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Marcos move to acquire avian flu vaccines to make poultry products affordable--Romualdez

Published Sep 7, 2023 11:01 am

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  • House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Thursday, Sept. 7 that he foresees "affordable" chicken meat and egg products for Filipinos following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting with leading Indonesian animal health firm PT Vaksindo Satwa Nusantara. 

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House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Thursday, Sept. 7 that he foresees "affordable" chicken meat and egg products for Filipinos following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meeting with leading Indonesian animal health firm PT Vaksindo Satwa Nusantara. 

The meeting, which took place on Tuesday night, Sept. 5, is seen by Romualdez to hasten the acquisition of avian flu vaccines, which in turn would help revitalize the country’s poultry industry, he said. 

“The early delivery of Vaksindo vaccines could spur the revitalization of our country’s poultry industry which has faced serious challenges due to the continuing threat of the avian flu,” Romualdez said. 

Romualdez, Leyte's 1st district congressman, accompanied Marcos during the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

The House leader noted that egg producers recently confirmed a 20 percent drop in their production due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers. This was an offshoot of the effects of the avian flu, which was first reported in the Philippines in 2017. 

As a result, prices of eggs spiked early this year, with the average cost of a medium-sized egg in Metro Manila markets rising from ₱6.90 to ₱8.70. In some markets, prices even reach ₱10 just for one regular-sized egg. 

On the other hand, the price of a whole dressed chicken in Metro Manila ranged from P150 to P200 as of June this year, which could be partly attributed to the threat of the avian flu. 

“The President is keenly aware of the plight of the poultry industry sector and the engagement with Vaksindo is a positive step towards addressing the problem of avian flu that continues to beset this sector,” Romualdez said. 

“Making avian flu vaccines available to our poultry sector, along with the adoption of best practices, would help ensure we could sustain the encouraging signs of recovery of the industry,” he added.  

He said this was the reason why the meeting with Vaksindo officials was among the President’s top priorities as part of his trip to Indonesia 

Meanwhile, Romualdez said the government is also addressing similar challenges facing the livestock industry, as President Marcos earlier stressed the “urgent need” to revitalize the livestock and poultry industries in pursuit of food security and global competitiveness.

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