AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Last July 8, 2021, the Department of Agriculture declared Lipa City ASF (African Swine Fever)-free. Lipa was one of six Batangas cities considered “recovered from ASF.” The others are San Jose, Malvar, Rosario, Taysan, and Nasugbu. Through concentrated efforts between...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already given up on its ambitious growth target of 2 percent for the agriculture sector, but it has remained hopeful that the sector could still pull off a growth of at least below 1 percent following four consecutive quarters of decline. 44673 In a briefing,...
The Philippines’ fight against the African Swine Fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease among hogs, just got even more complicated after areas previously cleared from the dreaded virus reportedly saw its resurgence. Without expounding, Agriculture Secretary William Dar confirmed on Monday, Oct. 11,...
The Philippines’ inventory of frozen pork is at historic high amid the continuous entry of imported pork while local pork output remained flat. 36134 Data from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) showed that inventories of frozen pork in accredited cold storages in the Philippines have...
There has been a drop in the retail prices of fresh pork in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday, Sept. 29. (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Keith Bacongco) Latest data from the DA-Bantay Presyo Price Monitoring Unit showed that the prevailing price of kasim is now at P280...
Last July 8, 2021, the Department of Agriculture declared Lipa City ASF-free. Lipa was one of six Batangas cities considered “recovered from ASF.” The others are San Jose, Malvar, Rosario, Taysan, and Nasugbu. Lipa City Veterinarian Dr. Samuel P. Comia explains how, through concentrated efforts...
Twenty-two barangays around the country remain affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday, Aug. 19. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) 19. The villages with active cases of the dreaded hog disease are located in eight provinces. These are...
A heated exchange ensued between Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and Agriculture Secretary William Dar and on Tuesday, August 10, after the latter accused the lawmaker of distorting facts on the impact of African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on the local hog industry. Department of...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that efforts to help the livestock sector, which heavily dragged the performance of the country’s agriculture sector during the first half of the year, recover from the African Swine Fever (ASF) are in full force. Hog raiser Val Ruiz is in disbelief that...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has downgraded his year-end growth target for the Philippines’ farm sector, from 2.5 percent to 2 percent, amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the continuous spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). “We always would like to be optimistic but our...
SONA 2021 The GMA News Special Coverage On Monday (July 26), the Philippines’ most trusted broadcast news organization—GMA News—airs President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) live and in full on GMA and GTV. GMA’s “ SONA 2021: The GMA News Special...
A swine multiplier farm that will serve as a learning center for students will soon rise at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) in Bacnotan, La Union as part of the country's effort to recover from the devastation of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. SWINE FARM IN...
