SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A poultry farm was destroyed in a fire in on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, in Barangay San Jose here. Police said the blaze that struck Gold Star 88 poultry farm started at 11 p.m. Investigation said a farm caretaker was inspecting a building 4 when an electrical circuit breaker...
Jollibee Foods Corporation is divesting its stake in C-Joy Poultry Realty Inc., the firm that owns the land for its chicken meat processing joint venture with Cargill Philippines, C-Joy Poultry Meats Production Inc. tIn a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Jollibee said it will fully...
Philippines expands poultry import ban amid rising bird flu cases in US states. The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has expanded its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to three more American states to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products to include four additional American states in an effort to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country. Under Memorandum Order (MO) No. 11, the agency orders the ban of domestic and wild birds...
BUGALLON, Pangasinan – A lone chicken survived a fire that hit a poultry farm in Barangay Gueset here on Tuesday. Reports said the fire started in one of the buildings and quickly spread to adjacent structures. Employees tried to put out fire using fire extinguishers but failed as the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) imposes another temporary ban on the entry of domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products, from South Dakota in the United States following a recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 23, the DA said...
Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar (Center, in green) during the 2024 Philippine Poultry Show and ILDEX Philippines event (Rep. Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar says she is committed...
Sen. Cynthia Villar is pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to advance the development, promotion, and competitiveness of the livestock, poultry, and dairy industries in the country. Senate Bill No. 2558 or “An Act Strengthening the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Development and...
After the implementation of preventive measures, the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared that Bulacan province is now free from avian influenza. In a statement on Friday, April 26, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the declaration was made as it has been 90 days since...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on the entry of domestic and wild birds from Iowa and Minnesota, United States into the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. had imposed the ban last year in response to an avian influenza outbreak in...
Sultan Kudarat's poultry industry received a clean bill of health from the Department of Agriculture (DA) as it was declared free from avian influenza (AI). Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. announced the news on Tuesday, Mar. 26, following rigorous cleaning, disinfection...
Senator Cynthia Villar has cited a connection between children's learning outcomes and the high prices of meat, which contribute to protein deficiency and in turn, malnutrition. Villar mentioned this in her sponsorship of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2558 under Committee Report No. 193, or...
