The city government has come up with a list of projects to attract investments aimed at generating revenues to boost the local economy and sustain the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response. “We have a list of several priority areas of investment that signals the start of a new day, a new Baguio for all investors,” lawyer Leticia Clemente, City Budget Officer, said during the weekly “Ugnayan” program of the City Public Information Office on Wednesday afternoon. She said the projects will be pursued either solely by the city government or through a public-private partnership agreement. Included in the list
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) Director Wilfredo Cruz on Thursday said a fish feed mill will be established in the province of Aurora in a bid to boost the fisheries sector. The project will be funded by the Department of Agriculture, BFAR-3, and the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute. The facility will be built on a 1,000-hectare land in Barangay Calabuanan, Baler. Cruz said in his meeting with DA Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and Fisheries Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero and Aurora Governor Gerardo Noveras last week, they agreed that indigenous and readily available materials such as kangkong, malunggay,
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Ilocos Norte government and the communities around the lake, is offering a cost-effective solution for Paoay Lake’s E. coli problem. DOST Ilocos regional director Armando Ganal said in an interview Thursday a powder called Vigormin is the low-cost solution to reduce the coliform level due to wastewater, drainage systems, and residual solid waste accumulating in the lake during surface runoff. But instead of pouring the Vigormin powder directly to the 387-hectare lake, Ganal said this will be applied in the septic tanks of households surrounding the lake. “Vigormin is
As the province of Ilocos Norte offers “new normal” tourist attractions, the country’s flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to increase its number of flights from Manila to Laoag and vice versa this February. In its latest advisory, PAL’s flight schedule for February is now twice a week every Tuesday and Friday. But to accommodate more tourists including balikbayans from the United States, particularly from Hawaii who are coming home to Ilocos, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc said in a virtual press conference on Thursday that the PAL management is also planning to add another flight to make it thrice weekly.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Bicol (DENR-5) through its Camarines Norte Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) has separately released a Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) and paradise flying tree snake (Chrysopelea paradasi) back to their natural habitats. “The Philippine hawk-eagle was found by a resident of Barangay Alawihao, Daet, Camarines Norte, shivering on a grass field and was immobile due to the heavy rains. The resident informed the office to which the officer responded immediately. Upon examination, the wildlife was in good condition and was released into the wild by Camarines Norte PENR Officer-In-Charge Marlon C. Francia,” the
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) is no longer significant in Panay with two of its top leaders being among the 12 ranking officials in Western and Central Visayas neutralized by government troops in 2021. “When neutralized it could be killed, it could be surrendered, it could be apprehended or captured. They could no longer go back to their movement,” said Capt. Kim L. Apitong, officer-in-charge of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) Public Affairs Office, in an interview Wednesday. Among those neutralized were Joven Ceralvo alias Lex, commanding officer of the Front Operational Command and
