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Da Places Hog Farms Across Luzon Under Close Watch |
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Bureau Of Animal Industry Director Catbagan Says
Combined Swine Inventory Is About 3 Million Pigs
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By Ira Karen Apanay, Senior Reporter
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday has placed under
surveillance thousands of hog farms across Luzon to be sure that the
Ebola-Reston virus is not spreading to other swine farms.
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Davinio
Catbagan said the BAI would cover Central Luzon, the Calabarzon (Cavite,
Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and Pangasinan because these
areas cover the bulk of the country’s hog population.
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Lawmaker Questions Jocelyn ‘Joc-Joc’
Bolante’s Entry Into Politics In 2010 Elections
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Rep. Teofisto “TG” Guingona 3rd of Bukidnon protested the report
that former Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn
“Joc-Joc” Bolante intends to run either as governor or as
congressman in his hometown in Capiz.
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Teodoro Appeals For Credible Investigation Of Pitao Slay
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Fort del Pilar, Baguio City: Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro is
appealing to various investigation agencies to speed up the
investigation on the brutal slaying of a daughter of a New
People’s Army (NPA) commander to somehow...
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Suspicious Bag Contains M16 Rifle Ammunition
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police found a bag left at the baggage counter of
City Mart department store and suspected it to contain an improvised
explosive device. As it were the turned out to be full of M16 rifle
ammunition.
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Govt Troops Arrest,
‘Torture’ 7 Muslims In N. Cotabato
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops arrested seven people suspected of
having links with a wanted Muslim rebel leader in the southern
Philippines, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reported on
Tuesday.
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Rebels Wound 16 In Masbate Ambush
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MASBATE: Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels reportedly
ambushed two police units wounding 12 officers and four other
people, the authorities said Friday.
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Underground River Slips To 2nd Slot In ‘Wonders’ Campaign
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THE country’s wonders seem to be losing steam, after lording over
the category in the “New7Wonders of Nature” campaign, the Puerto
Princesa Subterranean River National Park has quietly slipped to the
number 2 position, during the second leg of the campaign, Tourism
Secretary Ace Durano said on Thursday.
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Fresh From Taiwan, Canadian To Walk For Peace From Ilocos Norte To Cebu
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As part of the observance of the International Decade for a Culture
of Peace and non-violence for Children of the World, Canadian Jean
Beliveau said that he would walk from Ilocos Norte to Cebu to help
promote the welfare of street children in the country.
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