Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects the Philippine economy to grow at a much faster pace this year despite accelerating consumer prices. In the Asian Development Outlook 2022 Supplement report released on Thursday, July 21, the Manila-based multilateral institution raised its gross domestic...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – Gov. Ramon Guico III has temporarily banned the entry of all ducks and spent hens (culls) in the province to shield the poultry industry from bird flu. Guico has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 0103-2022 to ensure that the bird flu disease will not harm poultry...
BEIJING, China -- China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known...
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has widened the coverage of her order banning the entry of live poultry and poultry products into the province. Last March 8, the governor issued an Executive Order (EO) banning the entry into the province of poultry products and by-products from Luzon....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has allowed the entry of cooked poultry products in the province from the areas that have been affected by the Avian Influenza virus (Bird flu), the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) announced on Monday, April 11. A file photo...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) will be closed temporarily on Monday for a simulation activity to prepare its personnel for a possible lockdown in case an Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 or bird flu is detected in Davao City. photo: DENR Andi Baldonado, development project manager of the...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Sunday, April 3, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to “work double time” to address the ongoing Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu outbreak in the Philippines, reiterating that the country has yet to recover from the African swine...
DAVAO CITY — The City Government of Davao City has intensified efforts to monitor the entry of poultry products following the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) H5N1 in some provinces of Luzon and Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, an official said. Dr. Cerelyn Pinili, head of the City Veterinary...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the transmission of avian flu virus from birds to humans is a "very rare" event. DOH The DOH made the statement after the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared an avian or bird flu outbreak in the country last March 30. "Gayunpaman, hindi kinakailangang...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered on Monday, March 29, stricter measures to contain and control the spread of bird flu following the outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) or H5N1 in duck and quail farms in Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, and Camarines Sur. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said...
PANGASINAN – Governor I. Amado Espino III has directed all poultry owners and stakeholders as well as the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet), to coordinate and prepare well amid the threat of "bird flu" and Newcastle disease. The instruction was relayed by the governor during a meeting...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Zamboanga Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has ordered a temporary ban on entries of all live bird species in the city following the reported bird flu cases in some Luzon provinces. The ban covers ready-to-lay pullets, ducks, quail, embryonated or “balut”, manure and other...
