Local government units (LGUs) were urged by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a state of calamity in order to access a disaster program budget amid African Swine Fever (ASF) incidents. (MB File Photo) “This (declaring a state of calamity) will allow them to access disaster funds to...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the national government to facilitate the release of emergency funds for the purchase of African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines from Vietnam. This can be done by declaring a state of calamity in areas affected by ASF, the former...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A ranking congressman is prodding authorities to declare a state of calamity in all African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected areas in the country. According to Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, this would allow national...
CEBU CITY – The Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines Inc. (ProPork) has urged the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) to review and consider the protocols that the provincial government of Cebu are taking to manage African Swine Fever (ASF). ProPork also expressed...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia on Wednesday, March 29, filed charges against some officials of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) for purportedly defying her orders and refusing to coordinate with the provincial government in implementing African Swine Fever (ASF)-related policies in the...
A prayer room for Muslim congressmen and employees is being readied in the House of Representatives in time for Ramadan. This was confirmed Friday, March 17 by House Committee on Muslim Affairs Vice Chairperson and Maguindanao and Cotabato City 1st district Rep. Bai Dimple Mastura. The...
The government has set aside P177.78 million to fund its attempt to stop the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in the country as what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ordered. (Photo courtesy of DA) The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI)...
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...
PORK-based products such as ham were recently seized by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Malay town, Aklan province. (BAI Aklan) ILOILO CITY – The possible entry of African Swine Fever was prevented after the Bureau of Animal Industry recently seized pork products worth P1.6 million at the...
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 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...
An imposing 23-story structure nestled between the bustling cities of Mandaue and Cebu is an eye-catcher and a tourist attraction. With 668 guest rooms, eight dining options, and 12 function rooms, Bai Hotel Cebu is now a stellar attraction in the Queen City of the South. The hotel's culinary...
