By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 18 additional villages in Negros Occidental have been declared “drug-cleared” by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6) on Friday, March 24. PDEA-6 director Jeanette Reyes said the 18 applicant-barangays were from the cities of Bago, Cadiz, La Carlota, Silay, Talisay, and Victorias; and from the …
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DA-6: NegOcc remains ASF-free
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental remains free of African swine fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) said. DA-6 Regulatory Chief, Dr. Jonic Natividad said hog blood samples submitted regularly by the local government units (LGUs) in the province have tested negative for ASF. Natividad also praised the San …
Lacson: NegOcc could manage upcoming dry spell
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is confident that the province will be able to manage the upcoming dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon. In a radio interview over Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Lacson said this is not the first time that the province had experienced a dry spell. …
‘Return to normal’: Negrense hog raisers elated as Cebu reopens borders for pork products
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hog raisers in Negros Occidental are elated after Cebu province lifted border restrictions on pork shipments. “Our hog raisers are happy despite the banning and restrictions by Cebu,” provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II said yesterday. Diaz is adamant that hog shipments will return to normal. Negros Occidental remains as …
Anti-ASF measures intensified in NegOcc ports
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City has intensified its monitoring against African swine fever (ASF). According to City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Joe Alingasa, the city’s ASF Task Force ensures that travelers, passing through the San Carlos Port, are not carrying any pork byproducts. The city …
‘Stop trips or face raps’, PCG warns colorum motor banca operators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Northern Negros Occidental warns operators of colorum motor bancas to stop their trips or face legal action. This warning is part of the PCG’s security preparations for Holy Week and the summer season, when travelers may hire colorum motor bancas as a means …
Cebu guv lifts border control on pork byproducts
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia signed an executive order lifting border control on pork and pork byproducts within the province late Tuesday night, March 21. During the meeting, Garcia questioned some of the policies being imposed by the national agencies in dealing with African swine fever (ASF). “We will craft …
Cop chief under probe; PRO-6 to investigate Ilog town police chief over deadly raid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police chief of Negros Occidental’s Ilog town will be investigated in connection to the raid on an illegal gambling operation which left one person dead. Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office spokesperson, said Police Captain Thurslie Castillo will be placed on motu propio case investigation. …
Aground vessel doesn’t pose oil spill threat, PCG assures
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Northern Negros Occidental assured the residents of Bacolod City’s Purok Magsungay that the cargo vessel that had run aground on their shoreline did not pose any danger of an oil spill. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Northern Negros Occidental station chief said, based …
LCE life in peril? NOCPPO affirms NegOcc local chief exec received threats
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) confirmed yesterday that a local chief executive (LCE) in the province had received threats. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo refused to name the LCE. He would leave it to the Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) of the Philippine National Police …