Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. yesterday issued an executive order banning the entry of swine, pork, pork products, and pork by-products from areas affected by African swine fever. According to the Department of Agriculture, the virus has been detected across Europe and Asia, including Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Belgium, Bulgaria, Moldova, Vietnam, Cambodia, …
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Joint task force formed to combat insurgency in Negros
In compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements last month regarding the earlier spate of killings in Negros Oriental, Joint Task Force-Negros (JTF-Negros) was launched, which will be under the command of Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division assistant commander, Brigadier General Eric Vinoya. “Ending insurgency to attain the desired sustainable peace and development does not only …
‘Masa Mart’ vendors told to vacate
A total of 58 vendors at the so-called “Masa Mart,” located along Bonifacio Street at Bacolod City’s Central Market, were given five-days to vacate following the approval of an order transferring them to the Bacolod Vendors’ Plaza, where displaced vendors from across the city are being accommodated. According to Acting Mayor El Cid Familiaran notices …
PAGASA issues haze warning for the Western Visayas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a haze warning for the Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, between Tuesday and yesterday. Based on information provided by the weather bureau, the haze was caused by ongoing forest fires in Indonesia, which affected most of the Visayas and Mindanao, …
Local hog farm operator urges government intervention
Amid the ongoing concerns surrounding African swine fever, Victorias City-based Bahamas Meatshop Farm/Nutriafeeds is seeking intervention by the Department of Agriculture after several closure attempts were made by the Victorias Milling Company (VMC) on a local piggery. “This is a threat to the swine industry that will surely affect pork supply in Negros, especially [after] …
BCPO: No city police officers involved in ‘recycling’ illegal drugs
In response to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino revealing several sources confirmed unscrupulous anti-narcotics agents across the country have either sold seized illegal drugs or used the substances as planted evidence, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, affirmed none of their officers are involved in such …
NPA denies role in Escalante City gun battle
The New People’s Army (NPA) has denied any involvement in last Tuesday’s gun battle in Escalante City’s Barangay Old Poblacion. In a statement by Cecil Estrella, spokesperson for the NPA Roselyn Jean Pelle Command, which is based in northern Negros, the encounter was characterized as “fake.” Estella called the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion and …
Two NPA insurgents captured following Escalante City gun battle
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents were captured yesterday morning following an encounter with elements of the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion at Sitio Maitom in Escalante City’s Barangay Old Poblacion. Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, identified the two captured rebels as Jomar ‘Mari’ …
Cadiz City ancestral home gutted by blaze
The ancestral home owned by the Gustilo family was destroyed by a fire yesterday morning at Hacienda Hortencia in Cadiz City’s Barangay Daga. Information provided by the city’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire took place around 8:30 a.m. The occupants of the house, all relatives of former Cadiz City mayor Eduardo Varela, …
Two people robbed at gunpoint in Villamonte
Two people were reported robbed at gunpoint early yesterday morning by four unidentified men near Gate #1 of the Villa Angela Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. Police identified the victims as 24-year-old Aaron Muñon and 20-year-old Kane Irish Dominguez, both residents of Barangay Dos Hermanas in Talisay City. Police Station 4 (PS4) commander, Police …