Cebu Provincial Board looks into legislations to protect P10.9 billion hog industry

Rosalie Abatayo 09/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the Agriculture department has confirmed the first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in some Luzon towns, the Cebu provincial government is looking into extending the ban of the entry of pork…

Palace says there’s ‘no need to worry’ about African Swine Fever in PH

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines — There is no need for the public to worry about the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country, Malacañang said Monday, after the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed cases of the disease in local…

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia releases statement after confirmed swine deaths in Rizal 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/09/2019

Cebu City, Philippines— Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, September 9, 2019, released a statement on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) confirmation that the hog deaths in Rizal province were caused by African Swine Fever. The DA…

DA: 14 of 20 blood samples positive for African Swine Fever

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 09/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Fourteen out of 20 blood samples from sick pigs that eventually died in local piggeries tested positive of African Swine Fever, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Monday. The blood samples were sent to…

ASF Task Force tells consumers to buy local pork

Rosalie Abatayo 09/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Buy local. Cebu Province’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force reminded consumers to buy local meat as one of the precautionary measures to be taken to avoid being infected with the deadly disease.…

P200-K worth of banned luncheon meat intercepted in Cebu City

Rosalie Abatayo 09/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — About P200,000 worth of China-made luncheon meat were intercepted by personnel of the Bureau of Animal Industry Veterinary Quarantine Services Office (BAI-VQSO) and Cebu Province’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force on Tuesday,…

Capitol asks MCIAA to cooperate, strictly implement 100-day ban on pork

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —”If we err, let us err on the side of caution.” Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Cebu Provincial Government was not taking chances in protecting its P10-billion hog industry. In a meeting with…

Cebu pork producers group commits full support to anti-ASF campaign

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippine—Expressing full support for the anti-African Swine Fever (ASF) measures, the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative (CeViPPCo) is fielding teams to help monitor the Mactan Cebu International Airport, ports, wet markets and supermarkets for possible…

Cebu City Vet’s Office testing 3 dead pigs in Lusaran hog farms for ASF

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The three pigs that died this month in different hog farms in Lusaran, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, have been sent to the City Veterinarian’s Office for African Swine Fever (ASF) tests.…

Cebu City mayor forms task force for African Swine Fever prevention

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella instructed the city’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) to form a task group that will work on formulating mitigation measures that can help prevent the entry of…

DA says no outbreak of African swine fever in Philippines

08/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday there is no outbreak of African swine fever in the country, after confirming that there have been incidents of hog mortality in some areas. In a press…

DVMF removes banned Maling products from Cebu City supermarket shelves

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Post abattoir inspectors from the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) have started to remove the banned Maling meat products from supermarket shelves in the city. Dr. Alice Utlang, Cebu City Veterinarian, said they…

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