2 die, 3 hurt in Ifugao vehicular accident

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Source: HeraldExpress dated September 24, 2015 by Dexter See

LAMUT, Ifugao – Two government employees died while three others were injured after the driver lost control of their speeding pickup along the national road at sitio Santa Fe, barangay Hapid here around 7:30 pm Wednesday.

Superintendent Cherry Fajardo, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO) in the Cordillera, identified the fatalities as Roselyn Malingan, 28,  married, teacher at Ifugao State University (IFSU), Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao;  Wrechelle Hoggang Valenciano, 33, married, secretary of the Mayor’s Office, Lamut, Ifugao.

Ifugao Rice Terraces only 300-400 years old – experts

Banaue Rice Terraces (by Bambie Rosario)

by Mario Casayuran
August 2, 2015

The famed Ifugao Rice Terraces are not 2,000 years old. They are some 300 to 400 years old. This was revealed last week by Sen. Loren Legarda, Chairwoman of the Senate environment and natural resources committee, in a speech at the Science-Policy Forum on the Sustainability of the Rice Terraces Systems (Hani and Ifugao): Building-Learning Alliance at Hotel Jen in Manila. 

IFSU ranks 6th place in Philippine Universities Ranking 2015

The FindUniversity.ph Philippine Universities Ranking is based on the aggregated passing rates of each school in all board exams that their graduates participated in. It is the first Philippine Universities Ranking that is based on relevant, up-to-date and measurable data.

There are over 60 different board exams conducted by the PRC, and we aggregated the results from those board exams, ranked each school in each board exam, and then aggregated the rankings for each school, to come up with a Weighted Board Exams Ranking for each school. Note that the ranking displayed here contains schools that were ranked in at least 5 board exams. 

The full Methodology is available at the bottom of this page.

School	Weighted Ranking	Ranked In
1	University of the Philippines Los Banos Los Banos, Laguna	98.0%	13 exams
2	Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City	97.3%	8 exams
3	University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City	96.4%	25 exams
4	University of the Philippines Manila Manila	96.1%	11 exams
5	University of the Philippines Visayas Iloilo City, Iloilo	91.5%	9 exams
6	Ifugao State University - Main Campus Lamut, Ifugao	91.1%	6 exams
7	Pangasinan State University in Urdaneta Urdaneta City, Pangasinan	90.6%	5 exams
8	Bohol Island State University Tagbilaran Tagbilaran City, Bohol	90.0%	8 exams
9	University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Quezon City	89.0%	5 exams
10	De La Salle University Manila Manila	88.0%	13 exams

Canadian family donates Ifugao nipa hut replica to PH consulate

Courtesy of ABS-CBN

MANILA – A Canadian family has donated to the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver a replica of an Ifugao nipa

hut they bought as souvenir six years ago from the Banaue Rice Terraces.

James and Marnie Stewart said their visit to the Philippines composed of trips to Donsol, Sorsogon, Puerto Princesa, El NIdo, and then up north to the Banaue Rice Terraces.

With the help of a local guide, the couple embarked on a week-long trek to the rice terraces, passing through Ifugao villages.

Ifugao State University to open new campus in 2015

AGUINALDO, Ifugao Dec. 11 (PIA) - - With the aim of delivering quality education at the doorsteps of the public, the Ifugao State University is set to open a new campus in this municipality next year.

IFSU President Dr. Serafin L. Ngohayon announced in a stakeholders meeting that 2015 is the most opportune time to open Aguinaldo Campus   given the  active support of the local government unit (LGU), provincial government and national leadership.

“I  want to fulfill the pledge we made to the people of Aguinaldo of opening an IFSU campus in the municipality,” he added.

CHARMP worker perished,3 others injured in landslide in Ifugao town

Courtesy of DutchPickle

HUNGDUAN, Ifugao, Dec. 11 (PIA)- - A worker of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management Program (CHARMP) perished while three others  were injured when they were hit by a landslide as they  were hiking along a horse trail from Barangay Lubo-ong this municipality last December 3.

Report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)  identified the fatality as  Elizabeth Bulayo, 40,  of Namulditan, Hingyon, Ifugao.  The injured are Jonalyn Cabbigat, 29 , of Cababuyan, Hingyon; Irinea Laurel, and Jocelyn Bahatan, both  of Hungduan.

The four(2 from CHARMP,  one from Department of Education and one from the Hungduan Municipal Agriculture Office) were  on their way  back to Poblacion, Hungduan from Barangay Lubo-ong after monitoring and inspecting some  CHARMP projects in the  area  when a landslide suddenly occurred and hit them at 6:30 PM of Dec. 3.

The survivors notified the MDRRMO and the local government unit  who  immediately responded together with members of the Municipal Police Station, the Barangay Disaster Council of Lubo-ong, barangay health workers and  staff from the Municipal Health Office.( DBC- PIA CAR, Ifugao)

Source: Philippine Information Agency dated December 11, 2014

Ifugao Wrestling Team shines in Batang Pinoy - Luzon

By Mark Victor Pasagoy

Posted Monday, November 17, 2014

Courtesy of Coach Marilyn

IFUGAO grapplers lived up to expectations as they scored top honors in the wrestling event of the recently held 2014 Batang Pinoy Luzon Games in Naga City.

The Cordillera based athletes took the competition by storm as they put in tow four gold, three silver, and one bronze at the close of the national sports competition backed by the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission.

Arselyn Battatong (44kgs), Lovelyn Bandao (48kgs), Clarizza Mae Hagitan (56kgs) powered the Ifugao team after sweeping all gold medals in the secondary girls division.

In the elementary division, Maricca Hagitan copped the top spot in the girl’s 40-kilogram bulingit category while teammate Dan Gayuchan bagged a bronze medal from the bulingit boy’s 35-kilogram contest.Bless Napiloy (52kgs) and Annie Gumadol (48kgs) settled with a modest second honors finishes.