Guv distributes 215 breeder piglets to 5th district LGUs
BACOLOD City – Negros Occ. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed 215 heads of breeder piglets to the six Local Government Units (LGUs) in the fifth district of the province at the Binalbagan covered court Wednesday. The capitol Public Information Office said that the livelihood project was turned over to livestock breeders and members of

By Dolly Yasa

By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Negros Occ. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed 215 heads of breeder piglets to the six Local Government Units (LGUs) in the fifth district of the province at the Binalbagan covered court Wednesday.
The capitol Public Information Office said that the livelihood project was turned over to livestock breeders and members of the Alliance of Hog Raisers Association of Negros Occidental (AHRANO) as part of the Provincial Animal Genetic Improvement Program under the Provincial Veterinary Office.
Lacson said the project intends to help secure the income of local swine breeders and minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is also geared to augment the livelihood and local employment opportunities within the community, he added.
The 5th district LGUs are La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Isabela, Binalbagan, and Hinigaran, and Himamaylan.
Present in the activity were Mayors Raymund Tongson, Jr. of Himamaylan City, Alejandro Mirasol of Binalbagan, Irene Montilla of Isabela, and Jose Nadie Arceo of Hinigaran, and vice mayors Manuel Vera of La Castellana and Adrian Villaflor of Moises Padilla.
The Provincial Veterinary Office headed by Dr. Renante Decena also distributed veterinary drugs, supplies and biologics, and financial assistance to paravets of the District.
The governor said that the province intends to help more beneficiaries to ensure food security and sustainable development in the province.
He also visited the integrated agri-aqua livestock farm located in Brgy. Enclaro as part of his visit to Binalbagan town.
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