ASF scares away pork consumers in Mandaue as city bans entry of pork and pork products from infected areas

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/08/2023

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Some pork vendors at the Mandaue City Public Market said they have experienced a drop in sales after the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Carcar City. Pork vendor Josephine Domitita…

Chan bans entry of pork, pork products from Carcar and Negros

Futch Anthony Inso 03/08/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan issued an executive order temporarily banning the entry of live hogs and pork-related products from Carcar City and Negros Island. Chan signed Executive Order no. 2023-017 entitled…

Wife of slain driver in Pamplona massacre: ‘He was supposed to be on day off’

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/08/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Lady Jean Canseco is appealing to law enforcers to give justice for the death of her husband Jomar Canseco, who was one of the victims of the massacre in Barangay San Isidro, Pamplona, Negros Oriental.…

ASF in Carcar: Exporting of meat banned, chicharon not

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—To contain the spread of the African Swine Flu (ASF), the Cebu Provincial Government has implemented stricter protocols in regulating the movement of live pigs and pork products here. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued two…

Direct flights from Mactan to Bantayan to resume this April

Morexette Marie Erram 03/08/2023

BANTAYAN ISLAND, Cebu—Direct flights between Mactan and Bantayan Island will resume next month, airport officials announced. The Bantayan Island Airport will be reopening as it inaugurated its improved runway on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. To mark the…

Cebu City is ASF-free, says DVMF official

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—An official of the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) said on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, that the city remains African Swine Fever (ASF)-free as of the moment. Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, Cebu…

Pork producers group in CV tells public: Local pork is safe to eat

Morexette Marie Erram 03/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid cases of the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF), a group of pork producers in Central Visayas assured the public that locally produced meat and pork products are safe for consumption. The Central…

All Bayawan City cops relieved as Degamo murder probe continues

Pegeen Maisie M. Sarara 03/07/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – All policemen of Bayawan City Police Station are relieved from their posts effective Tuesday, March 7. Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Ace Pelare, the spokesperson of the Special Intelligence Task Group (SITG), confirmed…

PUJs to be given priority along Osmeña Blvd as BRT construction starts

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said they minimized rerouting and prioritized public utility jeepneys (PUJ) in their traffic plan for Osmeña Boulevard now that Package 1 of the Cebu…

Zubiri on Pamplona massacre: This is political terrorism

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 03/07/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — For Senate President Miguel Zubiri, the  assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo is an act of political terrorism. “Wala pong ibang masasabi natin kundi political terrorism. This is a terrorist act.…

Gov. Aumentado: Bohol remains ASF-free

Doris C. Bongcac 03/07/2023

MANDAUE CITY, CEBU – Alarmed by the reported case of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in Cebu, the Bohol provincial government is trying to up its guard in order to protect its swine industry. In a statement,…

Patients worry about VSMMC’s move to temporarily stop outpatient dialysis in April

Futch Anthony Inso 03/06/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Dialysis patients from Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) have expressed their worries as the hospital’s Renal Care and Transplant Center will temporarily not accept outpatients to give way to the construction of…

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