JC RAHMAN A. NAVA, MD

GUIMARAS HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR COCONUT PROCESSING FACILITY

May 21, 2023

The Province of Guimaras held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction of a coconut progressing facility in Barangay Sapal, San Lorenzo on May 19, 2023.

The 688 square meters shared facility worth Php 16 million will host several machines and equipment that will process coconuts into cooking oil.

The processing center can cater up to 5,000 nuts per day.

DAIRY BOX OUTLET OPENS IN GUIMARAS

May 19, 2023

The first Dairy Box outlet in the province of Guimaras was inaugurated on May 18, 2023 at the Capitol Grounds in San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras.

Managed by the Guimaras Employees Multi-purpose Cooperative (GEMPC), the outlet is dubbed Dairy Box Guimaras and is the fourth of its kind in Panay-Guimaras area.

The Php 10 million infrastructure project is a one-stop delicatessen shop for carabao-based and other dairy products conceptualized by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC).

MANGGAHAN FESTIVAL 2023 STARTS

April 29, 2023

All roads lead to the Province of Guimaras this May as the festival showcasing the sweetest mangoes kicked off on April 29, 2023 with wide array of activities dubbed as “Imbukada”.

Now on its 30th year, Manggahan Festival is having its sweet comeback after being in hiatus for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FACE-TO-FACE MANGGAHAN FESTIVAL RETURNS

March 24, 2023

Manggahan festival of the Province of Guimaras makes a sweet comeback this year with a full packed face-to-face activity during the month long celebration.

Events will take place every weekend to take advantage of the influx of tourists in the island during Saturdays and Sundays with the highlight slated on May 19-22.

GUIMARAS INAUGURATES 5-UNIT ISOLATION ROOMS FUNDED BY DOH THROUGH THE WORLD BANK

March 13, 2023

The Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital (DCGNPH) inaugurated 5-unit Isolations Rooms funded by the Department of Health (DOH) through the World Bank on March 10, 2022.

Provincial Governor and Chairman of the Hospital Management Board JC Rahman A. Nava, MD and Congresswoman Ma. Lucille L. Nava, MD led the blessing and inauguration of the new and upgraded isolation facilities. The ceremony was graced by DOH Undersecretary of Health/Health Policy Infrastructure Development Team (HPIDT) Lilibeth C. David, MD, MPH, MPM, CESO I and the DOH Assistant Secretary of HPIDT Leonita P. Gorgolon, MD, MHA, MCHM, CEO VI.