President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA’s) Western Visayas office to test every pig breeding facility in the region to stop the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). The order was issued during a situation...
BACOLOD CITY – The African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force in Negros Occidental has intercepted P165,025 worth of pork and pork products from Oct. 15 to 19. AMID an existing ban, pork and pork products weighing a total of 666.5 kilos and valued at P165,025 were intercepted by the provincial African...
ILOILO CITY – The town of Oton in Iloilo province declared a state of calamity on Thursday, Oct. 20, due to the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). In a radio interview with RMN Iloilo, Vice Mayor Jose Neil Olivares said that the Oton Municipal Council convened a special session on Thursday...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office and the local government of Oton, Iloilo culled 69 more pigs over the weekend to prevent the spread African Swine Fever (ASF). Three-hundred five hogs were earlier culled after a swine specimen from a semi-commercial hog farm in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The island-province of Guimaras has temporarily banned the entry of live pigs and pork products amid a suspected case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Iloilo province. Gov. JC Rahman Nava issued Executive Order No. 2022-082 imposing the prohibition on the entry of live pigs,...
The Cebu provincial government has ordered a temporary ban on the entry of live hogs, boar, pork, and pork-related products from Iloilo and Panay Island in Cebu due to African Swine Fever (ASF). Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday, Oct. 13, issued Executive Order No. 42 that imposes the ban for...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – New African Swine Fever (ASF) cases have been reported in Claveria and Baggao, this province, monitoring and surveillance conducted by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) said. Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Noli Buen said 27 pigs were culled in three barangays in...
GEN. LUNA, Quezon – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) and the local government are constructing a bio-secured and climate-controlled finisher operation facility to help the swine industry here recover from the African Swine Fever....
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...
‘’Stop trying to fool my younger brother.’’ Senator Imee Marcos issued this statement after she condemned the unauthorized and fraudulent use of the Office of the President to justify the importation of sugar. She referred to this as the “ultimate proof that thick-faced agricultural...
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....
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...
