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FARM VILLAGE SOON TO RISE IN NUEVA ECIJA – UMALI

A farm village will soon be put up in the province of Nueva Ecija to boost its agricultural and tourism sectors. Governor Aurelio Umali said the concept of the project is to promote the various agricultural programs of the provincial government while at the same time become a tourism destination. “Ang aking hangarin ay makapagpatayo […]

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JAEN CITES 14 FRONTLINERS WHO BEAT COVID – AUSTRIA

Fourteen police officers and medical frontliners who contracted and then recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were given joint appreciation by the municipal government of Jaen, Nueva Ecija, and the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO). Jaen Mayor Sylvia Austria said that aside from certificates of appreciation, the local government also extended cash incentives […]

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AVIAN FLU IN JAEN, NUEVA ECIJA CONTAINED – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) — in tandem with the provincial and municipal government officials and veterinarians — has successfully managed, controlled, and contained the incidence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, four months ago. In its official report to the OIE or the World Organization for Animal Health recently, the DA-Bureau […]

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NUEVA ECIJA PENALIZES DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT VS COVID-19 PATIENTS, FRONTLINERS – UMALI

Anyone in Nueva Ecija who will harass or discriminate against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients or frontliners will face criminal liabilities. The provincial board, on the request of Governor Aurelio Umali, enacted recently Ordinance 30-s-2020, a measure to protect people with COVID-19, those under investigation or monitoring, as well as doctors, nurses, health workers, and […]

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DA, LGU ON TOP OF AVIAN FLU SITUATION – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the detection of avian flu in a quail farm in a barangay in the town of Jaen in Nueva Ecija. The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Nueva Ecija received reports of increased mortalities of 1,500 out of 15,000 quails in one farm in Barangay. Ulanin-Pitak, Jaen, Nueva Ecija […]

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DPWH TO BUILD NEW ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FORT MAGSAYSAY – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar led the groundbreaking of an Army headquarters and tactical operations center at Fort Ramon Magsaysay, home of the 7th Infantry Division in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. Villar said the project is part of the P200-million package for military bases to be built under the DPWH-Department […]

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DA TO BUILD 8 WAREHOUSES WITH PALAY DRYERS IN NUEVA ECIJA – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated warehouses with dryers in eight places in Nueva Ecija, including Talavera, in a bid to help reduce post-harvest losses among rice farmers. This was disclosed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar after gracing the inauguration of the first of 80 Rice and Corn Education Farms (EduFarm) to be built […]

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DPWH COMPLETES 2 FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS IN NUEVA ECIJA – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of two new flood control structures in the Municipality of Jaen and Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar commended DPWH Nueva Ecija Second District Engineering Office for completing the slope protection projects along Pampanga River in Barangay San Roque, Jaen and […]

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4 NEW DECLARED TOURIST DESTINATIONS TO GET DOT SUPPORT – ROMULO-PUYAT

The four recently declared new tourist destinations in Nueva Ecija and Ilocos Sur are slated to receive significant attention and assistance on infrastructure, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has assured. “It’s written in the law that TIEZA should be actively helping the local government draft tourism plans because tourism is not only on […]

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CREATE A NEW BILIBID PRISON AT FORT MAGSAYSAY IN NUEVA ECIJA – GORDON

To reduce the congestion in the country’s largest national penitentiary, Senator Dick Gordon said he favors the creation of a New Bilibid Prison (NBP) at Fort Magsaysay or Fort Mag military reservation in Nueva Ecija. Gordon said a national penitentiary at the more than 86,486-acre military reservation would be more conducive to the reformation and […]