PH Vet Association backs BAI officials named in admin cases over ASF

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) expressed its support to the veterinarians named in the administrative charges the Cebu Provincial Government filed over managing the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation here. The PVMA,…

ASF spreads to more areas in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The African Swine Fever (ASF) has spread to more localities here, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) reports. The BAI, in its latest National Zoning and Movement…

Cebu guv sues 7 animal industry bureau execs over ASF

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least seven officials of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) are now facing administrative charges over their handling of the African Swine Fever (ASF) here in Cebu province. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed…

Cebu City to hold ‘Food Security Summit’ by April

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is eyeing to hold a two-day “Food Security Summit” on April 25 and 26, 2023. Lawyer Jerone Castillo, the special assistant to Mayor Michael Rama, said the Food Security…

Mayor Rama lays plans to ensure food security, sustainability 

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City government is eyeing to use idle lands in the city for agricultural production as one of the ways to mitigate the possible socio-economic impacts of the African Swine Fever issue, the increasing…

Pork producer group in PH warns of culling’s impact on hog industry

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of pork producers in the Philippines has urged the national government to take a second look at some of the measures that they introduced in managing the African Swine Fever (ASF)…

ASF in Cebu: Gwen threatens to sue animal industry bureau

Morexette Marie Erram 03/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The clash between the Cebu Provincial Government and the national bureau tasked in regulating livestock movement, over the African Swine Fever (ASF) here, continues. And this time, the battle may take place in court.  Cebu…

Mayor Rama issues EO for ASF control in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City government will still allow the entry of live hogs from duly registered commercial farms as long as they can present the required documents upon entry and inspection.  Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama…

Cebu province implements own anti-ASF measures

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Pigs, pork products and byproducts, even those from areas with confirmed cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF), can now be transported without restrictions in Cebu province.  This after the provincial government decided to take…

Mandaue City to set up more border checkpoints to prevent entry of ASF

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City police have identified at least 10 borders where checkpoints may be set up to prevent the entry of pork products contaminated with African Swine Fever (ASF) into the city. Mandaue…

Rama to sign new EO following detection of ASF virus in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Additional measures would be introduced soon as to how else the Cebu City government and its residents could avoid the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Mayor Michael Rama said these will…

Persistent pig pandemic

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 03/21/2023

Unlike the human COVID-19 pandemic that appears to be behind us, the pig pandemic is still raging and causing tight supplies of pork, leading to continued high prices. It has been nearly four years since the first…

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