Chicken supply in Cebu City stabilizing — DVMF

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/08/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chicken supply in Cebu City is stablizing after a decreased supply last June 2022.  Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, acting city veterinarian, said that the supply of poultry from the farms significantly decreased…

NMIS buries over 8,000 kilos of expired beef tripes

Doris C. Bongcac 04/28/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Over 8,000 kilos of expired beef tripes were disposed through burying in a private condemnation area in Naga City, Cebu on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, to prevent its unauthorized distribution. The 8,410.98 kilos…

Pork prices remain high despite imports

Jordeene Lagare 02/01/2022

The volume of pork imports that entered the Philippines increased last week but failed to bring down retail prices as promised as consumers continue to pay more for pork products. Data from the National Meat Inspection Service…

Over 1,000 kilos of hot meat confiscated in Cebu City since June 2021

Dyrecka Letigio 10/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hot meat or meat without the proper inspection certification has become rampant in the mountain barangays in Cebu City this year. So far, the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) has confiscated…

In Photos: NMIS destroys 469 kilos of ‘expired’ meat

Doris C. Bongcac 05/08/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Close to 500 kilos of “expired” meat were disposed by the Central Visayas office of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Friday, May 7, 2021. In a report, NMIS-7 said they…

NMIS buries 2 truckloads of ‘contaminated’ dressed chicken in CV

Doris C. Bongcac 05/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Two truckloads of dressed chicken were disposed through burying on Thursday, April 28, after these were found to be contaminated. In a report, the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) said that the dressed…

1 ton mishandled meat confiscated in Carbon Market

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The National Meat Inspection Service in Central Visayas (NMIS-7), in a joint operation with the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) in Cebu City, confiscated at least one metric ton worth of mishandled meat…

Cebu City DVMF to private slaughterhouses: Comply with standards

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) reminded the owners of private slaughterhouses to comply with the health and environmental standards for their establishments. The DVMF along with the National…

Cebu City slaughterhouse ordered closed by Sept. 1

Margarette Managaytay 08/17/2016

THE Cebu City government ordered the closure of its own slaughterhouse in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City starting Sept. 1. The slaughterhouse will cease operations by August 31, said Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the city’s Department of…

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