SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — People fleeing from the steam-driven eruption of Taal Volcano may have contributed to the spread of the African swine fever (ASF), a viral animal infection, in Batangas province. Batangas, recently devastated…
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—Meat from pigs suffering from heat stroke are safe to eat. Dr. Alice Utlang, Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) head, gave this assurance as she warned of the the effect of…
Just a few days since two children died after receiving vaccines from health workers here in Cebu, the Department of Health’s (DOH) immunization program is getting the flak once again, this time with its dengue vaccination program.…