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...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office of Northern Mindanao (Region 10) confirmed on Saturday, July 2, the first African swine fever (ASF) case in the province of Camiguin. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 located at Antonio Luna Street,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- Some 1,000 hogs have died in Zamboanga City during the past weeks due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed. OCVET (Office of the City Veterinarian) personnel are monitoring the condition of hogs in Zamboanga City barangays...
ROME, Italy -- A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome's Lazio region, officials said Friday, spurring fears of a blow to the country's pork industry. "We have to slaughter all the pigs in the contaminated area very quickly," Angelo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga local government has reported P1.9-million in losses due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) infection in Zamboanga City. Office of the City Veterinarian personnel prepare the disposal of confiscated pork products from other red zone areas with no valid shipping permits....
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday, March 28 asked why the Department of Agriculture (DA) was lacking in its help for communities affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) in Mlang town in Cotabato. Lacson raised this question in today’s Senate Committee of the Whole (COW)...
CAGAYAN --The Provincial Government of Cagayan (PGC) has distributed financial assistance for hog raisers in seven towns affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). Acting Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Noli Buen reported to the Cagayan Provincial Information Office that around 105 hog raisers received...
GATTARAN, Cagayan -- More than P1-million worth of financial assistance was given by the Provincial Government of Cagayan (PGC) to hog raisers of Gattaran affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). The financial assistance to farmers was distributed by PGC at Sub-Capitol, Bangag, Lal-lo , said...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change-Business Innovation Through science and technology (BIST) for Industry Program has provided financial assistance amounting to P15.95 million to a veterinary research and diagnostics company in Batangas. (Unsplash) Citing...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is set to establish six mobile laboratory units in a bid to bolster the government's efforts to control and contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country. (FILE PHOTO) This, after Agriculture Secretary William Dar gave the...
The availability of pork supply in the market should not be a problem since there is enough for this year. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar. (DA Photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar made this assurance following the country’s improvement on local production...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now studying the possibility of imposing another suggested retail price (SRP) on pork amid rising retail prices, and is hoping to come up with a decision within the week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a briefing on Monday that the government hopes...
