CEBU CITY -- At least 10 individuals, including three drug reformists, in Malabuyoc town, Cebu became the initial beneficiaries of a livelihood program that the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) and a Cebu-based pork producer company initiated. Through the ‘Baktinabangay’ project,...
ILOILO CITY -- Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province clarified that there’s no total ban of hog movement amid reports of a suspected case of African Swine Fever (ASF). “That is not true. That should not have been released,” Defensor told members of Iloilo Provincial Press Corps on...
DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya -- A cargo truck laden with 75 hogs fell into a ravine in Barangay Nagsabaran in this town, causing injuries to its driver and helper, and death to 42 hogs on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Photo via Liezle Inigo The Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office identified the driver as Felipe...
Before the Covid-19 pandemic and before African Swine Fever (ASF) entered the country, the Philippines was one of the top 10 pork producers in the world, with most, if not all of it going to local consumption. This was according to Rolando Tambago, president of the Pork Producers Federation...
CEBU CITY – A livelihood program exclusive to backyard hog raisers will be implemented in Dumanjug town in southern Cebu wherein farmers will be given free swine and technical support to boost the town’s swine production. Dumanjug Mayor Gungun Gica said the town has partnered with a hog feeds...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) supports the call of hog raisers to raise the price of live pigs in Western Visayas. PIGS are loaded into a truck in Dumagas, Iloilo for transportation. (Tara Yap) "Help support our local hog raisers by buying their stocks at P140 to P150 per kilo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Total hog mortalities here reached 1,500 after an additional 386 succumbed to the African Swine Fever (ASF) early this week, according to data released by the Office of the City Veterinarian. BARANGAYS in Zamboanga City establish quarantine checkpoints to check the entry 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...
The possibility of an actual pig language translator nears closer after findings of a new study revealed how grunt and squeals of pigs translate to their emotions. Photo by Stefanie Poepken on Unsplash Lead researcher Elodie Briefer from the University of Copenhagen said in a press release on March...
Multinational food and agriculture firm Cargill has started commercial operation of its first basemix plant in Mindanao in a bid to take advantage of the demand for high-quality and safe animal nutrition solutions for hogs and chicken. Its local unit Cargill Philippines started operating its...
The Philippines’ fight against the African Swine Fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease among hogs, just got even more complicated after areas previously cleared from the dreaded virus reportedly saw its resurgence. Without expounding, Agriculture Secretary William Dar confirmed on Monday, Oct. 11,...
Last July 8, 2021, the Department of Agriculture declared Lipa City ASF-free. Lipa was one of six Batangas cities considered “recovered from ASF.” The others are San Jose, Malvar, Rosario, Taysan, and Nasugbu. Lipa City Veterinarian Dr. Samuel P. Comia explains how, through concentrated efforts...
