BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is investigating the purchase of 39 African Swine Fever (ASF) test kits worth P2.457 million that allegedly expired on Nov. 30, two years after it was bought by the city government on Nov. 8, 2023. Mayor Greg Gasataya, in a letter dated Dec. 2, ordered...
The Quezon City government declared on Thursday, Nov. 27, that 14 lechon stores in La Loma are now free of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, following intensive sanitation and compliance efforts. “Matapos mag-isyu ng temporary closure order sa mga ito noong November 13, araw-araw...
The Quezon City Government has ordered the temporary closure of 14 lechon establishments in La Loma following the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) on Wednesday night, November 12. According to the local government, the Quezon City Veterinary Department (CVD), in coordination with the Bureau...
TACLOBAN CITY - The municipality of Silago in Southern Leyte province is set to declare a state of calamity due to African Swine Fever outbreaks in at least three barangays. Mayor Lemuel Honor said calamity funds will be used to assist hog raisers affected by the culling of their pigs. He noted...
The provincial government of Bohol is not letting up in its fight against African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious viral disease that continues to threaten the country’s hog industry. The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPV) recently partnered with the Municipal Agriculture Office of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has unveiled two locally developed kits designed for the early detection, rapid response, and long-term prevention of African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral disease that has devastated the Philippine swine industry since 2019. The DOST-Philippine Council...
TACLOBAN CITY – Guiuan, Eastern Samar Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan has issued an executive order banning the entry and exit of live hogs, pork, and by-products from areas declared by the Department of Agriculture infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) to contain its spread and protect the local...
CEBU CITY – In a bid to bring down pork prices, Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has ordered the lifting of the ban on the entry of hogs and livestock into the province of Cebu. Baricuatro signed a series of executive orders that eased the movement of livestock and meat products. EO Nos. 16, 17, and 18...
The European Union (EU) reaffirmed its opposition to the country-wide bans imposed by the Philippines on areas affected by animal diseases, questioning their consistency with global standards and their impact on the importation of meat commodities. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO),...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has released financial assistance to hog raisers affected by the African Swine Flu (ASF). Gov. Aris Aumentado on Monday, June 9, led the distribution of cash assistance amounting to P4.3 million as part of the provincial government’s...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African Swine Fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in local pork production after the compliance of the City Veterinary Office (CVO) with the national guidelines on ASF recovery. In Executive Order 11-2025, dated June...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Borongan City in Eastern Samar has passed a resolution declaring a state of calamity following the surge of African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in the city. Resolution No. 55, Series of 2025, was issued on May 14 following the recommendation by the City...
