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...
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...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here is seeking the declaration of a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever outbreak plaguing several barangays in this city....
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended that this city be placed under a state of calamity due to the spread of...
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – Some 900 hogs in two barangays here were culled over the weekend to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). Dr. Charlemagne Calo, the city veterinarian, said Monday, July 11, at least 850 of the culled pigs were from a commercial hog farm while 33 were from...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office of Northern Mindanao (Region 10) confirmed on Saturday, July 2, the first African swine fever (ASF) case in the province of Camiguin. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 located at Antonio Luna Street,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 1,000 hogs have died in Zamboanga City during the past weeks due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed. OCVET (Office of the City Veterinarian) personnel are monitoring the condition of hogs in Zamboanga City barangays...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga local government has reported P1.9-million in losses due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) infection in Zamboanga City. Office of the City Veterinarian personnel prepare the disposal of confiscated pork products from other red zone areas with no valid shipping permits....
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, March 28 asked why the Department of Agriculture (DA) was lacking in its help for communities affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) in Mlang town in Cotabato. Lacson raised this question in today’s Senate Committee of the Whole (COW)...
CAGAYAN --The Provincial Government of Cagayan (PGC) has distributed financial assistance for hog raisers in seven towns affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). Acting Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Noli Buen reported to the Cagayan Provincial Information Office that around 105 hog raisers received...
GATTARAN, Cagayan -- More than P1-million worth of financial assistance was given by the Provincial Government of Cagayan (PGC) to hog raisers of Gattaran affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). The financial assistance to farmers was distributed by PGC at Sub-Capitol, Bangag, Lal-lo , said...
