NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA on Sunday, June 2, upgraded Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s foul against Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts after scoring against the Seattle Storm during the first half of...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points and had nine assists while playing nearly the entire game, but the Indiana Fever continued to struggle on Thursday night, May 30, in a 103-88 loss to the Seattle Storm. Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd shoots against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the upcoming rollout of imported vaccines to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) will help revitalize the country’s hog industry. In a statement on Thursday, May 30,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fast-track its registration process for the chosen vaccine against the African Swine...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for the reduction of pork importation as many areas in the country are still recovering from the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left) partakes of a ‘lechon’ or roasted pig at the...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Facebook) Citing the pressing need to fight dengue fever, Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has led the turnover of anti-dengue misting or fogging machines to the...
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners affected by the recent African Swine Fever (AFS) in Oriental Mindoro can now avail of an emergency loan. In a statement on Friday, March 8, GSIS said that the pension fund opened its emergency loan window valued at P428 million,...
Sen. Cynthia A. Villar renewed her call against agricultural smuggling to protect the country's local hog producers, pushing for Congress to finish the bicameral conference on the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Bill. Villar made the statement as she recently attended the National Federation of...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – African Swine Fever has infected 33 pigs in Peñablanca and Alcala, this province. Dr. Myka Ponce of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) said 12 pigs owned by two hog raisers were culled in Nabbabalayan, Peñablanca after they showed ASF symptoms. Seventeen...
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has confirmed that pigs from three towns in Occidental Mindoro have tested negative for African Swine Fever (ASF). In a statement on Friday, Feb. 2, BAI said that recent blood tests from the Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed that pigs in...
AGAP Party-list Rep. Nicanor Briones (Facebook) A ranking solon in the House of Representatives is calling on government to prioritize the rollout of vaccines for livestock and poultry, specifically African Swine Fever (ASF) and bird flu. In a Facebook live...
Senator Cynthia Villar questioned on Wednesday, October 25 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for the clinical trials of an African Swine Flu (ASF) vaccine conducted even before it was even approved for commercial use. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar presides...
