CEBU CITY – A group of pork producers has called on the government to reevaluate if culling of hogs in African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected areas is really effective. The Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines Inc. (ProPork) likewise asked the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal...
The Philippine government must be quick on its feet to secure its supply of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines for the local hogs industry. (Unsplash) "Sana ay umaksyon agad ang pamahalaan para makakuha ng supply at maipamahagi ito sa ating mga stakeholder sa lalong madaling panahon (Hopefully our...
Manases Evasco and Rialyn Rosales at their meat shop in Poblacion Central, Barcelona, Sorsogon. (Manases Evasco) By OLIVER SAMSON Manases Evasco, 37, was a nurse at a Capuchin friar community in Mandaluyong when a cousin lost his job at a food and beverage company in 2016. When Manases’ cousin...
Domestic hogs producers have strongly urged the Tariff Commission (TC) to review the extended tariff rates on imported frozen edible offal and for the Department of Agriculture to establish the first border inspection facility to minimize smuggling and misdeclaration of imported animal meats....
CEBU CITY -- The province of Cebu has extended the ban on the entry of live hogs, pork and pork products coming from Panay Island. In a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia announced that the ban is extended until June 30 next year. Last Oct. 13, Garcia issued...
CEBU CITY -- At least 10 individuals, including three drug reformists, in Malabuyoc town, Cebu became the initial beneficiaries of a livelihood program that the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) and a Cebu-based pork producer company initiated. Through the ‘Baktinabangay’ project,...
ILOILO CITY -- Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province clarified that there’s no total ban of hog movement amid reports of a suspected case of African Swine Fever (ASF). “That is not true. That should not have been released,” Defensor told members of Iloilo Provincial Press Corps on...
DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya -- A cargo truck laden with 75 hogs fell into a ravine in Barangay Nagsabaran in this town, causing injuries to its driver and helper, and death to 42 hogs on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Photo via Liezle Inigo The Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office identified the driver as Felipe...
Before the Covid-19 pandemic and before African Swine Fever (ASF) entered the country, the Philippines was one of the top 10 pork producers in the world, with most, if not all of it going to local consumption. This was according to Rolando Tambago, president of the Pork Producers Federation...
CEBU CITY – A livelihood program exclusive to backyard hog raisers will be implemented in Dumanjug town in southern Cebu wherein farmers will be given free swine and technical support to boost the town’s swine production. Dumanjug Mayor Gungun Gica said the town has partnered with a hog feeds...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) supports the call of hog raisers to raise the price of live pigs in Western Visayas. PIGS are loaded into a truck in Dumagas, Iloilo for transportation. (Tara Yap) "Help support our local hog raisers by buying their stocks at P140 to P150 per kilo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Total hog mortalities here reached 1,500 after an additional 386 succumbed to the African Swine Fever (ASF) early this week, according to data released by the Office of the City Veterinarian. BARANGAYS in Zamboanga City establish quarantine checkpoints to check the entry of...
