LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has started to ban the entry of all quails and ducks in the province from Feb. 25 to March 31, 2022, following the reported cases of bird flu in the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga.
Governor Amado Espino III on Friday afternoon issued Executive Order No. 0014-2022, Implementing a Temporary Total Ban on the Entry of All Quails and Ducks in the province.
“Following the said reported incidents of confirmed cases of bird flu there is an urgent need to prohibit the entry of all quails and ducks in the Province of Pangasinan to safeguard its poultry industry as well as to protect the general public from the ill effects of the bird flu disease,” he said.
Espino has already directed the Provincial Veterinary Office to install quarantine checkpoints in the possible entry points of quail and duck shippers from all regions, such as the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) and other strategic road lines.
“Farm owners of chickens, turkeys, geese and other types of poultries must present a certification that the above-mentioned poultries as well as their establishments are free from Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease to be allowed entry into the province,” the provincial chief executive added.
The governor has also instructed all local chief executives in the province to strengthen biosafety, hygiene and sanitation standards in slaughterhouses/abattoirs, public markets, and poultry farms in their respective area of jurisdiction in order to ensure safety of Pangasinenses and the poultry industry in the province.