THE Zamboanga city government continues to implement strict border control amid the increase in ASF infections. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 1,000 hog raisers here have been affected by the African Swine Fever that has impacted pork supply in the country. City veterinarian Dr....
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras has recorded its first African Swine Fever case. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Director Jose Albert Barrogo said the province’s first case was found in Buenavista town. Specimens from a hog farm in Barangay Sawang underwent testing at the DA-6...
‘LECHON’ (roasted pig) is prepared for the pork festival in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. The town has recorded cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) which infects live hogs. (Vincent Lusaya) ILOILO CITY – Almost 1,900 pigs have been culled as part of depopulation measures to curb the...
KPP Powers Commodities (KPP Powers), a Filipino firm engaged in the marketing of veterinary and pharmaceutical products, has acquired the exclusive distributorship of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam manufacturer AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC). The partnership marked an...
Six regions in the country are currently affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF), the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) disclosed on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “As of Nov. 25, the areas with active ASF cases are regions I, III, IV-A, VI, VIII, and XII,” Dr. Samuel Joseph Castro, national deputy...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo is celebrating a pork festival to counter the negative impact of rising African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. ‘LECHON’ (roasted pig) is cooked for the pork festival in Santa Barbara, Iloilo on Sunday, Nov. 27. (Vincent Lusaya) “This is our way forward. Let us...
Iloilo City recorded its first case of African swine fever, becoming the latest local government unit in Iloilo province to have such animal infection. No less than Mayor Jerry Treñas made the confirmation in an advisory released on Thursday, Nov. 24. Transported pigs are disinfected by a...
ILOILO CITY – African Swine Fever has spread to a seventh town in Iloilo province. HOGS ready to be transported in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 22, that hogs in Barangay Janipaan East, Mina town have been infected with ASF. Dr....
CEBU CITY -- At least 37 pigs that came from Masbate were seized on Sunday, Nov. 13, in what was described by authorities as an attempt to smuggle the hogs into Cebu province which has imposed a strict policy in the face of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. The live pigs which were loaded on...
CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu will have enough supply of pork even if the demand increases during the holiday season. The ban on the entry of pork and pork-related products from several areas will also not affect the supply, assured Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy. An indication...
ILOILO CITY — The red zone classification has extended to a third town in Iloilo province after African Swine Fever (ASF) was detected among hogs in more than one barangay in Leganes town. Dr. Darel Tabuada, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Veterinarian Office (IPVO), said that samples from...
ILOILO CITY -- There are now four towns in Iloilo province that have cases of African Swine Fever (ASF). Hogs ready to be transported in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) This was after the Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office confirmed that hogs in the towns of Alimodian and...
