BACOLOD CITY: To prove that Negros Occidental is free of African swine fever (ASF), hog raisers in the province will parade 25 whole lechon (roast pig) during the opening of Panaad sa Negros Festival today, April 17.
Rick Lauron, president of the Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental, over the weekend said each member-organization will bring at least one whole lechon to the event.The lechon will be dressed up in different costumes, he added.Lauron said the hog raisers in the province will also meet with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Provincial Veterinary Office display area at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.
When the ban started on March 6, live pigs sold by raisers in Negros Occidental to buyers in Leyte can no longer pass through ports in Cebu, prompting the sellers to ship out to Luzon instead, along with other areas in the Visayas.On March 7, Negros Occidental included Cebu, with Bantayan Island and Camotes Island, in its own pork ban, which already covers Luzon, Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, Panay Island and Guimaras Island, which all have reported cases of ASF between 2019 and 2022.
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