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2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

AN INTER-AGENCY task force has been created to look into the possible presence of a zoonotic disease on Siquijor island. The Siquijor Provincial Health Office (SPHO), in a Facebook post, said the Negros Island Region One Health Task Force has been created, consisting of the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Animal Industry.

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jovi de Leon

Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Police Regional Office III seized P1,741,360 worth of shabu in numerous operations in Central Luzon over the weekend. In Balanga City, the PDEA and Balanga City Police nabbed siblings Aying, 48; Rara, 37; Roly, 33; and Ali, 29; and their cohorts Ann and Ron-Ron. The authorities seized from the group 110 grams of shabu worth P748,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cataning on Sunday, May 18.

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jovi de Leon

The municipal government of Bagac in Bataan province has warned tourists against individuals collecting an environmental fee sans official receipts. The local government, through its tourism office, collects a P40 environmental fee from all tourists entering resorts and other destinations in the municipality, as part of a municipal ordinance implemented in April 2024.

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

Gisusi karon sa mga opisyal sa panglawas ang posible'ng kaso sa Glanders disease sa Lalawigan sa Siquijor. Ang Glanders disease, talagsaong balatian nga zoonotic, usa ka bacterial infection nga motakboy sa kahayupan sama sa kabayo, donkeys, ug mule. Mahimo sab kini nga motakboy sa tawo. Si Department of Health (DOH) Negros Island Region (NIR) Director Razel Nikka Hao, sa usa ka pamahayag ngadto sa media, nagkanayon nga padayong pa nga gi-validate ang test results.

2 weeks ago | sunstar.com.ph | Jerra Mae Librea

HEALTH authorities are investigating possible cases of glanders disease on Siquijor Island. Razel Nikka Hao, director of the  Department of Health (DOH) Negros Island Region, said in a statement on Monday, May 19, 2025, that test results from suspected cases are still being validated. Glanders is a rare zoonotic disease caused by bacteria, primarily affecting horses, donkeys and mules. It can be transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected animals.