TACLOBAN CITY – A woman and her son died in a fire that hit their house in Purok Dahlia, Barangay Cogon, Ormoc City before dawn Sunday, August 21.
The victims were identified as Belen and Lyndon Mendoza.
The fire which started at around 2:26 a.m. also affected the houses of siblings Marilyn and
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Photo from the Municipal Government of Boston, Davao Oriental
+ January 21, 2021 THE Municipal Government of Boston in Davao Oriental confirmed that the African Swine Fever (ASF) has now reached their area.
In a Facebook post, the Municipal Government revealed that the deadly hog virus had entered the locality after the confirmatory result coming from the Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) came out positive.
The local government said samples were taken from Purok Dahlia and Santan in Barangay Poblacion.
Boston Mayor Rowell Rosit, as a result, issued an executive order, enforcing measures to curb the spread of ASF, which remains no cure nor vaccine as of present.