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...
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...
CEBU CITY -- Pork producers in the country assured that they are committed to supporting the initiatives and programs of the Department of Agriculture. The expression of support was made during the recent courtesy visit of officers and members of the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines,...
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...
Importers are batting for the extension of Executive Order 171 to counter the continuing adverse impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on consumer prices, but local producers strongly opposed the petition stressing the reduced import tariff did not benefit consumers and it is time to protect local...
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...
PH Team wows foodies at Ubud Food Festival 2022 in Bali, Indonesia ADOBO REPRESENT Bea Crisostomo, Ige Ramos, and Jed Doble at the cooking demo An Array of Adobo (Fauzy Chaniago) Filipino-style barbecue and adobo caught the spotlight at the Ubud Food Festival, in which foodies came together to...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty kilos of uninspected pork were confiscated by authorities in Barangay Alijis here, the Task Force Botagoy reported Wednesday, July 20. A MEMBER of the Task Force Botagoy disposes 50 kilos of hot meat confiscated in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City following an inspection Monday,...
CEBU CITY – This city has deployed additional personnel tasked to monitor the entry of pork shipment in seaports here. Their deployment is part of the continuing efforts to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) here, said Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, chief of the local Department of Veterinary...
PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos (left) with Presidential Security Group chief Col. Ramon Zagala. (Ali Vicoy) CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. personally leading the Department of Agriculture (DA) bodes well for the agency, a federation of pork producers said Thursday, July...
Outgoing Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson is hoping senators in the 19th Congress would continue his crusade of tenaciously scrutinizing the national budget and keeping it free from dubious congressional insertions, known as "pork barrel”, and useless appropriations. "I hope somebody will take...
