BACOLOD CITY - Starting on Good Friday, Negros Occidental Province will enforce an indefinite ban on the entry of live birds and poultry products from Luzon, Mindanao, and other areas with reported bird flu cases. The move was based on Executive Order (EO) 22-15 issued by Governor Eugenio Jose on Wednesday afternoon after the provincial government initially banned domestic and wild birds, and their products, including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, semen, and manure from February 28 to March 15. "This EO shall take effect 12 a.m. of April 15 and shall remain valid until recalled, to ensure the safety of the poultry industry in Negros Occidental as well as to protect the general public from the ill-effects of the highly pathogenic avian influenza," Lacson said. Data from the Provincial Veterinary Office shows Negros Occidental has a PHP8-billion poultry industry, which includes the PHP4-billion broiler and native chicken sectors; the PHP3-billion game fowls; and the PHP1-
FAMILY FOOD PACKS. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) personnel at the repacking and preposition site in Dumarao, Capiz carry family food packs (FFPs) for transport to Dao in Capiz and Negros Occidental on Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2022). As of 5 p.m. of January 3, DSWD has already provided PHP37.066 million worth of assistance.(Photo courtesy of Arnulfo Leal/DSWD 6) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that 16, 935 families or 84, 458 individuals are still staying in various evacuation centers in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental as of Jan. 3, 2022. The latest report submitted to the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday afternoon showed that one family is from Iloilo province and the rest of the evacuees are from Negros Occidental that was devastated by Typhoon Odette. In an interview Tuesday, DSWD Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) information officer Therese Fely Legaste said the department has relea
Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (5 - 11 January 2021)
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Around 2,000 people have been newly displaced in Kyaukme Township in northern Shan between 1 and 6 January due to the fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Over 3,000 people have now been taking refuge in eight sites in the Township since 27 December 2020, when the clashes first erupted in the area. This is in addition to 240 people who remain displaced in Namtu Township in northern Shan since 4 January due to clashes between the RCSS/SSA and TNLA. Local authorities, host communities and humanitarian organizations continue to provide the displaced population with food, non-food, cash and COVID-19-related assistance