To fast-track the identification of more than 1,000 farmer-beneficiaries for the Convergence for Livelihood Assistance for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Project (CLAAP) in Marinduque, a two-day field validation and monitoring was recently conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) Central Project Management Unit.
Author: Romeo A. Mataac, Jr.
Organic farming finds a home in Marinduque
In a land known to many as poisoned by a toxic mine spillage, there’s a field of green that thrives, harvesting nature’s unadulterated bounty.
DOTr-CAAP inaugurates renovated Marinduque Airport PTB and runway extension
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), together with the provincial government of Marinduque led the inauguration of the airport’s rehabilitated passenger terminal building (PTB) and runway extension project today, April 11, 2019.
Summer 2019: 5 things to do in Marinduque
Every year, the island of Marinduque comes alive during Holy Week for the much awaited Moriones Lenten Rites. This folk-religious event features the Moriones, men and women in masks and costumes replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers.
Cebu Pacific commences new Manila-Marinduque route
GASAN, Marinduque – The Philippines’ largest carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), launches a direct flight to its newest domestic destination, Marinduque on Monday, April 1. […]
Ninay Festin-Tan, kumakandidato bilang mayor ng Boac
Christina “Ninay” Labrador Festin-Tan ang kanyang pangalan. Kumakandidato sa pagka-alkalde ng bayan ng Boac. Si Ninay ay may asawa at nabiyayaan ng dalawang anak. Tatlo ang kanyang kapatid. Anak ni Lino Reyes Festin at Celia Malagotnot Labrador.
Marinduque declared insurgency-free
The province of Marinduque has been officially declared as an insurgency-free province and with stable internal peace and security, the third province in the country to achieve the status.
Velasco, ikinabahala ang kahihinatnan ng mga narerekober na droga sa buy-bust ops
Nababahala si Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco sa pagkakakumpiska ng multi-bilyong pisong halaga ng ilegal na droga sa bansa. Sa inilabas na pahayag, maliban […]
659 kilo ng basura nasamsam sa Boac river
Aabot sa 659 kilo ng basura ang nakuha ng mga residente sa Boac, Marinduque na nakiisa sa ginawang paglilinis sa ilog kasabay ng paggunita sa World Water Day.
23 years after, mine tailings still a threat to Marinduque, says official
Many residents of Marinduque province still live in fear, almost 23 years after the area was hit by one of the largest mining disasters in the country