MGB ROII employees hurdle ENR Academy
Posted October 6, 2021
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan- Planning Officer II Diana Imie B. Estrada and Engineer II Kyrie Afidchao graduated as Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively in the recently concluded ENR Academy Program led by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office No. II.
The ENR academy is a development program of the Department to augment knowledge gaps, instill understanding of ENR laws to DENR employees especially the frontline offices to improve delivery of public service.
It is composed of five courses: Executive Course, Management Course, Supervisory Course, Basic Course and Frontline Course. Each course has distinct modules which also varies according to level of participation.
Other MGB ROII employees also hurdled the ENR academy, Administrative Assistant III Felipe Neil Pintucan, Jr. Administrative Assistant II Luisa C. Guzman, Cartographer II Janet Talattad, and Administrative Assistant I Carla Talbo.
Mining company funds arboretum
Posted: August 2, 2021
In a bid to conserve native plant species in Region 2, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently signed a pact with a mining firm for the establishment of an arboretum in Nueva Vizcaya province.
The memorandum of agreement was signed by DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan and FCF Minerals Country Manager James Carmichael in the presence of Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Director Mario Ancheta, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Edgar Martin, Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) Officer Giovannie Magat, and Leopoldo Castro Jr. of FCF Minerals.
The FCF Minerals Corporation, a British-owned firm operating the Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Project in Quezon town, will provide 300,000 pesos per year for the establishment, protection and maintenance of the arboretum for five years.
It shall conduct monitoring activities and attend meetings to assess the development of the arboretum.
For its part, the DENR shall be responsible in the site preparation, planting and maintenance and protection of the arboretum
The three-hectare provincial arboretum houses endemic and indigenous forest tree species such as Narra, Dao, Yakal, Molave, Kamagong, Kalumpit, Anilau, Panglomboien, Tuai and Philippine Teak.
Established at the Ecological Park and Training Center at CENR office in Aritao, the arboretum will serve as source of quality planting materials, an ecotourism site and educational laboratory.
The Forest Management Bureau has earlier directed the establishment of arboretum to enhance the implementation of the National Greening Program by planting endemic trees that best thrive in the region, province or municipality.#
OceanaGold to resume mining operations in Vizcaya
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan- the Philippine government renewed the financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) of OceanaGold Philippines Corporation in Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
The FTAA was renewed retroactively from June 19, 2019 until 2044 with unchanged financial terms and conditions.
OceanaGold said in a statement, “The Company’s first operational priority is the rehiring and training of its Philippine workforce, which will include a focus on safeguarding workers from the current risks associated with COVID-19.”
It aims to restarts its operation “as soon as possible,” it will initially resume with the milling of stockpiled ore of about 19 million tonnes.
FCF leads mushroom production training
Posted: April 30, 2021
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan- FCF Minerals Corporation in Runruno, Nueva Vizcaya in partnership with Nueva Vizcaya Mushroom Growers Association (NVMGA) spearheaded a mushroom production training for the residents of Barangay Runruno.
The training tackled preparation of mushroom housing and bed, maintenance and cost and return analysis.
The training aims to impart technical knowledge of edible mushroom production as an alternative livelihood project for the residents of Brgy. Runruno.
- with reports from FCF Minerals Corporation