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Published December 29, 2020, 10:47 AM 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 Science High School (Pisay) – Cagayan Valley Campus, applied to his dream school, Duke University, ranked among the top five universities in the U.S., he knew that his family could not afford even a fraction of the school’s $57,000 (over ₱2.5 million) yearl...

  The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a flood advisory around 10 a.m. on Sunday, noting Cagayan River’s “slow rise but at slow rate” and river channels are “above alert level.”   “The whole stretch of the Cagayan River, including major tributaries, is likely to rise in the next 12 hours,” PAGASA said in its advisory.   Light to moderate to at times heavy rains may occur in the next 24 hours due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan” that is being enhanced by an LPA.   “The public and the local disaster risk red...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The ground breaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Caritan-Balzain creek was led by Rep. Jojo “Pulsar” Lara on Tuesday, December 15. In a media briefing, Lara said this project was given priority to solve the flooding problem of Tuguegarao. “We have given this project priority because it could solve the flooding problem in our villages,” he said in Filipino. He added that this project has long been overdue and had been an approved infrastructure project of this district but was delayed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. He noted that funding ha...

Philippines: Typhoon Goni (Rolly) and Vamco (Ulysses) Situation Report No. 2 Format HIGHLIGHTS • The combined effects of Tropical Depression Vicky and tail-end of a cold front, inundated anew low-lying towns in Cagayan and Isabela Provinces in Region 2. • Cash and voucher assistance have been provided, either as stand-alone intervention or in combination with relief goods to address humanitarian and early recovery needs. • Beneficiaries of CERF-related activities are being coordinated and validated with LGUs in Albay and Catanduanes. SITUATION OVERVIEW At least 30,000 people remain disp...

Cimatu: Foreign contractors not allowed to dredge Cagayan River December 21, 2020, by Eldin Ganic No foreign contractors will be allowed to dredge the Cagayan River even for free, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary, Roy Cimatu, said last week. “We have a ruling that there will be no foreign contractors here, they should be all Filipinos who have a construction company and this is really a part of our river restoration projects all over the country,” said Cimatu. “This is not only in Cagayan River, all rivers that need to b...