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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has directed all local government units (LGUs) and concerned national government agencies (NGAs) to strictly enforce the national zoning and movement plan crafted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to effectively manage, control and contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). The President met with more than 1,500 local chief […]
Soccsksargen and the area’s hog industry is still considered safe and free from the disease. Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that necessary prevention and control measures are in place to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) in other areas in Mindanao, especially in Region 12 (Soccsksargen). Soccsksargen comprises the provinces of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education to heighten precautionary measures and prevent students from consuming pork products that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, has called for DepEd’s vigilance following reports that processed pork from China tested positive for ASF. […]
Senator Bong Revilla has filed a resolution (P. No. 195) calling for stricter implementation of the provisions of Republic Act No. 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, to ensure protection of public health and market access of locally-produced foods and food products is facilitated. Revilla believes that a strict implementation of the Food […]
A party-list lawmaker said the call of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) to stop buying local pork to contain the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) virus is “misinformed” as it would only hurt the hog-raising industry. Magsasaka Party-list Representative Argel Cabatbat said the industry group should be reminded that there […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) can use P1 billion in Quick Response Funds (QRF) under this year’s Calamity Fund to stop the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF), Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance committee, said government should now “break the glass of this emergency fund” and use it to […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that the African swine fever (ASF) incidents in several areas in Bulacan and Rizal may be considered an outbreak, but not an epidemic. “Specifically, ASF was already contained in Barangay Pritil, Guiguinto, Bulacan; and in several barangays in Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Antipolo, Rizal –and not in the entire […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Juan Fidel Nograles has appealed to hog and pig raisers in Montalban (Rodriguez) to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the local government, and other authorities tasked to monitor and prevent the possible spread of a swine disease that has yet to be identified, stressing that […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has ordered a thorough investigation on German pork exporter ProFood to ensure that its preparation methods conform with local safety standards. “We have to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that their system is safe.” “The entry of the dreaded ASF (African Swine Fever) into the country could lead to the […]