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, 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…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Veterinary Office has assured that the death of the 12 pigs of a backyard hog raiser in Carcar City is less likely related to the African Swine Fever (ASF). Dr. Rose…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) warned the public of canned meat from African Swine Fever (ASF)-infected countries that may have been repacked and sold to the public again. Doctor Alice Utlang, head…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) assured the consumers that locally-produced processed meat are safe from consumption and does not contain meat from African Swine Fever (ASF) infected countries. In a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) is reminding consumers to avoid the consumption of banned imported meat from countries where African Swine Fever (ASF) has spread, even if it doesn’t pose…
Cebu City, Philippines – Following reports of an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, Salvador Diputado, Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7), reassured that the whole of Central Visayas has no reported case of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hog raisers have no cause for alarm over possible entry of the African swine fever (ASF) in Central Visayas, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement posted on its Facebook account. However,…
