ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 reported on Monday, June 26, that 62 towns in Western Visayas region have hogs infected with African Swine Fever (ASF). HOGS ready to be transported in Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) “ASF has now penetrated the region,” said Jose Albert...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Antique is no longer free from African Swine Fever (ASF) after four cases were detected among pigs in Hamtic town. AN ASF checkpoint in Antique (DA-6) “Results showed that four out five samples tested positive for ASF,” said Jose Albert Barrogo, Department of...
(Unsplash) The southern European country of Portugal has offered to help the Philippines get rid of the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF), the Office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez bared on Wednesday, June 14. The offer was relayed to Romualdez by Portuguese non-resident Ambassador to the...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) emerged in Hamtic, Antique province after a number of pigs died in eight barangays in the municipality. A CHECKPOINT against African Swine Fever (ASF) is conducted on the border of Antique province. The town of Hamtic has banned...
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that hog farmers in Negros Occidental affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) will receive financial assistance from the government. THE MDRRMO conducts an ASF checkpoint following a reported case of ASF in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental last month. (Photo...
ILOILO CITY – Antique is the only province in Western Visayas region that has no African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. DR. Jonic Natividad, focal person of the Department of Agriculture for African Swine Fever, talks to hog raisers in Sibalom town, Antique province. (DA-6 PIO) To maintain this...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has issued a memorandum banning the entry of live pigs, pork, and pork-related products from Negros Oriental into the province in order to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF Task Force-Murcia mans a border checkpoint...
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez confirmed on Friday, May 26, the detection of two suspected cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the city. Benitez said the suspected cases were from a backyard piggery in Barangay Taculing here, but the two pigs originated from Bago City,...
ILOILO CITY – Aklan has declared a state of calamity due to an upsurge in African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in the province. The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Aklan Provincial Board) approved a resolution declaring a state of calamity sought by the Aklan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 is urging local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region to strengthen measures against African Swine Fever (ASF). DA-6 issued the advisory as it has been receiving reports of the re-entry of processed pork products across the region....
(Peggychoucair/Pixabay) Biosecurity measures are essential in livestock and poultry farming to prevent the spread of diseases among animals and to protect human health. Effective biosecurity practices help to reduce the incidence of disease outbreaks, improve animal health, and increase the...
Cargill Philippines, the world’s leading animal nutrition company, is targeting to supply 150 hog farms across the country for its newly launched science-based feed for piglets to ensure continued hogs production amid threats of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Sonny Catacutan, country president of...
