Assistance Project, provincial government and Cong. Dakila Carlo E. Cua. “Around 1,430 families will benefit from the firs...
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29Sep2012ALICIA, Isabela, Sept 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) distributed 1,700 PhilHealth cards to indigent families in the town of Alicia in Isabela last week as part of the government’s goal of providing universal health care for Filipinos. The local government unit of Alicia shouldered the premium payment to Philhealth of the beneficiaries. In a simple ceremony held at the community center, Joseph Reyes, Philhealth Santiago City service office chief, said th...
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28Sep2012CORDON, Isabela, Sept 28 (PIA) -- Thirty-seven unemployed residents in this southern town of Isabela are beneficiaries of a skills training that was jointly provided by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) – Isabela and the local government of Cordon. The skills training is part of the Tesda’s mandate in providing skills training to the needy and unemployed Filipinos who want to be employed locally or abroad through the acquired skills. The Tesda and Cordon join...
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25Sep2012The late Governor Florencio Vargas of Cagayan was surprised one evening during an agricultural festival when a woman tried to sell him fish at 9 p.m. in the middle of a cultural program. Over in Penablanca town, the acknowledged Caving Capital of the country, a fisherman protested when he heard the people of his barangay were into electro-fishing. Meanwhile, a local chief executive was caught off-guard when asked, on the spot, what his administration had been doing to protect the dwindling fis...
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24Sep2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Sept 24 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region has strengthened its 14-year old performing theater troupe by training another batch of performers, in line with this year’s celebration of the Fisherfolk Month in October. BFAR Regional Director Jovita Ayson said at least 20 young and newly hired employees of the agency have undergone a two-day theater workshop for a possible Manila performance during the celebration and at the same ...
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24Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 24 (PIA) -- Representatives of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) nationwide underwent three-day seminar workshop on the Philippine Quality Award Development Course to uplift the quality of services, programs and projects of the agency and trigger more productive efforts for its multi-sectoral clients and customers. The activity, which was held at the PIA Conference Hall last September 18 to 20, was sponsored by the agency in cooperation with the Philippine Quality and Pr...
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22Sep2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Sept 22 (PIA) -- The Akbayan Partylist representative is urging the members of the lower house to cast their votes whether they are in favor or not on the passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, in her visit here to grace Pagay Festival of Alicia, Isabela, said in a press conference held at Kusina Cagayana, this city that the bill is in the period of individual amendments where congressmen might still want to rehash and polish the bill further. ...
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22Sep2012APARRI, Cagayan, Sept 22 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Aparri and its officials spearheaded the anti-dengue awareness campaign in the municipality last September 11. In the said event, Mayor Ismael V. Tumaru was joined by Vice Mayor Rommel G. Alameda, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Member Shalimar D. Tumaru, M.D., Chairman, SB Committee on Health, Women and Family, Senior Citizen and Social Welfare, and all members of the Sangguniang Bayan as well as employees, teachers and pupils. The group w...
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20Sep2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Sept. 20 (PIA) — Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Planning Jesus Lorenzo R. Mateo has advised all schools division superintendents in Cagayan Valley region to come up with interventions to further improve the learning outcomes of the students in the elementary and high school levels. In the recently concluded 5th Regional Management Committee Meeting (MANCOM) hosted by the province of Quirino, Asec Lorenzo told education officials in the eight divisions...
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18Sep2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Sept 18 (PIA) -- The Cauayan City election office will be conducting voters registration in jails in the city so inmates can exercise their right to vote this coming 2013 midterm elections. City election officer Efigenia Marquez said the inmates are included as voters according to resolution 9271 which mandates election offices in the country to conduct satellite registration in jails. Marquez said inmates not yet convicted are qualified to register and vote during elect...
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17Sep2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Sept 17 (PIA) -- A senator, in an interaction with local media, said he will support Senate Bill 2865 or the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill if the three provisions he is pushing for will be included in the amendments. “There are three provisions that I am looking for in the bill, first, a clear provision that the church and the government will not meddle in the decisions of couples as to what family planning method will be used. “It should always be based on free and i...
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15Sep2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept 15 (PIA) -- There is a need for a youth rehabilitation center in the province to help in rehabilitation of youth offenders, said an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office here. “As of now, we only have these types of youth centers in Isabela and Tuguegarao City, which are also far and burdening in terms of expenses among parents,” said Brigida Lorenzo, DSWD focal person for child and youth development program. Lorenzo sai...
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15Sep2012KAYAPA, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept 15 (PIA) -- At least 30 indigent youths from the 30 barangays here are set to receive scholarship grants from the local government unit as part of its program to help poor but deserving students in their college education. Mayor John Balasya said the Scholarship Financial Assistance Program (SFAP), which was embodied in a municipal ordinance and already approved by the provincial board, is given to indigent members of indigenous people whose families are classified a...
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13Sep2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- The Cagayan Valley Association of Career Executives (CVACE) will conduct a bloodletting activity on September 17 at the Commission on Population (PopCom) regional office 2. Avelino Marallag, PopCom regional director and chairman-committee on health and wellness, said the activity aims to help accumulate blood units for the patients who need blood transfusion in any hospital in the region. He also stated that the bloodletting is part of their social responsibi...
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12Sep2012BASCO, Batanes, Sept 12 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS-2) held the validation of old-aged pensioners, received and processed enrolment of United Multi-Purpose ID System (UMID) cards on August 30 at the Human Resource Training Center here in Basco. GSIS staff also held a consultative meeting and attended to related matters in service in this province. Pensioners and other GSIS members with concerns residing in Itbayat Island (28 nautical miles from Basco) hired two moto...
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08Sep2012BASCO, Batanes, Sept 8 (PIA) -- Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) is currently assessing graduates for the National Certificate (NC II) eligibility. Tesda administrative officer Juanita N. Acacio said during an interview that the National Competency Assessment and Certification Program (NAT-CAC) is done to confirm that a graduate or worker can perform the standards expected in a workplace based on the defined competency standards. There are five areas to be assessed...
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04Sep2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed the initial batch of starter kits to persons with disabilities (PWD) to start their livelihood projects. Henry Balangatan, DOLE district manager, said they have just turned over two electronic and one massage kits for the members of the Provincial Federation of Persons with Disabilities (PFPWDs), who manages various livelihood projects within the provincial capitol here. “These kits were i...
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03Sep2012BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation praised the local government unit-run Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital in Brgy. Almaguer North for its quality services, facilities and equipment. Dr. Eduardo Banzon, president and chief executive officer, said NVPH has been a model health tourism facility not only in Cagayan Valley but in Northern Luzon and the entire country as well, because of the innovations and state-of-the-art improvements initiated by ...
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02Sep2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- The Provincial Health Office of Cagayan is conducting massive information drive to address the increasing cases of leptospirosis in the province. The PHO in its latest report said they have recorded 80 cases with four deaths compared with the 28 cases in 2011 without death recorded in 22 towns to include this city. Dr. Carlos Cortina, assistant provincial health officer said most of the patients are farmers who got the disease from working in their rice f...
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31Aug2012BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug 31(PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will distribute close to 2,000 ID cards for indigent families in Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya today as part of its mission to increase the number of Filipinos who are enrolled in the health care program. Dr. Eduardo Banzon, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer, said their agency through the Mobile Orientation, Validation and Enrolment Scheme(MOVES) will distribute 10 million ID cards to in...
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28Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug 28 (PIA) -- Cagayan Valley is now 100 percent covered in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social welfare and Development (DSWD), with additional 2,000 households that are now under validation and assessment. Maricel Gomez, regional coordinator, said the set six of the 4Ps program was already approved and the region is lucky enough to get additional slots for the remaining four towns and one city that were not covered during the set...
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22Aug2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- The Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps here headed by Gov. Junie E. Cua assured that they will look for funds to support intervention programs for the 4Ps beneficiaries to help them attain self-sufficiency level. In the recent PAC meeting Cua said there is a need to help the beneficiaries to become self-sufficient by providing them livelihood projects so that they can be more productive citizens...
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22Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, August 22 (PIA) -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) region 2 has hired a total of 510 individuals as roadside workers under the emergency employment program of the government. Engr. Amado Martinez, engineer V, said the roadside workers were selected from the unemployed marginalized families. He added that more than twenty percent of the hired workers were selected from the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as part also of the conver...
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20Aug2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug 20 (PIA) –- For 52-year old Dr. Romulfo Sanchez, professor at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) here, participating in numerous skills competition has its prizes and rewards. First, he received P100,000 and recognition including earning a certificate of membership to the World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) for garnering first place in the yearly national invention contest on industrial design category from July 10 to 14 in Metro Manila. The co...
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19Aug2012DIFFUN, Quirino, Aug 19 (PIA) -- The small-scale fishpond operators here are showcasing the sustained “tilanggit” production project which was introduced by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).Tilanggit are dried small tilapia. In the recent monitoring of the Project Monitoring Committee, Evangeline Arugay of NEDA said the project was not just sustaining but also growing as fishpond operators were able to increase their tilapia production for tilanggit that is now in-de...
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14Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug. 14 (PIA) -- Household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has already scaled-up to 80, 801 in the whole Cagayan Valley region. Latest data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 2 showed that in sets 1- 4, DSWD registered 24, 177 family beneficiaries and 56,624 households in set 5. Arnel Garcia, regional director, said based on the analysis and assessment conducted by the program frontline implementers, of the tot...
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14Aug2012SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug 14 (PIA) -- The status of state hospitals in Cagayan Valley is now improving with the implementation of the Universal Health Program. “We are glad to note that government hospitals in the region are now competing with private hospitals due to the developing standards of services and their other resources,” said Oscar Abadu, PhilHealth regional vice president. He cited the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH) in Barangay Almaguer North in Bambang town, the ...
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13Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, August 13 (PIA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 has awarded lots to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya that are allotted for the national greening program (NGP) to develop and sustain as livelihood opportunity. Arnel Garcia, social welfare regional director, said as part of the convergence initiative for poverty reduction in the region, DENR committed to distribute NGP areas for the reforestation program for the marginalized sec...
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12Aug2012ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya, August 12(PIA) -- The provincial government has completed the construction of five educational centers designed for special children. The Special Education(SPED) Centers, located in the towns of Aritao, Bayombong, Bambang, Villaverde and Solano were funded through the Special Education Fund(SEF). Each building was constructed at a cost of P 1 million. The SPED centers have musical instruments, assorted learning materials, cooking appliances, sala set, playground mater...
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10Aug2012ILAGAN, Isabela, Aug 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Isabela plans to visit all municipalities in the province to inspect the import commodity clearance (ICC) sticker marking on motorcycle helmets when the agency noted few motorcycle owners registered and submitted their helmets for inspection and ICC markings. Ma. Salvacion Castillejos, DTI – Isabela chief, said there were only 200 motorcycle owners who submitted their helmets for inspection. The agency will also...
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10Aug2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- A team of experts from the Department of Science and Technology, Regional office is scheduled to be in the province from August 13-15, 2012, for a three-day Science and Technology caravan to be held at the LGU Gym, Ponggo, Nagtipunan, Quirino. During the caravan, livelihood trainings on soap making (herbal soap, dishwashing liquid, liquid detergent, fabric conditioner), Propagation of plants with essential oil; oil production, extraction & utilization...
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09Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug 9 (PIA) -- A convergence caravan involving agencies and organizations that deliver services for the marginalized sectors of the society will be conducted next month, September. The caravan, explains social welfare regional director Arnel B. Garcia, will serve as a venue for agency members to meet some of the target poor families, such as Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries and other sectors. “During the caravan, beneficiaries will be given time to raise their issues and conc...
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09Aug2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Aug 9 (PIA) -- It's the fishers turn to learn new technologies on air, and more. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 2 (BFAR-2) has launched Sunday an educational program for fishers dubbed, “School on Air.” The program is aired over DZNC Bombo Radyo, Cauayan City every Sunday at 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The educational program, which will run from August 5 to September 30, aims to disseminate fisheries technologies and other fisheries-related matters ...
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09Aug2012TUAO, Cagayan, Aug 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the local government unit (LGU) of Tuao trained 22 small-scale ambulant vendors from the most depressed barangays of Battung Cato and Bulagao on business management and simple bookkeeping. The activity is in preparation to their livelihood undertaking, which involves buy and sell of fruits, rice, fish and vegetables. Some of them will venture into vending of cooked food, i...
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08Aug2012ALICIA, Isabela, Aug 8 (PIA) -- Twenty-five unemployed Alicia residents, mostly males, underwent a technical and vocational skills training to become productive residents. The trainees underwent a 10-day training like welding, hair and make-up, massage therapy, and heavy equipment operation supervised by the local government unit of Alicia. Alicia mayor Jeng Reyes said the training aims to enhance and nurture the capabilities of the unemployed sector in the locality and turn them to become pr...
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08Aug2012BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, August 8(PIA) – The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital(NVPH), then known as the Bambang District Hospital(BDH), suffered a major setback when July 1990 earthquake struck, thereby affecting the delivery health services to Novo Vizcayanos. The hospital walls, floors and ceilings were riddled with cracks that provincial officials had to build a new medical facility. Construction, funded by the Department of Health, began in the early 90s in Barangay Almaguer North in th...
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05Aug2012BASCO, Batanes, Aug 5 (PIA) -- The Barangay Nutrition Council (BNC) of Brgy. San Antonio, Basco organized kid-soldiers for environment whose main lookout is for a plastic-free community. Leticia C. Bayaras, a Department of Health (DOH) nurse and resident of the barangay said during an interview that the BNC met the schoolchildren of Diptan Elementary School in July, with the school principal Sylvia B. Lameda and explained the importance of a plastic-free community. In July 24 the BNC had laun...
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05Aug2012BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug 5 (PIA) -- Provincial officials here announced the start of the construction of a hospital extension to cater to the increasing number of patients seeking medical care and treatment at the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital(NVPH) here. The announcement was formally made during the groundbreaking ceremony of the proposed pediatric and surgical building at the back of the NVPH in Barangay Almaguer North, Wednesday. The building which will cost P35 million will be par...
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03Aug2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- After successfully maintaining zero malaria case for five consecutive years, the Department of Health (DOH) has declared Batanes province as malaria-free province. Dr. Romeo Turingan, malaria control program coordinator, no cases of malaria were recorded in the province from 2008 to 2012. As such, Batanes has been cited as having the best malaria control program in the region. Turingan said DOH central officials have validated the data, including health conditi...
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01Aug2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug 1 (PIA) -- The national and local government agencies here will be giving credit assistance and technical training programs and services to disabled persons in the province. Venus Cadabona, executive assistant of the provincial government here, said that the local government unit, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), will be implementing the Person With Disabilities Accumulating Savings and Credit Association (Pacsa) program to fund...
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31Jul2012BASCO, Batanes, July 31 (PIA) -- Nutrition talking points, a supporting project of the provincial nutrition council (PNC) dubbed as nutri-uplift, has been aired at Radyo ng Bayan-Batanes since July 17 and ends today, July 31. In the one-hour radio program held every morning in the said duration, the listening public is informed of the objectives of nutrition month celebration, importance of vegetables to the body, the nutrients derived from vegetables, what a healthy diet is, the comparison of ...
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31Jul2012TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, July 31 (PIA) -- Sixty-six guidance counsellors in Cagayan valley region underwent a three-day developmental counselling skills training to address job mismatch. The training, held July 25 to 27 was jointly conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Department of Education (DepEd), at the DepEd Regional Office, Carig, Tuguegarao City. Officer-in-charge assistant regional director Elpidio B. Atal, Jr said the DOLE is into training of guidance counsello...
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31Jul2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, July 31 (PIA) – The province has conducted several activities designed to improve the economic status of disabled sector as part of the celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. Susan Dyte, focal person on the Persons with Disabilities and Elderly Program of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) , said the NDPR week celebration started with a seminar – workshop on the role of schools in responding to th...
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30Jul2012DIFFUN, Quirino, July 30 (PIA ) -- The mayor here has assured that all persons with disability (PWDs) in this town will enjoy their privileges stipulated in Republic Act 9442 or the Magna Carta for PWDs. Speaking at the celebration of the 34th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation week here last week, Mayor Marlo S. Guillermo advised the PWDs to avail of their privileges and urged them to report business owners who refuse to implement the privileges of PWDs set in the Act. Guiller...
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27Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, July 27 (PIA) -- A local government-run high school here has set up an online science library, the first in Cagayan Valley, through a program developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The Tuguegarao City Science High School adopted the science and technology academic and research-based openly operated kiosk station (STARBOOKS) of the DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute (STII). STARBOOKS is a one-stop science and technology (S&T) infor...
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27Jul2012ILAGAN, Isabela, Juy 27 (PIA) -- A free medical, dental, and optical mission was conducted Thursday by the medical team of the Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO), provincial hospital, and rural health unit of Ilagan at the community center. Police superintendent Vicente Valdez, police community relations (PCR) service chief, said the activity is part of the observance of the PCR month this July. Valdez said the activity gave active military, police, jail guards, and firemen the opportunit...
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27Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Disability Affairs (NCDA), through the persons with disability (PWD) association here, announced the intercultural full scholarship program to the US for high school students and Muslims. Amalia Decena, president of the PWD women association in Cagayan, said the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (KL-YES) program aims to build bridges of understanding and mutual respect between the US and countries around the world. “It is a f...
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26Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2 is conducting ethnicity mapping to determine the number of indigenous peoples (IPs) who are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya. Earlier, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) regional director Amador Batay-an urged 4Ps implementers to provide the list of the actual number of IP beneficiaries of the program so that they can monitor and assess how the program benefits the IP sector, who ar...
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23Jul2012TUAO , Cagayan, July 23 (PIA)--- Tuao Municipal Mayor William Mamba has appealed to the barangay officials of Bugnay, Fugu and San Vicente of this town to help in the campaign for child-labor free barangays by ensuring that all children in their areas who are involved in child labor must be in school. Speaking before parents and barangay officials during the recent awarding of livelihood assistance to parents of child laborers by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 2, Mamba sa...
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21Jul2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, July 21 (PIA) -- The only state university here recently received funds from various agencies to boost its scholarship and agricultural research services. Dr. Florentina Dumlao, president of the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) said at least P1.24 million had been given by the Department of Agriculture(DA) while the party-list Alliance of Concerned Teachers(ACT) had donated P.1 million this year. The half a million pesos assistance, Dumalo said, will be poured o...
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20Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, July 20 (PIA) -- The local government of Calayan will be able to reduce medical expenses by 50 percent once the town puts up a 10-bed community hospital this year. Vice mayor Florencio Guzman, Jr said the construction will start any time this month. However, he said bad weather condition in Northern Luzon may cause delay in construction. Calayan is a recipient of a P10-million project grant from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the ...
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17Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (PopCom) Region 2 lauded the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for its potential to address problems on the unmet needs of Filipino poor couples on family planning. Avelino Marallag, regional director, specifically cited the conditionality under the 4Ps program that each couple beneficiary should attend regularly family development session, which includes family planning education as basic course. Aside from this, Maralla...
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16Jul2012DUPAX DEL NORTE, Nueva Vizcaya, July 16 (PIA) -- It was supposed to be used as a cemetery, but the donated land ended up as a community for the living instead, as a way to start lives anew. “The area was actually donated by Representative Carlos Padilla for the local government unit which has been initially offered as an area for a cemetery for the tribal residents here,” said vice mayor Victoriano Prado. He said that the practice among the indigenous Kalanguya tribe of burying their dead ...
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16Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Provincial Nutrition Council Cagayan, is set to launch a nutri-juice program on the first week of August in the nutritionally depressed schoolchildren in the province. Antonia Mangussad, nurse, DepEd, said the program aims to reduce the malnutrition prevalence rate among schoolchildren. This is seen as a way to alleviate poverty in the province since the target beneficiaries belong to the identified m...
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16Jul2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), conducted a seminar on ovicidal/larvicidal traps (OL traps) for school heads and teachers. The one-day seminar was held last June 22-23, 2012 at The DepEd division office here. Education Program Supervisor Eduardo C. Escorpiso said the seminar was participated by at least 270 school heads and Science coordinators in districts or municipalities ...
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15Jul2012BAGUIO CITY, July 15 (PIA) -- The dengue disease is still one of the major public health threats in Cagayan Valley as it continues to affect young and old alike. This was disclosed by Dr. Rio Magpantay, regional director of the Department of Health(DOH) in Cagayan Valley during the recent Regional Dengue Stakeholders Forum and Planning Workshop here July 11 to 12. He said that there is an increase in the cases of dengue in almost all of the provinces in Region 2 such as Batanes, Isabela, N...
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12Jul2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, July 12 (PIA) -- Residents from far-flung barangays in the city are benefitting from the mobile clinic of the city government. Lanie Palma, radiologist technician of rural health unit, said the mobile clinic is equipped with a minor operating room, dental and x-ray machines. She said the mobile clinic is visits barangays at least twice a month with the RHU personnel and are also conducting seminars and distributing medicines to village residents. “The city government ...
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11Jul2012LAL-LO, Cagayan, July 11 (PIA) -- This central Cagayan town played host to the first-ever Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan (LBK) in the Cagayan Valley region. During the launching activities, Mayor Florante Pascual said his administration immediately accepted the offer of the National Center for Health Promotions “to promote family health messages’ to the residents after various sectors in and out of the province poured their resources together for the said project." Pascual said the municipality...
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10Jul2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released the checks for 299 students in the province who worked last summer under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). These students from the municipalities of Diffun, Maddela, and Nagtipunan of this province got their salaries totaling to P430,545 in different venues last week. In Diffun, Maria Theresa T. Ronquillo, head of DOLE Quirino Field Office, released the checks amounting to P11...
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07Jul2012PIAT, Cagayan, July 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office No. 2 launched last July 2 its campaign on child labor-free barangays, anchored on the theme "Pagtutulungan, Pagpapalaya sa mga Batang Manggagawa." The launching, conducted at Cagayan Robina Sugar Milling Corporation (CARSUMCO) of this town, was attended by 25 child laborers and their parents. The said child laborers came from the barangays of Sto Domingo in Piat; Sampaguita in Solana; Bugnay, Pugo, a...
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07Jul2012ILAGAN, Isabela, July 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Health Office has started to distribute biolarvicides in schools and health centers, and led series of clean-up drives in the localities to prevent new dengue cases in the province. Biolarvicides is a technology that kills mosquito larvae. It comes from rice husk formulations that prevents larvae from digesting their food leading to larvae dying of metabolic starvation. Dr. Rosarita Mariano, provincial health officer, said the PHO has registered...
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05Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) region 2 has launched its benefit package for case type Z which comprises treatment for breast cancer, prostate cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia in children and kidney transplant. Dr. Salvacion Madarang said members and beneficiaries of health care program of the government who have any of the four cases may now avail of the package benefits. Madarang said rates for the type Z package were fixed to incl...
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03Jul2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, July 3 (PIA) -- Public elementary schools in the province have already reached the ideal teacher-pupil ratio, thereby improving the flow and delivery of quality education. “In fact, we fared well and are improving in the national achievement test. And it was very surprising that non-centralized schools, mostly in rural areas performed better than the centralized schools in lowland areas,” said Gloria Gallardo, assistant schools division superintendent. She said re...
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28Jun2012ILAGAN, Isabela, June 28 (PIA) -- At least P6.6 million was released to 1,855 small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) and cooperatives that applied for the interest-free loans from the province’s cooperative office. Carlito Tumaliuan, provincial cooperatives officer, said the cooperative leaders and SMEs from the 28 municipalities and one city in the province received the checks from Governor Faustino G. Dy III. The interest-free loan assistance to SMEs and cooperatives is one of the program...
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27Jun2012Although the foremost objective of the Alternative Learning System or ALS of the Department of Education (DepEd) is to give opportunity for inmates to experience formal education classes in the different levels of schooling - intermediate, secondary to collegiate - the psychic experience it gives inmates is incalculable. The best part is, there is less recidivism among "educated" inmates. ALS serves as part of the inmates’ rehabilitation and makes them better prepared for reintegration into t...
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27Jun2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, June 27 (PIA) -- At least 20 hopeful detainees of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here are currently attending classes under the Alternative Learning System (ALS), a free education program implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) under the Bureau of Alternative Learning System. Nancy Laureta, division ALS coordinator said seven of them are in the secondary level and 13 are in the elementary level. “The students have to attend 10 months of school or...
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26Jun2012JONES, Isabela, June 26 (PIA) -- The Regional Nutrition Council (RNC) Region 2 has been monitoring the implementation of the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) program and best practices in the region. Some members of the council went to some selected municipalities that have good implementation and innovation on the program, particularly Isabela province, which was identified as convergence area for the IYCF program, particularly in Jones, San Mateo, Alicia, Palanan, Benito Soliven and San ...
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25Jun2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, June 25 (PIA) -- This city’s Department of Education is urging Santiagueno out-of-school youths (OSYs) and adults who did not finish elementary and secondary levels to enroll in this year Alternative Learning System program to finish studies while at home or at work. DepEd-Santiago city ALS district head Rosenda Balot said enrollment is now going on for this year’s first batch of OSY who will undergo a non-formal education. Balot said this Deped’s program will en...
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25Jun2012NAGTIPUNAN, Quirino, June 25 (PIA) -- The Provincial Agri-Fisheries Council (PAFC) has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to impose regulation on the indiscriminate usage of non-selective herbicide at 18° and above sloping agricultural land area in the province. The PAFC headed by its chairman, Dante B. Tobias, said the continuous usage of glyphosate or herbicide by the farmers has resulted to soil degradation which is the biggest threat to the environment particularly the protected lan...
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21Jun2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, June 21 (PIA) -– The Department of Labor and Employment – Region 2 awarded checks worth more than P700,000 to 346 students in the province as payment for services rendered under the government's Special Program of the Employment of Students (SPES). The total amount comprises 40 percent DOLE funds and 60 percent local government funds. The checks were turned over by regional director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. to the students from Cabarroguis and Saguday municipal schools, ...
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15Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- The members of the Informers Club (i-Club), a media organization of this city under the supervision of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), has conceptualized and conducted a “Fun Run for a Cause” for poor schoolchildren of Cagayan province. PIA Regional Director Purita S. Licas, club chair, said the fun aims to raise funds for civic activities to include school supplies and slippers giving to some identified poor schoolchildren in the remote areas in t...
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13Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 13 (PIA) --The provincial government here is currently developing a 39, 545 square meter (sq m) lot in Carig Norte here and 345, 760 sq. m. at Patagueleg, Peñablanca, Cagayan for the Provincial Government Employees Housing Program (PGEHP) aimed to assist qualified provincial government employees in Cagayan. According to Mar Dela Cruz of the Provincial Planning and Development Office-Cagayan, the site in Peñablanca is estimated to engender 1, 450 lots and 215 lots in T...
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11Jun2012BASCO, Batanes, June 11 (PIA) -- The Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) here has identified interventions to reduce malnutrition in the island province. Among the plans are promotion of fresh products rather than processed foods; search for biggest weight loser; putting up local daily industry instead of using imported milk in the milk feeding program; development of local food industry for tourism; and improvement of agri-business. In the Committee meeting last week, Gov. Vicente Gato, cha...
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11Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 announced that 15 local companies and 10 overseas recruitment agencies have confirmed their participation in the Independence Day Job Fair at Casa Angela Convention Center here tomorrow, June 12. For local employment, some of the vacancies are for Accountant, Administrative Assistant, Bill Collector, Call Center Agent, Card Dealer, Cashier, Cash Collector, Company Driver, Hotel and Restaurant Worker, Pharmacist, ...
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09Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, June 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) has developed snacks for young children as part of its "S&T Sulong Pinoy" program. Dr. Mario Capanzana, Executive Director of FNRI-DOST, in a technology forum on the production of FNRI-developed complimentary snack foods here, said the strategy is part of the program to reduce the prevalence of undernutrition among six months to 35 months old children. “We w...
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09Jun2012PENABLANCA, Cagayan, June 9 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Cagayan is undertaking other infrastructure projects in support of its employees’ housing project in Barangay Patagueleg here. This, after a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Provincial Ordinance No. 05-2009, was passed for the establishment of a Provincial Government Employees Housing Program in 2010. Project officials from the Provincial Planning and Development Office during the 2nd Quarterly meeting and visitation of the Regional ...
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09Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 9 (PIA) -- Two members of the Philippine Nephrology Association-Northern Luzon (PNA-NL) advised the public to adopt healthy lifestyle to avoid renal diseases. Dr. Edmund Bautista and Dr. Federick Parallag said, during the regional press conference on the observance of kidney month, that there are several factors in the development of kidney problems, including health complications such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, family history of kidney problems, a...
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08Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 2 has encouraged community participation towards effective corrections administration. Jail Senior Inspector Juliet Miranda said the community, to include the different line agencies, have significant roles in the development of inmates’ lives as well as in transforming them into better citizens while undergoing rehabilitation inside jails. Miranda stated that inmates have the rights to avail of governm...
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06Jun2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, June 6 (PIA) -– The first ever “Buntis Congress” initiated by the provincial government, through the provincial health office and the provincial nutrition committee, last June 3, has benefited at least 300 pregnant women from the six municipalities in the province. Governor Junie E. Cua said the congress is aimed at giving pregnant women services such as pre-natal check up, laboratory tests like urinalysis and complete blood count, and counseling to ensure that they...
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05Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment has advised the 82 contractors and sub-contractors in Region 2 with expired and expiring registration based on the Registry of Legitimate Sub-contractors, Contractors and Service Providers in the region to renew. The list of the contractors and sub-contractors were published by DOLE Regional Office No. 2 on its website, www.ro2.dole.gov.ph, in compliance to the Memorandum of Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz. In a let...
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04Jun2012ILAGAN, Isabela, June 4 (PIA) -- The Ilagan South Central School noted a significant increase in enrollees this year compared to enrollees last school year. Vilma Cabrera, principal of Ilagan South Central School, said the enrollees this school year reached more than 1,400 pupils compared to last year's 1,200. She said the increase would possibly be the influx of pupils from the private schools and increase in population as well. Cabrera said the increase might also be the effect of promotin...
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04Jun2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, June 4 (PIA) -- The provincial government, through the Provincial Nutrition Committee here, recently honored some barangay nutrition committees for effectively implementing nutrition programs and projects in their barangays, which contributed to the success of the province in winning the Green banner award regional level for two consecutive years. Luningning Pacudan Rhodes, provincial nutrition officer, said the awardees met the 95 percent rating in the aspects of home, sc...
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01Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, June 1(PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources finally closes the 2012 Farmers/Fisherfolk Month celebration on June 4, this year, with a special tribute to the designated Fisherfolk Director. BFAR 2 Director Jovita Ayson 2012 Fisherfolk Director Cesar Vincent Veracruz of Batanes is expected to deliver his farewell message not only to BFAR staff and officials but likewise to the Cagayan Valley’s fisherfolk and other stakeholders. The agency for the ...
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31May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The federation of Parents-Teachers Association (PTA), this city, has institutionalized the Brigada Eskwela in all elementary and high schools to maintain the cleanliness of school zones in the duration of the school year 2012-2013. Edmund Pancha, city federation president, said that after the Brigada Eskwela, which was conducted last week, the officers have agreed to adopt the concept of the program to ensure cleanliness in all classrooms and within the surround...
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31May2012ILAGAN, Isabela, May 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd)-Isabela said that everything is set for 2012-2013 school year including facilities and preparations for implementation of the K to 12 program. Dr. Lily Domingo, officer-in-charge of DepEd-Isabela, said school facilities are already ready to use on the very first day of school year, and that students need not to worry on cleaning the surroundings of schools as their parents, the community, and government offices have done their...
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31May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 30 (PIA) -- The first batch of scholars from the National Tobacco Administration-Cagayan Branch under the Tobacco Growers’ Dependents Scholarship Program (TGSP) are now on their second year of scholarship, according to Provincial Manager Corazon Riazonda. The nine students are children of tobacco farmers in the municipalities of Penablanca, Rizal, Alcala, Tuao, and Baggao. Riazonda identified the scholars as Rosemel Balganion, Ryan Ballinan, Raymark Bermijiso, ...
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30May2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, May 30 (PIA) -- To ensure smooth beginning of classes on June 4, the Department of Education - Quirino division has reactivated its Division Information Action Center (DIAC) at the DepEd division office at Gundaway, this municipality. Schools Division Supt. Benjamin Paragas said the DIAC will be tasked to attend to the needs and queries of the parents and students during the school opening. “It will be chaired by Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Orlando Man...
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29May2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, May 29 (PIA) -- Members of this city’s Rescue 206 underwent a rescue operations refresher course in the city last week. The one-day refresher course was aimed at reminding and improving the rescue capabilities of its members, what with the onset of the rainy season in the country. He said there is a need to refresh the skills and capabilities of the members. “We decided to conduct a refresher rescue operations to enable our rescuers become more capable in respondin...
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28May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- Thirty vacant positions for Jail Officer 1 (JO1) are now awaiting qualified applicants in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 2. Jail Chief Inspector William D. Tallungan, chief, human resource development division, said that as first step in the selection of qualified applicants, there were 103 hopefuls who took the synchronized entry-level examination (EnLex) for JO1 on May 12, here. Tallungan stated that of the 123 applicants, 103 examin...
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28May2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, May 28 (PIA) -- Schools Division Superintendent Benjamin Paragas of the Department of Education, Quirino division has expressed hope that Cabarroguis National School of Arts and Trades (CNSAT) will get the national championship award in this year’s Brigada Eskwela. “I am too excited with the long list of supporters reported by Principal Fely Manuel, there’s no doubt, CNSAT will be able to duplicate its feat in 2011 where it was awarded as national champion in the Se...
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24May2012DIFFUN, Quirino, May 24 (PIA) -- An official of the Quirino Electric Cooperative has advised eligible senior citizens in the province to avail of the five percent discount on electricity bill as stipulated in Section 4 of Republic Act 9994. Edith Ganotice, institutional services department manager of Quirelco, said that as of this date, there are only 380 senior citizens in the entire province who are availing of the discount despite their regular information and dissemination campaigns in the...
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23May2012TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, May 23 (PIA) -- A sports-minded businessman, considered the most successful fish farmer in Nueva Vizcaya, is the latest applicant to a loan program of the Department of Science and Technology in Region 2. Director Urdujah Tejada identified the fish farmer as Lupo Alava of Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, the Marlboro Tour of Luzon’s “Rookie of the Year“ in the 1980s. Tejada said Alava is the proud operator of a 1,200 square meter pond in Diadi, Nueva Viscaya and went into in...
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22May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 2 director, Atty. Marjorie A. Alzate conducted a massive information drive to update the public on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Hacienda Luisita’s case. Alzate said although it is not a direct concern of Region 2, they were mandated to explain to the people the proceedings of land distribution to the farmer beneficiaries as it was already a national issue. She said an informa...
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20May2012STA. PRAXEDES, Cagayan, May 20 (PIA) -- At least 20 units of NegoKart were awarded to some ambulant vendors here by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as part of the opening of the 5th Sarakat Festival last May 15. “As one agency of the government mandated to uplift the living condition of the poor, we came here with the NegoKart, hoping that this project will help our ambulant vendors improve their living condition,” said Atty. Sixto Rodriguez in his short message during the awa...
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20May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 20 (PIA) -- “Effective last Wednesday, May 16, minimum wage earners in Region 2 will get a P10 increase in their basic pay per day and the P15 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) per day prescribed in earlier wage order will also be integrated in the minimum wage. So, in effect, they will get P25 per day increase,” DOLE Regional Office No. 2 Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez Jr. said in a radio interview yesterday. The new wage hike was approved on April 20 and pub...
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15May2012ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya, May 15 (PIA) -- The only Indigenous People’s Hospital (IPH) in Barangay Banganan here will be formally opened on May 18; free medical services will be offered. Bishop Ramon Villena, chair of the IPH Foundation, said the outpatient department of the hospital will be formally opened to provide medical services for poor IP patients. Last year, senate president Juan Ponce Enrile vowed P5 million for the completion of the IPH. “We are inviting the public to witness the...
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15May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Local cooks from the province of Quirino bested other contenders in the just concluded regional recipe development contest conducted by the National Nutrition Council Region 2 at Kainang Pilipino, here. The six official contenders, who made it into the final list from the 18 applicants, showcased their best recipes out of vegetables, which are inexpensive. Quirino province, which showcased its "Clams with Watercress" menu was adjudged as the champion. Watercr...
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12May2012An Ivatan wrote fishery history when the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 2 picked him as Fisherfolk Director, as part of this year’s Farmers and Fisherfolk Month Celebration: he is the first Fishery Director from the island province. The 44-year-old Vincent Veracruz of Basco, Batanes is a seasoned fisherman and a self-confessed defender of the island’s rich water resources. Even before he was elected as President of the Batanes Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Coun...
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11May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Region 2 is conducting trainings and seminars to different established cooperatives to ensure strong foundation and to put them into mainstream of development. Assistant Regional Director Artemio N. Guzman said to ensure a long-lasting cooperative, CDA requires all members to attend trainings and seminars they are conducting before issuance of registration and giving assistance to all types of cooperatives. “We inst...
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11May2012GAMU, Isabela, May 11 (PIA) -- Several army personnel of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army based in this town donated blood during a blood-letting activity held inside the army military camp last May 8. The blood-letting activity is a joint activity between the provincial health office and the military here. "We urged our soldiers to donate blood to be used by sick person and for their comrades who are in need of blood," Army Colonel Miguel Puyao, spokesman of the army’s 5th Infantr...
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11May2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, May 11 (PIA) -- The Diffun Saranay Development Cooperative (DISADECO) and the Abrasa Multi-Purpose Cooperative will represent the province in the regional search for Gawad Parangal of the Cooperative Development Cooperative (CDC). Reynald S. Juan, provincial cooperative development specialist, said that DISADECO will be the province’s entry for the large-scale category while Abrasa coop is for the medium-scale category. Juan said that out of the 48 CDA-registered coope...
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10May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -– The Social Security System (SSS) has announced its educational assistance program to help children or beneficiaries of members who are pursuing tertiary education. Richard Raralio, head-membership section, said the assistance program is open to all members who have accumulated 36 months of contributions and actively paying monthly contributions. He explained that the program is open for tertiary students who are pursuing any degree courses as well as technic...
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09May2012DIFFUN, Quirino, May 9 (PIA) -- To effectively address the malnutrition problems in the province, the Department of Education (DepEd) is currently reorienting nutrition coordinators in schools to refresh them on the World Health Organization-Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) of assessing the nutrition status of 5 to 12 year olds. Dr. Raquel Dicsa Gundayao-Layacan, DepEd physician, said the WHO-CGS is no longer new, as it was already implemented in SY 2010-2011 but there is a need to refresh t...
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08May2012ILAGAN, Isabela, May 8 (PIA) -– The provincial government of Isabela through the cooperatives office will release today the interest-free livelihood loan assistance in the amount of P3,000 and each to selected small and medium enterpreneurs (SMEs) to be held at the capitol amphitheater. Governor Faustino G. Dy III will lead the distribution of checks to the 1,315 selected Isabelino SMEs from the sixteen towns of the province. The livelihood loan assistance is an aid to SMEs to further increa...
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07May2012BUGUEY, Cagayan Valley, May 7 (PIA) -- Students of the Cagayan State University-College of Fisheries Extension Class here will finally have classrooms and a laboratory room of their own, after the local government unit allowed four of the former national offices at the Buguey Commercial Center to be occupied by the college. Mayor Licerio Antiporda III said the college is expected to increase its population with the entry of 50 more student-scholars plus the pioneering class of more than 50 stud...
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05May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Region 2 further intensified its campaign on human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) following the report of increasing number of cases with two mortalities in the region. Dr. Susan Daran, focal person, said it has been monitored that the cases of HIV-AIDS is increasing in the region where 50 cases and two deaths had been recorded from 1999 to 2012. She explained that the mortality rate was repo...
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04May2012KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya, May 4 (PIA) -- At least 65 residents of Barangay Didipio and nearby villages here recently received free technical and vocational trainings in preparation for their hiring as workers of a mining firm. The three-month training of the villagers were conducted by experts from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, and in Tuguegarao City. The villagers’ training, costing P.8 million, was funded by the Oceana Gold Phil...
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02May2012GONZAGA, Cagayan, May 2 (PIA) -- Soldiers from the 17th Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Division have initiated a medical and dental mission in Barangay Isca, this town, yesterday, in line with the observation of Labor Day. Sgt. Eduardo Mangulabnan said the mission aimed to serve the poor, sick individuals in the remote barangays in this town who cannot afford a medical check-up in hospital facilities. In coordination with the municipal health officials, the military doctors conducted free he...
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02May2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 reported that a total of 124 applicants were hired on the spot during the regional jobs fair held at Santiago City hall lobby on Labor Day, May 1. The set regional jobs fair is part of the Pattaradday Festival celebration in the city of Santiago, which was officially started on May 1. DOLE 2 Director Atty. Sixto Rodriguez said that 99 applicants for local employment and 25 overseas employment applicants wer...
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02May2012NAGTIPUNAN, Quirino, May 2 (PIA) -- In support to the Universal Health Care or the Kalusugang Pangkalahatan program of the Aquino administration, the Sangguniang Bayan here has enacted an ordinance establishing systems and mechanisms for implementing Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (KP) program and sustained Community Health Teams (CHT) operations. Under the ordinance, the municipality shall organized a KP team, to be composed of the Municipal Health Office, non-government organizations, civil society...
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02May2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, May 2 (PIA) -- Private sector workers are set to receive a daily wage increase of P25 per day from their respective employers, after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) released yesterday wage order number RTWPB-II 15. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez, who also chairs the board, announced yesterday that private workers will be receiving their respective wage increases starting May 16. He said that a...
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30Apr2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, April 30 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) here has assured that the division is now ready to implement the K-to-12, which requires students to undergo kindergarten plus 12 years of basic education in the coming school year 2012-2013 in June. Under the new curriculum, the incoming Grade 1 students will be required to undertake the new curriculum, which means finishing basic education in 2023 after completing Grade 11. Cynthia Indunan, administrat...
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29Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 has announced that 1,109 jobs vacancies will be opened to applicants during the upcoming Labor Day Job Fair to be conducted at Santiago City Hall on May 1. Reginald B. Estioco, DOLE 2 information officer said around 35 establishments will be needing workers, such as account executives, medical technologists, marketing officers, data encoders, etc. The establishment with the biggest number of needed workers ...
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26Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region 2 inspected private establishments all over region 2 on their compliance on Wage Order II-14. Heidelwina Tarrosa, supervising labor employment officer, said that in the duration of the wage order’s implementation last year, which took effect last February 16, 2011, RTWPB has inspected 1,290 establishments and found out 369 violators of the wage order. “The violations are underpayment of w...
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26Apr2012CALAYAN ISLAND, Cagayan, April 26 (PIA)-- Seventy families in this island whose houses were destroyed during last year’s typhoons were benefitted with the core shelter assistance project (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2. Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia personally awarded 70 core shelter units amounting to P4.9 million to the island families. Director Garcia handed the checks to the organized Neighborhood Association for Shelter Assistance, an assoc...
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26Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, April 26 (PIA) -- In line with the thrust of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 to continue facilitating employment of Cagayanos, a two-day job fair is slated today, Thursday and Friday, April 26-27 at the Municipal Gymnasium of Sta. Ana, Cagayan. The activity is the second job fair to be conducted since the successful launching in 2011 of the Skills Registry System (SRS) Project of the DOLE in the said municipality. The first job fair, which was conduc...
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26Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, April 26 (PIA) -- Majority of Cagayan Valley’s senior citizens have availed of all benefits and privileges of Republic Act 9994 or the amended Senior Citizens Law of 2010. The observation was reported after a two-day Regional Forum and Assessment on the implementation of said law was held at Crown Hall Hotel this city recently. Senior Citizens Party List Representative Godofredo Arquiza, who was guest speaker during the forum, urged the region’s elderly to fur...
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26Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 26 (PIA) -- Officials of the Cooperative Development of the Philippines (CDA) here has called on registered cooperatives to comply with the requirements of the amended Cooperative Code of the Philippines, now known as Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 or Republic Act 9520. “We are calling our registered cooperatives to submit their yearly requirements on time under the law so that they will not be penalized,” said Arturo Palafox, provincial cooperative deve...
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26Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 2 has called on interested students, college graduates and graduates of vocational courses who are unemployed to apply for summer jobs under the expanded Government Internship Program (GIP) this summer season. Angely Lubo, information officer, said the program is part of the Aquino administration’s efforts to strengthen youth participation in nation building, expose them to government service and...
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25Apr2012CALAYAN ISLAND, Cagayan, April 25 (PIA) -- Forty-two indigent senior citizens in this island have received their social pensions for the first quarter of the year. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia with his staff traveled to personally hand-over the cash grants to the social pensioners and likewise to assess the social conditions of the communities in the said islands. Calayan Island of Cagayan province is one of the hard-to-reach areas of th...
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19Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 will conduct a job fair and a services caravan on May 1, 2012 at the City Hall of Santiago City as part of the nationwide celebration of the Labor Day. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Pagtutulungan. Pagbabago. Disenteng Trabaho.” The job fair is expected to be participated in by some 45 companies for local and overseas employment. A pre-registration is scheduled on April 29-30 at the Santiago...
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18Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 2 has announced 93 available slots for scholarship grants to deserving poor students who will be entering the tertiary education this school year. Dr. Honorato Alzate, education supervisor II, said the said slots will also be distributed among applicants from the 10 congressional districts of Cagayan Valley region to accommodate poor students who are willing to finish a degree course. He explained that, thou...
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17Apr2012CABATUAN, Isabela, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) has vowed to provide P2.5 million worth of health facilities and equipment to the newly-constructed health center of Cabanatuan. DOH-Center for Health Development (CHD-2) acting director Tita Callueng said in the inauguration of the Cabanatuan Rural Health Unit inside the municipal hall of Cabanatuan that the financial aid from the CHD 2 is part of its regular program in health facility enhancement for local government units (L...
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14Apr2012BASCO, Batanes, April 14 (PIA) -- Around 80 sports enthusiasts including the Palarong Pambansa delegates recently attended the two-day sports clinic for men and women, with the theme," Women in Sports Nationwide 20l2" at the Basco oval on April 12-13. Organized by the provincial government, the sports clinic which was facilitated by the Philippine Sports Commission, had lectures and practicum. The lectures were for updating the referees, umpires, coaches, and sports enthusiasts on the differe...
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13Apr2012SANTIAGO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 launched today the “Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon” program, which is aimed to enhance school children’s skills in broadcasting towards the promotion of good nutrition. Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre said the program is the first and a most unique advocacy tool of the council in the country, using children in educating the public on good nutrition envisioned to address malnutrition prevalence rate in ...
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12Apr2012DIFFUN, Quirino, April 12 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) advised the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) here to conduct a case study of each malnourished children in the municipality to be able to identify what intervention is suited to each of them. In the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local level Plan Implementation for nutrition regional assessment here yesterday, Rhodora Maestre, NNC 2 head, said there is a need to study each malnourished child’s condition, history of pres...
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12Apr2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, April 12 (PIA) -- At least 200 small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) all over Cagayan Valley gathered in this city yesterday and today to participate in the free seminar on food safety preparations and packaging. The training is sponsored by the city government of Cauayan and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as part of the celebration of Gawagaway-yan festival. Salvacion Castillejos, DTI provincial director, said the seminar is intended to small and medium entr...
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10Apr2012DIFFUN, Quirino, April 10 (PIA) -- Through the numerous innovative programs for nutrition implemented here, the Municipal Nutrition Council (MNC) achieved its goal of reducing the number of malnourished preschoolers from 141 in 2010 to 121 in 2011, and in schoolchildren from 102 in 2010 to 72 last year in its 33 barangays. Tina Ramillosa, municipal nutrition officer said the nutrition innovative programs and projects are nutri-school booth, body mass index (BMI) watch to local government emplo...
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09Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- Filipinos who have plans to go abroad must follow proper procedures to be properly documented as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) region 2 Regional Director Robert Bassig urged the public. The pronouncement of the director was made during the media conference at the Philipine Information Agency (PIA) region 2 as he admitted that the challenge is still posted on undocumented OFWs in different countries in the worl...
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09Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- A 36-year-old soldier, who is now a group commander of the information support affairs of the information development center, civil relations service in camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, inspired the young graduates who are about to enter tertiary education to become responsible citizens and uphold the essence of patriotism during the graduation rites of more than a hundred of high school graduates held at the gymnasium of the University of Saint Louis on March 31, 2...
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07Apr2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 7 (PIA) -- When the Women’s Month Celebration came in a sort of activities in the province last month, the women sector here is in high spirits not only because of the accorded funfare but by programs and projects that are intended to uplift their welfare in their respective communities. For one, livelihood assistance funds amounting to P90,000 were handed to three women’s organizations, namely, the Nueva Vizcaya Day Care Workers Federation (NVDCWF) and t...
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05Apr2012MACONACON, ISABELA, Abril 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment and various local government units had employed Aeta students through the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). Maconacon mayor Erlinda Domingo pledged 120 slots for Aeta students in the municipality for the SPES this year. Divilacan town is adopting the SPES for the first time as mayor Ventorito Bulan pledged 10 slots. Maconacon has allocated P288,000 for payment of the 60 percent share of the local ...
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04Apr2012ILAGAN, Isabela, April 4 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2 has announced that there are more than 3,000 jobs available from private companies that are operating in the province. DOLE 2 Director Sixto Rodriguez, Jr. said that the agriculture sector in the province needs about 3,500 farm workers by a labor contractor in Benito Soliven, Isabela. Accountants, tellers, loan officers, bookkeepers, jewelry appraisers, and computer programmers are needed by two private banks and...
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03Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and various local government units in Region 2 have facilitated instant employment for applicants through the agency’s job fairs. A total of 47 job applicants were hired as security guards, hotel and restaurant workers and salespersons from the 17 job fairs organized by DOLE. DOLE-2 information officer Reginald B. Estioco said Nueva Vizcaya conducted six job fairs and have registered 245 job applicants. Cagayan ...
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03Apr2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, April 3 (PIA)-- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration region 2 recently announced that two incoming first year college students in the region have passed the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) - Scholarships examination for qualified dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers. Regional Director Robert Bassig revealed, Kathryne Joy G. Grospe, a graduate of Quirino General High School in Zamora, Cabarroguis, Quirino and Mitzi Love C. Syjongtian of the ...
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01Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, April 1 (PIA) – Eighty-seven students became the first graduates of the locally-financed Science High School. Mayor Delfin Ting in her commencement address said the City government plans to nationalize the school so as to unburden the LGU of financial resources. “It has been a long plan to establish the Tuguegarao City Science High School in the locality,” City Councilor Michael Ting who authored an ordinance in 2007 for the establishment of the school ...
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31Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 31 (PIA) -- The income generated by the provincial hospital here continues to increase with the purchase of new equipment and facilities and improvement and upgrading of its other amenities. Dr. Edwin Galapon, chief of the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Hospital (NVPH), said that while the medical center has generated more than P49 million for 2011 compared to the P51 million collected in 2010, the P49 million collection will increase because of the unreflected late re...
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29Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya. March 29 (PIA) -- The provincial government here recently gave livelihood funds to at least three women’s organizations from the provincial government to start up their entrepreneurial projects during the culmination program of Women's Month Celebration last March 26. A total of P90,000 livelihood fund has been released to the Nueva Vizcaya Day Care Workers Federation (NVDCWF) and the Sta. Fe town-based organizations, such as the Laglag Rural Improvement Club (LRIC...
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29Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 29 (PIA) -- More than 1,000 students will be hired by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here in partnership with public and private organizations under the national government's Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) this year. Engr. Henry Balangatan, DOLE district manager, said at least 1,125 SPES recipients are expected to be employed in local government units (LGUs) and private business companies and establishments in the province. H...
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28Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 28 (PIA) -- Speaking before the culminating activity on Women’s Month Celebration at the provincial capitol, a local official said several projects being built by the provincial government are designed to help, promote, and protect the women in the province. Vice Governor Jose Gambito said that just recently, the provincial government already completed the concreting of at least 121 kilometers of provincial roads, which are now being used by farmers for grains...
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28Mar2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 28 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) 2 and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) 2 are endorsing the amalgamation of the five state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region into “Cagayan Valley State University.” RDC Social Development Committee co-chair and CHED Regional Director Evelyn L. Pascua said the amalgamation of the SUCs was endorsed to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan and Senate Preside...
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28Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 28 (PIA) -- An official of the Department of Health Region 2 reiterated the department's call to all mothers to deliver in the health facilities, not in their houses. Assistant Regional Director Tita Callueng said that reports show that despite massive campaign to pregnant women to deliver in health facilities, there are still those who deliver in their respective homes which, most of the times, result into complications that lead to maternal and child mortality. Callue...
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27Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The Le Tour de Filipinas, an international cycling event, set to be conducted on April 14-17 will kick-off from Sta. Ana, Cagayan and end in Baguio City. The annual international cycling event is expected to be participated by cycling teams from both foreign and local cyclists to pass through four stages of race route within 502 kilometers distance from Sta. Ana, Cagayan to Baguio City. In an advisory shared by Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre, t...
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27Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- Not only is government bent on helping the poor get the best in medical services, but even the facilities are being enhanced to make their trips to the medical facilities comfortable and assuring. The enhancement will include the medical services. The Department of Health (DOH) Region 2 received P300 million from its central office to improve the rural health units (RHUs)and provincial health units (PHUs) in the region. Dr. Tita Callueng, assistant regional di...
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27Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- A total of 7,996 families enlisted as additional beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for Set 5 in Region 2 have received their first cash grants, social welfare Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia said. Together with the Landbank of the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2, handed the cash grants of the beneficiaries with as much as P1,400 pesos each, totaling to P15 million released to the dif...
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26Mar2012STA. ANA, Cagayan, March 26 (PIA) -- Members of the Regional Nutrition Council (RNC) Region 2 distributed food to nutritionally-depressed families in Barangay Sta. Cruz, here Friday, March 21. Through the collaborative assistance of the different member agencies, the council was able to pack 50 food items given to the families who belong to list of identified nutritionally challenged areas. Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator, said the barangay was prioritized for the delivery of fo...
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25Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 24 (PIA) -– The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Cagayan is extending technical support to coconut farmers in Region 2 to be able to increase their production and improve their livelihood. Loreta dela Cruz, provincial manager, said in a recent interview over Radyo ng Bayan that they offer technological transfer to interested coconut planters on how to make their production of good quality as well as to look on investors to help them process and market their products. ...
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23Mar2012NUEVA VIZCAYA, March 23 --When Atty. Alberto Muyut, undersecretary for legal and legislative affairs of the Department of Education (DepEd) visited the province last month to validate the report of mushrooming school buildings built by the provincial government, he was amazed and awed on the quality of the buildings. “In fact, we are the best performer in quantity and quality of school buildings being built in various barangays in the entire country,” boasted Dr. Reynalda Bangunan, schoo...
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23Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, March 23 (PIA) -- The cases on violence against women in the Cagayan Valley region dramatically dropped from 33 in 2010 to only 23 in 2011, the Commission on Human Rights reported last week. Atty. Cecilia Lazaro of CHR said that with the figure last year, the situation is considered not alarming. However, she clarified that there are cases where the woman dropped the case in consideration of various factors like protection of the children and dependency of the victim...
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22Mar2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 22 (PIA) -- Around 2,479 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received their two months’ cash grants yesterday at the Quirino gymnasium here. Ma. Belen Ong, DSWD 2 provincial link, said a total of P5 million has been disbursed in the two municipalities: P3,883,800 for the 1,120,200 beneficiaries of Diffun and P1,137,200 for the 552 grantees in Cabarroguis. Ong ...
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21Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- The association of persons with disabilities (PWD) Cagayan chapter has encouraged all parents who have children who are physically and mentally challenged to register them so that they will be able to avail and enjoy services of government and civil society for their development. Amalia Decena, association secretary, said despite encouragements and advocacies to bring out the children with disabilities into the open to be served by the agencies and org...
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18Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) implementation has fully covered the 28 municipalities and one city of the province of Cagayan after its expansion this year. DSWD Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia said the remaining two towns which were not covered in the expansion last year are now included in the additional list of coverage for this year. Garcia announced that for the whole region there are already 82 municipaliti...
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16Mar2012BASCO, Batanes, March 16 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) 2 has met with the nutrition stakeholders of this island province to solicit their continuous support to the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN), the country’s response to malnutrition. Rhodora G. Maestre, NNC 2 nutrition program coordinator, said that the PPAN is an integral component of the medium-term Philippine Development Plan and it also contributes to the achievement of t...
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15Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 is conducting series of trainings for barangay nutrition scholars and nutrition officers on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) to decrease number of underweight infant and young children. Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre said though malnutrition rate for infant and young children in the region is not alarming, there is still a need to act to eradicate the problem for underweight children. &...
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11Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) –- Parents of school children in the elementary schools here have donated their blood in the bloodletting activity initiated by the federation of Parents Teachers and Community Association (PTCA), in partnership with the Informers Club (i-Club), a media organization under the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) . Hundreds of parents who were potential donors flocked at the Noartheast District and East Central school to undergo screening ...
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08Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 2 has warned beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on the proliferation of text scams. Angely Lubo, information officer, said reports have reached their office that there are unknown numbers sending messages to some of the beneficiaries of 4Ps in the region that DSWD has a raffle promo. Lubo feared that the beneficiaries might believe the text messages and t...
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04Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has funded the mini-grocery store with photocopying services project of the Saint Anthony Academy Teachers Association (SAATA), under the Workers’ Income Augmentation Program (WINAP). The project was inaugurated during the 44th founding anniversary of Saint Anthony Academny Gonzaga last Month. DOLE released the P336,951.40 fund assistance on December 28, 2011. The project will benefit...
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03Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 3 (PIA) -- Some officials of the United Nations-World Food Programme (UN-WFP) are now in the province to assess their projects in the three towns of Cagayan province and inaugurated a newly constructed emergency food storage facility. Food Security Head Dipayan Bhattacharya said in an interview over Radyo ng Bayan that they are happy that their projects in the municipalities of Enrile, Amulung, and Aparri were all successful and implemented well as per asses...
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03Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) supplementary feeding program had served 19,438 day care children in region 2, according to Bridgette Mayor, DSWD information officer. Mayor said the program aims to improve nutrition deficiencies, and promote healthy and nutritious meals for pre-school children. She said DSWD-2 has benefited 19,438 children under its supplementary feeding program, as of the last q...
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25Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 25(PIA) -- An executive of the National Food Authority (NFA) here said the i-Rice Program in all 15 municipalities in the province has been implemented. "We have already achieved 100 percent status in terms of the iron- Fortified Rice Program specially the far-flung barangays, “Leslie Martinez, NFA provincial manager said. He said their agency is currently implementing intensified advocacy to attract private commercial grains businessme...
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25Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Department of Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo has lauded the initiatives of the officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) region 2 for persuading the Local Chief Executives to enter into a memorandum of agreement to ensure re-enrollment of their sponsored beneficiaries in the health care program. Bayugo said the MOA signing with the governor and local chief executives of the different towns of Cagayan, wa...
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25Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 2 has set March 1 to accept applications for the Special Program for Employment of Student (SPES) for this school year. Grace Pomar, focal person on the employment of students, said this year’s budget amounting to P15.25 million was already released and it will serve 9,000 student beneficiaries all over the region. Pomar stated SPES is a pro-poor program of the present adm...
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23Feb2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The city’s implementation of anti-smoking ordinance is now gaining appreciation from Santiaguenos as they are already complying with the provisions of said ordinance, as noted by the task force composed of personnel of the Department of Public Order and Safety, market guards, city police personnel, and other law enforcement personnel. Ernesto Hernaez, a tricycle driver who considers himself a chain smoker before, said he now totally stopped...
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23Feb2012BASCO, Batanes, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Batanes State College (BSC) recently acquired a three-ton fishing boat worth P1.7-M and it was launched last month along with the fish farm laboratory, maintained by the college at Diura, Mahatao, one of the adopted barangays of BSC. The fishing boat acquisition and a fish farm laboratory aimed to meet the laboratory requirements of the Diploma of Fisheries of the college. The course on agri. fisheries was opened in school year 2009-2010. Th...
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22Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Some 90 high school students of the Tuguegarao City Science High School will be proclaimed the first graduate of this school which city government opened in 2007. Sangguniang Panglungsod member Michael Ting, who authored the ordinance for the establishment of a science high school in the city, said the government is now on the process of nationalizing the school four years after its establishment. Prior to the science high school here,...
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22Feb2012SAN MATEO, Isabela, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The Rural Improvement Club (RIC) members in this mongo-producing town is undergoing a seminar on how to improve the processing of mongo including its handling to avoid pests when stockpiled. Teresita Remigio, RIC federation president of this town, said that the municipality of San Mateo is already consistent in planting mongo, which has become the town’s “black gold” with the huge income derived from planting it after palay harvest....
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20Feb2012TUGEUGARAO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Eighty-one dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are assisted by the Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA) scholarship programs in the Cagayan Valley region. Family Welfare Office Lea Marie Carag-Barasi said that in the OFW-dependent scholarship program, 64 students who are pursuing associate degree studies will receive P20,000 each per school year for their tuition fees, miscellaneous, and other educational requirements. On the education for...
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19Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb19 (PIA) -- Officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) here said five more municipalities in the province are set to receive funding assistance for the establishment of potable water systems in their communities this year. Lawyer Odilon Pasaraba, DILG provincial director, identified the municipalities of Alfonso Castaneda, Aritao, Ambaguio , Dupax del Norte, and Dupax del Sur as recipients of the project &ld...
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18Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb 18 (PIA) -- To help job seekers look for opportunities, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 2 has reiterated its campaign, urging skilled unemployed workers to register in the skills registry system (SRS). Elizabeth Martinez, labor employment officer, said SRS is a system for job seekers, which aims to strengthen data base of working skills to be matched in the job opportunities available as indicated in the Phil-Jobnet, a technology driven jo...
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18Feb2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Febrary 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 2 - Quirino Field Office with assistance from the municipal PESO Managers of Quirino has embarked on an intensified career coaching advocacy in majority of high schools in the province for the year 2012. Guillermo Tan, head of DOLE Quirino, said the move is in response to the growing problem of labor mismatch in the country. “Labor mismatch which has...
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12Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- To supplement income of the police force here, police regional office 2 commander Atty. Rodrigo P. de Gracia has introduced 'Tuwid Bahay' program. De Gracia, who was installed late last year, made the ‘Tawid-Buhay’ program one of his initiatives as a strategy to impart to the police the importance of maintaining and sustaining vegetable gardens to augment to their income, as well as to serve as model and inspiration to the civilians, espec...
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09Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- To fastrack completion of some major infrastructure projects and social services in selected municipalities of the 3rd district of Cagayan, Congressman Randolph S. Ting has allotted P16.5 million budget for this year to finish the target accomplishments. The congressman said the major projects such as school building constructions, community hospitals, and social services need to be completed as early as possible as they facilitate public and human deve...
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09Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor Employment (DOLE) Region 2 is now conducting screenings of potential beneficiaries of the “Kabuhayan Starter Kit” project for the year 2012. Newly installed regional director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez said the program aims to uplift the living conditions of the marginalized sector, and it is one of the efforts of the government towards poverty alleviation, which is why they are now scouting for groups and individu...
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06Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) region 2 has trained local transport service providers on effective customer service to become effective escort tourist guides in the province of Cagayan. Blessida Diwa, regional director, said the seminar aims to provide an avenue to the coachmen (kutcheros) and tricycle drivers an opportunity to serve as guide to the tourists in Cagayan, which will eventually help in achieving government’s thrust of boosting the to...
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04Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, February 4 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) region 2 revealed that two local government units (LGUs) have already re-enrolled their sponsored constituents in the health insurance program, while three others are to sign agreement this month. Oscar Abadu, regional vice-president, said the province of Quirino was the first to re-enroll its 38,000 families to the health insurance program granting their insurance coverage up to 2013, fo...
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03Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) will be implementing thrusts which are anchored on four major pillars such as ensuring members’ satisfaction and empowerment, achievement of excellence in business processes, viability of social health insurance fund and strengthened organizational capability to ensure good service and governance. PHIC Regional Vice President Oscar Abadu, Jr. assured that they will expand benefits beyond the initial 23...
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01Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, February 1 (PIA) -- The Cagayan Valley Association of Career Executives (CVACE), Inc. Executive Board called for further intensification of membership and greater career development of third level professionals and above in the region. CVACE President and NEDA Regional Director Milagros A. Rimando encouraged the executive board to stimulate continuance of career growth among their staff and push those who are qualified to aim for CES Eligibility as a step to further...
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30Jan2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, January 30 (PIA) -- The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government(DILG) will be conducting water development projects to at least three local government units in the province in a bid to improve the communities' access to clean and potable water supply. Under the program called “Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat,’ poor municipalities will be given spring development or de...
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30Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 2, in collaboration with Sutherland Global Services (SGS), has recently recruited at least 30 potential call center agents during a job fair conducted in the region. The recruited individuals will be trained and employed in Clark, Pampanga. Rito Panay, senior recruitment supervisor, said the company needs 200 call center agents and 30 of them were selected from the region. Panay said DOLE helpe...
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29Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- Officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said they are for the responsible dredging project in the Buguey Lagoon to improve the navigational course of fishermen in the said coastal town. In this week’s edition of the ‘Tipon-Tipan Sa PIA,’ most of the BFAR officials said that for the last decade, boats in the area could hardly pass through the mouth of the lagoon, part of the 14-kilometer Buguey River, into th...
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28Jan2012CLAVERIA, Cagayan, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Claveria has 20 hectares cacao plantation as its contribution to the government’s national greening program in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region 2. Mayor Celia Layus said thousands of cacao seedlings were already planted last year. The plants were also integrated with some fruit trees like citrus, mahogany and other species. Layus also stated that the p...
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28Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan 28, (PIA) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Education (DepEd) region 2 have targeted the more than 2,000 public schools regionwide in their orientation activities for the establishment of “gulayan sa paaralan” program this year. Prisca Baquiran, agriculture information officer, said the two agencies have started implementing the program early last year wherein they have already reached out 1, 191 schools for the orientati...
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28Jan2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) here has reported that the 1,830 families who were rendered homeless by the previous typhoons will soon have new homes through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Core Shelter Assistance Project . Provincial Social Welfare Officer Laura Matammu said the P202,883,600 fund from the DSWD intended for the project is now ready and the construction of houses...
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27Jan2012CLAVERIA, Cagayan, Jan 27 (PIA) -- More than 4,000 girl scouts from different elementary and secondary schools in the province have joined the 52nd encampment held here, from January 25-29, 2012 aimed at molding the young women on their responsibilities towards development as prime movers of community and school- based developments. This year’s encampment objective is anchored in the effort of the Girl Scout of the Philippines (GSP) to instill awareness to young generation the global c...
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26Jan2012by Oliver Baccay APARRI, Cagayan, Jan 26 (PIA) -- To educate fisherfolks on the technologies of fish farming, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) region 2 has launched fisheries school on the air program and enrolled some 220 fisherfolks from this town and Buguey. Regional Director Jovita P. Ayson said the school on the air is a free educational program where fisheries technologies and other fisheries-related topics are disseminated to the general public, particularly ...
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26Jan2012by Merlito G. Edale, Jr. CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, January 26 (PIA) -- Students in the city will soon benefit from the mobile library that was purchased by the city government last year. City librarian Analiza Melecio said the mobile library is still undergoing repair. “It is a two-deck bus to be used as research areas for students: the first deck for e-library where internet and computers will be installed and the second deck will be for students who need refe...
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25Jan2012by Oliver Baccay TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- A private sector representative of the Regional Development Council (RDC) region 2 has urged the health department to invest more on healthy lifestyle programs and initiatives to prevent health complications. Ronald Barnacha, environment sector representative, said the projects of the government on hospital upgradings and investments for medicines and other equipments and facilities should be complemented with programs to combat illnesses ...
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24Jan2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in region 2 is urging Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their legal beneficiaries to enroll in the Microsoft Tulay program, a special project in partnership with Microsoft Corporation which provides information and communication technology training to OFWs and their families to broaden their career opportunities. Nestle Baccay, OWWA-based Information Technology instructor, said only a few OFWs a...
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22Jan2012by Thelma C. Bicarme TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Around 9,000 poor but deserving students of Cagayan valley region are to benefit from the Special Program for Employment SPES this year, higher than the 8,553 beneficiaries last year, according to Grace A. Pomar, SPES focal person. Pomar said their office is now ready to accept applicants for the said employment program and aside from DOLE, applicants can also submit their application to their local g...
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22Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) region 2 conducted fora to create awareness on goiter and Iodine deficiency disorders, in conjunction with the 6th “Goiter Awareness Week” on January 22-28, 2012 with the theme "Goiter ay Iwasan, Panitilihin ang Kalusugan." Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator, said iodine deficiency disorders which resulted to a high percentage of individuals who have goiter, was one of the...
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21Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan Jan. 21 - – Around 12,348 job seekers in Cagayan Valley were placed in the government and private sectors last year based on the consolidated report of Public Employment Service Offices of Local Government Units and Private Institutions throughout the region to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) - Region 2. Reginald Estioco, information officer said the report also showed that registered job seekers totaled to 19,655 which is 6 per cent lower than...
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21Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) region 2 has launched the Ovicidal Larvicidal Trap (OL Trap) phase II targeting school compounds, especially those that have history of dengue cases. Under the second phase, the agency will distribute again thousands of kits to elementary and high schools in different municipalities in the region, following the reports that some dengue cases recorded were acquired by the victims inside their school ca...
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21Jan2012ENRILE, Cagayan, January 20 (PIA) -- The Cagayan Valley Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (CVRRCY) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development has conducted a 15 –day training, from January 2 to 16, in the production of candles for its 20 residents, all Children In Conflict In Conflict with the Law. Social Worker Shirley Labuguen, center director said the activity is in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry and Technical Education and...
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19Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The supplementary feeding program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has served a total of 19,438 pre-schoolers enrolled in the different day care centers in the region for the year 2011. Regional director Arnel Garcia said the feeding program was aimed at improving malnutrition problems in the region. Food and regular meals provisions are given to currently enrolled day care children ages 3-4 years old, and 5-year old pre-school...
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19Jan2012BASCO, Batanes, January 19 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) will be conducting the first ever training course on tour guiding in the province starting January 21. Juanita Acacio TESDA administrative officer said the training is set for 196 hours or 25 days at the TESDA-supervised school, the Batanes Technical Skills Development Center. Acacio said the tour guiding course is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes of an individual in ...
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17Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment-Region 2 (DOLE-2 ) has urged private employers to submit compliance report on the release of 13th month pay of their employees last December. Grace Y. Ursua, DOLE-2 regional director, issued a public announcement to the media, asking the private employers to deliver the compliance report at the field offices in their respective provinces. She stated that the submission of the said report is in complia...
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17Jan2012BASCO, Batanes, January 17 (PIA) -- The Batanes State College (BSC) and Saint Dominic College(SDC) have accredited courses under the ladderized education program of the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). Juanita Acacio, TESDA administrative officer said eight courses in BSC and two courses in SDC have been granted National Certificate (NC) Level II. The BSC offers food and beverage Services, automotive servicing, plumbing, consumer electronics,...
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17Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA)-- The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has announced that schools are no longer allowed to send their students as on-the-job trainees abroad particularly in Singapore. Interviewed over Radyo ng Bayan here, Atty. Romelson Abbang, POEA 2 chief said the Student Internship Abroad Program (SIAP) has been suspended by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) effective second semester of school year 2011-2012. Abbang said the s...
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17Jan2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, Jan. 17(PIA) – The on-going construction of the Quirino Provincial Hospital (QPH) in barangay Mangandingay this town is targeted to be completed and inaugurated in June of this year. Architect Carlos Salvador of the provincial engineering office said the construction of the hospital is already on its sixth phase and additional manpower were hired to fast track the finishing of the project to be able to cope with the target date of inauguration. &n...
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17Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The fisheries bureau in Cagayan Valley has started the implementation of its Mangrove Plantation Project which is part of a nationwide program to plant around 11 million mangrove seedlings to cover 3,667 hectares mangrove areas in the entire country. The project aims to restore mangrove forests, mitigate climate change and provide additional source of source of livelihood for the coastal folks. Max Prudencio, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resou...
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17Jan2012by Oliver T. Baccay TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) has urged its members and sponsors to avail of the incentives by paying their annual contributions before the implementation of the 100 percent hike in premium contributions. Cesar Sales, chief of field operations division, said that starting July 1 of this year, all premium contributions will increase by 100 percent. As per resolution of the board of directors, members are given up to ...
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01Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 1(PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) region 2 has urged local government units to focus on improving their existing rural health units (RHUs) for more quality medical services for Philhealth members. According to Karen Corral of Philhealth 2, the government’s effort of issuing Philhealth cards is useless if there are no health centers of hospitals that could attend to their medical needs. “We are making rounds to a...
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31Dec2011TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) –- The Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWDO) has initiated the organization of the senior citizen employees of the provincial government of Cagayan, which is considered to be the first among local government units in Cagayan Valley region. Aida B. Cabauatan, provincial information officer, said the organization of the elderly citizens of capitol is aimed at ensuring their protection in the implementation of the Expanded Senior Citizens Ac...
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