Bird flu or avian influenza—a respiratory disease of birds caused by influenza A viruses—has caused the rise in the price of eggs in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, Thursday, Jan. 12. Eggs (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) “Tinamaan po tayo ng avian influenza (bird flu) so...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised this year’s growth forecast for the Philippines on stronger-than-expected domestic demand, but it expects the expansion to move at a much slower pace next year due to financial tightening and global headwinds. Based on the latest supplement to the Asian...
BACOLOD CITY - The local government here and Negros Occidental jointly imposed a total ban on all live domestic and wild birds, and their products, including eggs and manure from areas with reported cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
DA-Western Visayas FB ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday, Dec. 5, the first case of bird flu in Western Visayas after chicken in a poultry farm in Barangay Cagay, Roxas City, the capital of Capiz, have been infected. “The region now is on high alert for the first...
The number of regions in the country with active cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) and Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu went down, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) “We have reduction in the number of ASF cases.efore we have 14...
PANGASINAN – The Department of Tourism Region 1 said that about 150 types of bird species were seen and heard in various sites visited in the province during its Birdwatching Exploration Tour. Spotted in Bangrin Marine Protected Area, Bani, Pangasinan. (Photo courtesy of DOT 1 via Liezle Inigo)...
Pasay City health authorities culled two parakeets on Friday, July 22, after one of them tested positive for H5N1 virus or avian flu. The Indian ring-necked parakeets were confiscated by members of the City Veterinary Office, Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), Pasay City Health Office, City Health...
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...
