Religious sect holds “lechon” festival
by Ben Moses Ebreo Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (September3) -- A religious sect here on Wednesday opened their annual "Lechon" festival in barangay Bonfal East here. Jose "Tal" de Guia, 40 and leader of the religious sect "Vucal na Pananampalataya Teyac na Paniniwala" said the Lechon Festival was conceptualized to commemorate the 79th birthday of his deceased father Cuoya Dominador "Doming" de Guia who led the sect from 1967 to 2005. Now on its 4th year, the festival was attended by hundreds of sect members, politicians, government officials, businessmen and other supporters and friends of the sect in Senora Falls, a mini-resort developed by ...
Pangasinan set to reclaim rice granary status
By Danny O Sagun Dagupan City (19 August) -- "Babalik ang Pangasinan na rice granary pag tapos na yan." Engineer Laurence Acebedo, assistant project manager of the Agno River Integrated Irrigation Project (ARIIP), thus boldly projected as to what Pangasinan would become when the irrigation re-regulating pond in San Manuel town is completed by mid-2013. Acebedo said some 35,000 hectares of farmlands from eastern and central Pangasinan are projected to benefit from the irrigation system. "Sa ngayon nga nakikita na yong pagtaas ng produksyon sa mga lugar na naayos na natin yong irrigation facilities, mas lalong maramdaman ng ating farmers ang benepisyo pag ...
NVizcaya DENR proves empowering villagers key to sustainable forest protection program
by Ben Moses Ebreo Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (July 1) -- Villager Valentin Descalzo, 40 of barangay Buenavista in this town was one of the upland settlers who were engaged in slash and burn system of farming or "Kaingin" to support their family in 1970s. Descalzo, along with hundreds of upland settlers in this province have continuously brought harm and destruction on the natural-growth forests due to indiscriminate system of farming, charcoal making and tree cutting. "But that was before. We have now transformed into responsible forest settlers," Descalzo claimed. Descalzo, now the president of the Federation of Vista Hills, Kalongkong and Kakilingan Upland Farmers, ...
Three Bicol rivers not biologically dead – EMB
Legazpi City (25 June) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Bicol has maintained that three rivers in the region reported earlier as biologically dead are actually not dead at all, according to the agency's regional official. Engr. Gilbert Gonzales, DENR-EMB Bicol regional director, recalled that Anayan (Camarines Sur), Malaguit (Camarines Norte) and Panique (Masbate) rivers were earlier reported as biologically dead by media outlets here that prompted uncalled alarm among the residents directly gleaning resources from the rivers. Gonzales averred the bureau has been conducting surveillance, sampling and monitoring of the rivers to verify their status ...
Albay, Landbank sign P700-M loan for college scholarships
Legazpi City (22 June) -- Albay province has signed Wednesday (June 16) a P700 million loan package with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to finance a first-in-the-country education strategy that aims to produce "a college graduate for every family" through an encompassing yet simplified study now-pay later scheme. Albay Governor Joey Salceda, who authored the program, referred to it as an "Education Driven Development" (see presentation below); a development approach for his province anchored on a vigorous, well-planned, financed and executed college and vocational education, a system that practically invites more scholars, ups enrollment and produce more graduates. Salceda signed ...
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Religious sect holds “lechon” festival
by Ben Moses Ebreo Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (September3) — A religious sect here on Wednesday opened their annual “Lechon” festival in barangay Bonfal East here. Jose “Tal” de Guia, 40 and leader of the religious sect “Vucal na Pananampalataya Teyac na Paniniwala” said the Lechon Festival was conceptualized... [Read more]
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Religious sect holds “lechon” festival
by Ben Moses Ebreo Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (September3) — A religious sect here on Wednesday opened their annual “Lechon” festival in barangay Bonfal East here. Jose “Tal” de Guia, 40 and leader of the religious sect “Vucal na Pananampalataya Teyac na Paniniwala” said the Lechon Festival was conceptualized... [Read more]
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