Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has declared the Municipality of Buguey in Cagayan Valley as the country’s crab capital, a crucial designation to focus resources that would help the town further develop the production of fresh mud crab. Buguey’s role in the crab supply chain has been growing over the past decade. Last year, […]
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Senator Dick Gordon said he will be pushing for the construction of more bridges in the Cagayan Valley to help give a big jolt to the local economy. Gordon, during his visit to the northern provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, noted that improving and building bridges will help cut travel time to other points of […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles revealed the government’s anti-hunger and COVID-19 responses during the second leg of Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series in an event at Peñablanca, Cagayan last May 5, 2021.This was part of the preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and last State of the Nation Address on July 2021 being led by […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TFBBB) co-chair Roy Cimatu said the government is all set for the removal of sandbars along the constricted section of Cagayan River called “Magapit Narrows” by late January or early February. “This is a strategic move in the short-term while medium- […]
SWIP TO BOOST CAGAYAN AGRI YIELD – DAR
Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally turned over the P24-million Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) to the Arapaap Small Water Irrigation System Association (SWISA) recently in Allacapan, Cagayan. The SWIP, one of the largest of its kind in Cagayan Valley, will benefit 75 farmer-beneficiaries with a service area of 100 hectares. “Dahil sa inyong tulong ay mas […]