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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has urged local government units to ensure their policies to mitigate the spread of the African Swine Fever are aligned with the national government’s. The DILG made the statement after DILG Officer-in-Charge Bernardo Florece Jr. urged LGUs to conduct an “immediate review” of LGU executive orders and ensure they follow the nationwide policy on the unhampered flow of cargoes emphasized in an Inter-Agency Task […]
(Eagle News)–Mekeni Food Corp. on Monday, Nov. 5, vowed to trace the source of the African Swine Fever virus that was found in some of its products. The Pampanga-based company issued the statement as it announced that all the pork-based products it pulled out from the market on October 26 were already quarantined. It said its pork-based processing area has also been cleansed and disinfected. “A batch sampling has been submitted to an independent laboratory for […]
(Eagle News) — Some products of Mekeni Food Corp. have tested positive for African Swine Flue. This was confirmed by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry on Monday, Nov. 4. According to the BAI, those that tested positive were the Pampanga-based company’s skinless longganisa and Picnic hotdog. In October, Mekeni recalled its pork-based products.
(Eagle News)–“Stop the blame game.” Former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol had this to say to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, who blamed the outbreak of the African Swine Flu in Luzon to the Piñol-led Department of Agriculture. Dar had said there were already signs of the ASF in May but that the department then kept this information from stakeholders. “To say that I was disappointed by the accusation of a fellow Cabinet official under this administration […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, Sept. 17, called on barangay officials to help contain the outbreak of African Swine Flu. In a statement, Binay said because of the “intimate knowledge of barangay workers of their respective constituencies, they could be crucial in monitoring hog raisers whose livestock are affected by the outbreak.” According to Binay, barangay officials can also “encourage backyard raisers to notify them or representatives of the (local government unit) or (Department […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will still know in two weeks to three months the cause of increased swine deaths in backyard farms in some areas, as the department continues to not disclose these places with unexplained swine deaths. At the same time, the DA assured the public that the pork being sold in the markets and grocery stores are safe as areas within the one kilometer radius of those with […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Agriculture is reminding travelers not to bring pork and other processed pork products to the Philippines. The DA said these would be confiscated at the airport to prevent the spread of African Swine Flu. The following are the countries that have been affected by ASF: Belgium Bulgaria Cambodia China Czech Republic Hong Kong Hungary Latvia Moldova Mongolia North Korea Poland Romania Russia South Africa Ukraine Vietnam Zambia “Eat Pinoy pork. Support […]
by Emmanuelle TRECOLLE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — France will start culling thousands of wild boar near the Belgian border to prevent the African swine fever virus from spreading, the agriculture ministry said Monday. It said the operation would be held in the coming weeks and involve large number of hunters and forest officials. The virus was first reported in Belgium on September 13 near the borders with Luxembourg and France. “The spread […]
(Eagle News) — Nababahala ang Samahang Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) na posibleng nakapasok sa bansa ang imported pork na apektado ng African swine flu (ASF). Ayon kay Engr. Rosendo So, presidente ng SINAG, minomonitor nila ngayon kung mayroong nakapasok na imported pork mula sa Belgium. Ito ay matapos na mapasama ang Belgium sa mga bansa na naapektuhan ng ASF, kung saan umaangkat ang bansa ng mga karne ng baboy. Ayon kay So, tinicheck na ng kanilang […]
