The Philippines has logged a total of 1,006 cases of cholera from Jan. 1 to March 18, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The figure was six percent lower compared to the 1,065 cases recorded in the same period last year. Majority of the cases were reported in Eastern Visayas...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country...
The local government of Parañaque City expressed its support to the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Animal and Industry’s (BAI) campaign to intensify awareness of the African Swine Fever (ASF). The BAI organized a tour entitled “Ang Bagong Hamon kay Super Pig” held at the...
ILOILO CITY — Two more towns in Iloilo have been affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). HOGS ready to be transported in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office confirmed that hogs in Barangays Libertad and Merced in Banate and Barangay La Fortuna in Barotac Viejo...
THE Zamboanga city government continues to implement strict border control amid the increase in ASF infections. (Zamboanga City LGU photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over 1,000 hog raisers here have been affected by the African Swine Fever that has impacted pork supply in the country. City veterinarian Dr....
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras has recorded its first African Swine Fever case. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Director Jose Albert Barrogo said the province’s first case was found in Buenavista town. Specimens from a hog farm in Barangay Sawang underwent testing at the DA-6...
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...
The successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, which included children, should be reason enough for the Philippine government to take another look at the controversial dengue fever vaccine, Dengvaxia. (MANILA BULLETIN, PNA) Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who recently...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here is seeking the declaration of a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever outbreak plaguing several barangays in this city....
Whatever happened to the Department of Health's (DOH) anti-dengue programs? (Lucas Van Oort/ Unsplash) That's what Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo wants to find out via House probe as he aired grave concern over the current surge in dengue fever cases in the country. “Every day that passes...
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended that this city be placed under a state of calamity due to the spread of...
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – Some 900 hogs in two barangays here were culled over the weekend to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). Dr. Charlemagne Calo, the city veterinarian, said Monday, July 11, at least 850 of the culled pigs were from a commercial hog farm while 33 were from...