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Seven more local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island Region (NIR) are getting the services of physicians deployed under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Program of the Department of Health (DOH) ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: 10K near-poor households in Negros Occidental get UPLIFT cash aid
A total of 10,285 near-poor households in three local government units (LGUs) are the initial beneficiaries of the national government’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Negros gov seeks green solution to sugarcane pest
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government would “go green” in the fight to eradicate the red-striped soft-scale insect ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Pest attacks more cane farms in Negros
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said 13,797.59 hectares of sugarcane areas in the Negros Island Region were infested by the red-striped soft-scale insect. SRA said the validated figures came ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Capitol bans entry of hogs
Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro has imposed a 45-day ban on the entry of live hogs and pork products from the Negros Island Region (NIR) and other provinces affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) to ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Walang Gutom program reaches 51K Negros Island families as nutrition month kicks off
Officials hold a press conference at the launch of National Nutrition Month on July 1 in Dumaguete City. From left: Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria; Department of Health – Negros ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Negros Island police complete security sweep after bomb threat on social media
BACOLOD CITY — Security and disaster response teams completed full safety clearing operations across key locations on Saturday, July 11, confirming no explosives, dangerous materials, or suspicious ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Hog production under threat: ASF and the cost of complacency
The recent outbreaks in the Visayas region serve as a stark reminder that African swine fever is still a formidable foe. (See, “Bohol tightens border control measures against ASF,” BusinessMirror, ...
News Philippines » Negros Island Region » Government: Kanlaon Volcano erupts; ashfall reaches Cebu
A three-minute moderately explosive eruption occurred yesterday at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island Region, spreading volcanic ash in nearby areas as well as in some parts of Cebu.