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CEBU CITY — The province of Cebu has extended the ban on the entry of live hogs, pork and pork products coming from Panay Island.

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.

CEBU CITY — Pork producers in the country assured that they are committed to supporting the initiatives and programs of the Department of Agriculture.

CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu will have enough supply of pork even if the demand increases during the holiday season.

Importers are batting for the extension of Executive Order 171 to counter the continuing adverse impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on consumer prices, but local producers strongly opposed the petition stressing the reduced import tariff did not benefit consumers and it is time to protect local agriculture, as what other economies are doing, to ensure food security in the country.

BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental authorities intercepted five kilos of raw pork from Panay island on Tuesday, Oct. 25, as the province continued to implement tight monitoring in its bid to protect its P6-billion hog industry.

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).

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.

BACOLOD CITY — In a bid to protect the swine industry from the threat of the African Swine Fever (ASF), the provincial government of Negros Occidental has banned the entry of all pigs and pork products from Panay and Guimaras islands.

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).

Maguindanao and Cotabato City1st district Rep. Bai Dimple Mastura has castigated the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for allegedly serving what she called “abominable food” to Muslim and Seventh Day Adventists inmates.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic and before African Swine Fever (ASF) entered the country, the Philippines was one of the top 10 pork producers in the world, with most, if not all of it going to local consumption. This was according to Rolando Tambago, 

PH Team wows foodies at Ubud Food Festival 2022 in Bali, Indonesia

BACOLOD CITY – Fifty kilos of uninspected pork were confiscated by authorities in Barangay Alijis here, the Task Force Botagoy reported Wednesday, July 20.

CEBU CITY – This city has deployed additional personnel tasked to monitor the entry of pork shipment in seaports here.

The foodie clans De Leons and Mojicas launch a new dining concept in Marikina that marries heirloom and regional cuisines.

Filipino livestock growers and fish producers are cautiously optimistic for the agriculture sector’s prospects in 2022 despite myriad challenges the past two years.

The Department of Finance (DOF) urged authorities to be “more liberal” with importations after prices of meat and fish rose at a much faster pace in November compared with the previous month.