The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced the launch of the first-ever coronavirus disease (COVID-19) telehealth project in Cagayan Valley. A member of the medical staff takes care of a patient infected by COVID-19 at the Intensive Care Unit of the Etterbeek-Ixelles Hospital on...
The Department Science and Technology (DOST) and the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) have joined forces in setting up an ethanol production facility (EPF) in Cagayan Valley that is capable of producing ethyl alcohol using agricultural waste, like rice and corn. (Photo from DOST Region II...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched on Wednesday, June 30 a watershed protection drive that was arguably triggered by the massive flooding experienced by Cagayan Valley last year at the hands of typhoon "Ulysses". DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Screengrab from Zoom...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stayed true to its "Build, Build, Build" mantra by cranking out 1,483 kilometers (km) worth of roads and 322 individual bridges in Cagayan Valley in just a five-year period. Pigalo Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) A total of 379 flood...
To help address the problems of recurring water hazards due to inclement weather conditions, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted almost P78 million budget for the establishment of a water infrastructure in Cagayan Valley. (DOST / MANILA BULLETIN) The said funding will be...
A P146-million water research center is expected to be established in Cagayan Valley to undertake research and development (R&D) education and capacity building programs in the water resources sector in the region, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed over the weekend. DOST...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The utilization rate of the intensive care unit (ICU) beds in six regions of the country are now at the “high-risk” level due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. These regions are Cordillera...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When Pigalo Bridge in Isabela was devastated by typhoons Pedring and Quiel in 2011, farmers who wanted to deliver their agricultural products to Manila or Tuguegarao had to take a 76-kilometer detour via Alicia-Angadanan-San Guillermo-Naguilian Road. Residents of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the local government units (LGUs) have so far provided relief assistance amounting to more than P1.72 million to the families affected by Typhoon “Bising" in the country's four regions. The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations...
The Philippine government has released a revised set of water discharge protocols for Magat Dam, one of the biggest dams in Asia, to avoid a repeat of unprecedented flooding that drowned Cagayan province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses last year. It was last week, during the congressional...
Edrian Liao from Cauayan, Isabela plans to focus on the agricultural applications of aerospace engineering to help Philippine farmers Applying to college is stressful for any teenager, but it cannot be denied that some have greater advantages over others. When Edrian Liao, a senior at Philippine...
Troy Rosario (PBA Images) TNT star Troy Rosario has launched a donation drive to help victims ravaged by the massive flooding that hit his home province of Cagayan Valley. Rosario has collected more than P43,000 since Saturday that will be used for relief operations while also asking for donations...
