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VETERINARIANS ARE EXEMPTED FROM LUZON COVID-19 QUARANTINE – DAR

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date March 23, 2020
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Veterinarians will also now be exempted from the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine now being enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured. In a Palace press briefing, Dar said veterinarians will also be allowed to travel within Luzon based based on the quarantine’s guidelines. “Essential farm […]

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CALL BACK ‘BALIK-SCIENTISTS,’ VETS TO FIGHT ASF IN PH — ZUBIRI

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date March 4, 2020
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Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri urged Malacañang to recall back to the country Filipino scientists and top-notch veterinarians to fight African swine fever (ASF) that is now affecting the Philippines. “We have to save the livelihood of our hog raisers, both large-scale and backyard; especially the backyard hog raisers. For many years, we have had […]

Tags African Swine Fever, ASF, Balik Scientists, culling, hog industry, Senator Zubiri, veterinarians