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State of calamity proclamation due to ASF nationwide obligates LGUs to aid hog raisers in their areas, says DA chief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rx7HXvp2Lo (Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that with the declaration of a state of calamity due to African Swine Fever, more funds from local government units can now be allocated to help hog raisers who had been affected by the disease. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that provinces, towns, down to the […]
Calls for immediate compensation for hog raisers affected by ASF https://youtu.be/F8zpz1jc5kI (Eagle News) — An organization involving producers in agriculture, including hog raisers, thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for declaring a state of calamity nationwide due to the African Swine Fever (ASF), expressing hope that hog raisers affected by ASF would now receive proper compensation and immediate help. “Nagpapasalamat din tayo sa Pangulo na napirmahan na (ang proclamation). We hope yung immediate pondo ay mabigay […]
Proclamation 1143 to enable nat’l govt, LGUs to appropriate quick response funds to help PHL hog industry (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a nationwide state of calamity due to African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak for over one year. Through Proclamation No. 1143 signed on May 10, 2021, President Duterte mandated all government agencies to cooperate with each other and to mobilize the necessary resources to curtail the spread of ASF as […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed a 60-day price ceiling on chicken and pork products in Metro Manila. Senator Bong Go made the announcement, as he hailed the President for the issuance of Executive Order No. 124. “Kailangan natin itong solusyonan (increase in pork and chicken product prices) lalong-lalo na sa panahon ngayon na marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nawalan ng trabaho,” he said. Go said the 60-day period may be extended […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 25 provinces which have been affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) with more than 350,000 pigs already depopulated or culled, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Dar said that ASF continued to be a threat to the Philippine swine industry. “Twenty-five provinces po ay apektado ng African Swine Fever at apektado—almost 350,000 na iyong na-depopulate so this has some significant bearing doon sa ating hog industry,” Dar said […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a task force to prevent the entry and control the spread of animal-borne diseases. The President ordered the creation of the National Task Force on Animal-Borne Diseases that will craft policies to the effect amid the outbreak of the African Swine Fever in some parts of the country. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the President met with government officials in the Palace to discuss the […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 25, met with government officials amid the outbreak of the African Swine fever in parts of the country. Pictures released by the Palace showed Duterte speaking to Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año. The pictures also showed some local government officials. Last week, Duterte called on local government officials to strictly enforce the national zoning and movement plan crafted by the Department of Agriculture […]
(Eagle News) Camarines Sur has been placed under red alert after pigs in the town of Bonbon tested positive for African Swine Fever. Camarines Sur Governor Miguel Villafuerte also barred the entry of live hogs into the province. The provincial government has also set up quarantine checkpoints in the province to prevent the spread of the disease.
https://youtu.be/UkfKE-16btY Ni Freddie Rulloda Eagle News Service correspondent(Northern Luzon) BENGUET (Eagle News) — Bawal nang pumasok ang anumang live hog o pig dealers sa lalawigan ng Benguet dahil sa banta ng African Swine Fever (ASF) upang maiwasan ang pagkahawa ng mga alagang baboy sa lalawigan. Sa ipinalabas na Executive Order 2020-018 ni Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas, inilatag dito ang proseso para sa implementasyon ng temporary lockdown sa pagpasok ng mga buhay na baboy sa lalawigan […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Tens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, officials said Thursday, the first time the virus has been detected in the country. The disease has devastated swine herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, and initially Indonesia authorities put the death of 27,000 pigs down to hog cholera — a different virus with similar symptoms. But Fadjar Sumping Tjatur Rasa, an official at […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A floating dead pig infected with African swine fever washed up in Taiwan last week, according to a UN report, which also recorded a fresh mainland China outbreak and an attempt to illegally transport infected pigs. China’s swine herd has been devastated by the outbreak of the disease, first reported by the government in August last year. An update on the crisis from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the […]
(Eagle News) – Even some processed meat products such as tocino, hotdog, longanisa have tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). The products were from a Manila-based company, particularly in Sta. Mesa Manila. The BAI, however, did not name this company. In a clinical laboratory report dated Oct. 15, the BAI confirmed that the three meat samples taken from the processed meat samples had the ASF virus […]
