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The production of bananas in Aguinaldo town in Ifugao province will get a boost with the construction of a farm-to-market road (FMR) worth P246 million, the regional agriculture office said. “The project will address the basic problems on accessibility, reducing post-harvest losses and travel time, and it will also boost the cardava banana production, especially […]
Ifugao Governor Jerry Dalipog said building three road projects closer to the communities will encourage residents to reside in resettlement areas and will avoid building houses on the heritage rice terraces which will help in their preservation. “Aside from serving as an access road for people between the service communities, and in the delivery of […]
Kiangan, Ifugao has achieved an 80-percent vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), thanks to the vaccine and people’s adherence to protocols, the mayor said. Mayor Raldis Andrei Bulayungan, in a message during the “Gotad Ad Kiangan,” a gathering for thanksgiving after the lockdown, said they have a target of less than 10,000, or […]
The municipality of Kiangan in Ifugao has already vaccinated more than half of its target population, attributing the accomplishment to the conduct of home vaccination. Kiangan Mayor Raldis Andrei Bulayungan said they did home vaccination when visits have been allowed. “We brought the vaccination to the grassroots which is a program to bring government programs […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed a new flood control structure intended to protect residents and their farmlands from river overflow in the Municipality of Aguinaldo, Ifugao. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said P19.7 million was allocated under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the construction of the Mapacopaco Flood Control […]
The completion of the San Mateo – Alfonso Lista Diversion Road Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has facilitated faster and more convenient travel for residents, especially farmers, from the town of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao. Based on a report submitted to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar by the DPWH Ifugao Second District […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assigned a project supervisor to oversee the daily operations of an electric cooperative (EC) in Ifugao province in a bid to improve the power distribution utility’s operational efficiency and standards of service. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued an office order appointing Romeo Acuesta as Project Supervisor and Acting General […]
“Our hardworking quick response teams – unsung heroes for site-responsive actions as first road responders during calamities are encouraged to be more watchful and intensify precautionary measures.” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar made the statement, following a tragic landslide incident which buried four members of the DPWH Ifugao 2nd District […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill which would declare September 2 as a special non-working holiday in the province of Ifugao in commemoration of the surrender at the province of World War II Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita. House Bill No. 5553 was sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate […]