ILOILO CITY – African Swine Fever (ASF) cases have reemerged in Iloilo province, four years after an outbreak. The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) confirmed on Thursday, July 2, positive cases in Barotac Viejo town, following positive results in tests conducted by the Regional Animal...
BACOLOD CITY – Four cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were reported in two barangays here. Dr. Maria Agueda dela Torre, head of the City Veterinary Office (CVO), announced in a media briefing on Wednesday, July 1, that samples from two hogs in Bangga Riles, Barangay Alijis and two in Purok 5,...
ILOILO CITY — Four provinces in Western Visayas temporarily banned the trading and transporting of live hogs, pork, and any of its by-products as new cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were detected. The provincial governments of Aklan, Antique, and Guimaras banned live hogs and pork products...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of about 30 hogs in Amlan, Negros Oriental, even as the provincial government intensifies measures to prevent the entry of African Swine Fever (ASF) into the province. Amlan Mayor Manjoe Sycip said Monday it is premature to conclude the...
ILOILO CITY – The Capiz Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has recorded new African Swine Fever cases in Roxas City and the towns of Pontevedra and Panitan. These were reported more than three years after a spike in ASF cases was recorded in Panay Island in 2023. An advisory released by the Capiz...
CEBU CITY – In a bid to bring down pork prices, Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has ordered the lifting of the ban on the entry of hogs and livestock into the province of Cebu. Baricuatro signed a series of executive orders that eased the movement of livestock and meat products. EO Nos. 16, 17, and 18...
CEBU CITY – Undocumented pigs from Camotes Island were intercepted in Carmen town, northern Cebu early Tuesday morning, Nov. 5. POLICE inspect undocumented hogs on board a motor banca from Camotes Island that tried to dock in Carmen town, northern Cebu on Tuesday, Nov. 5. (Contributed photo) The...
CEBU CITY – Undocumented hogs were seized in Dumanjug, Cebu just as the province intensified its campaign against smuggling. AUTHORITIES seize close to 100 pigs after they were shipped to Dumanjug town, Cebu without necessary permits. (Photo from Dumanjug, Cebu) Authorities intercepted on...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The provincial government has allowed the transport of live hogs from this province to Panay Island which is still under a state of calamity due to the contagious African Swine Fever (ASF). Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor issued Executive Order No. 57 approving the new...
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...
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...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando on Wednesday, April 12, ordered a total ban on the entry of live pigs and pork meat from areas affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) into the province. Fernando issued Executive Order No. 13, Series of 2023, “An Order Prohibiting the Entry of Live Pigs and its Meat...
