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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, August 7, 2006 |
Ban
on 'hot meat'
enforced in NegOr
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
The Oriental Negros government is strengthening its guard against the entry of live animals, as well as meat, from areas affected by the foot and mouth disease and the corona virus in Luzon. Provincial veterinarian Antonio Mutia assured Negrenses, though, that the province remains FMD-free.
Quarantine officers are directed to strictly enforce quarantine procedures especially on the shipment and movement of hogs and meat from Luzon, which is being hit by Corona virus, Mutia said.
He said his office is closely coordinating with the Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of Animal Industry in enforcing the ban
of the entry of "hot meat."
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National women's The Philippine Football Federation-National Women's Open Football Championships kick off today with five matches at the Silliman University and Foundation University football fields. Host Negros Oriental FA battles newcomer Sultan Kudarat shortly after the 1:30 p.m. opening ceremonies to be attended by PFF president Juan Miguel Romualdez at the SU pitch. Iloilo and Cagayan-Misamis Oriental collide in Group B at 8 a.m. at the SU pitch, before last year's losing finalist, Cebu, tackles Iligan at 10 a.m. Over at the FU field, Negros Occidental FA battles favorite National
Capital Region at 10 a.m., after the Davao-Zamboanga Group A clash
at 8 a.m. |
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AFTER
6 YEARS After more than six years of waiting, 71 farm families in Vallehermoso, Oriental Negros, were finally installed on their land by the Department of Land Reform. Provincial agrarian reform officer Grace Fua turned down the proposal of the former owners of the 204-hectare property to use the land to cultivate "jatropha" or "tuba-tuba" for biofuel purposes, and awarded the land to the farmers recently. The land was previously owned by Vicente Lopez, Jr. but was placed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program's compulsory acquisition in 1992. The beneficiaries were issued their certificates of land ownership
award on February 22, 2000. The former landowners, however, strongly
resisted the giving of CLOAs until the installation. |
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