Cebu City reports new ASF cases in Barangay Bonbon

Pia Piquero 07/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Cebu City has caused worry among local swine raisers and farmers. Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF), reported…

Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video

Associated Press 09/22/2023

PALEMBANG, Indonesia — A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam…

Rice, pork prices going up

Jordeene B. Lagare 04/22/2023

Selling prices of some rice and pork products went up significantly in certain stores as of early April, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In a report, the PSA said the average retail price of…

Cebu governor extends ban on pigs, pork-related products from Negros

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia signed on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, her Executive Order (EO) No. 11 series of 2023, extending the temporary ban on the entry of live hogs, sows, piglets, boar semen,…

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…

Barili temporarily bans swine trading as measure against ASF

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local government unit (LGU) of Barili in Southwest Cebu is temporarily banning swine trading in Mantalongon Livestock Market starting March 16, 2023, the LGU’s information office announced on Friday, March 10. The…

DVMF to Cebu City residents: Report death of pigs, suspected ASF cases

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) in Cebu City is urging residents here to immediately report to their office the deaths of pigs or any suspect cases of the of the…

Mandaue intensifies ASF monitoring

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/10/2023

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Veterinary Office is strictly inspecting pork and pork products before these are allowed entry into the city’s public and satellite markets. Mandaue City Veterinarian Dr. Karen Merilles said that…

ASF scares away pork consumers in Mandaue as city bans entry of pork and pork products from infected areas

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/08/2023

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Some pork vendors at the Mandaue City Public Market said they have experienced a drop in sales after the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Carcar City. Pork vendor Josephine Domitita…

Bohol bans pork, pork products from Cebu, Cebu City due to ASF

Doris C. Bongcac 03/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Pork and pork products from Cebu will no longer be allowed entry into Bohol province. The prohibition is contained in Executive Order No. 11 Series of 2023 which Bohol Governor Erico Aris Aumentado…

DA-7 strengthens surveillance vs ASF in Cebu

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/07/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) is strengthening its surveillance of slaughterhouses and pig farms in Cebu. DA-7 ASF coordinator Dr. Daniel Ventura said that after the African Swine Fever (ASF)…

The problem with eggs

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 01/24/2023

Eggs are the latest farm commodity to see significant price hikes, at a time when onions continue to be priced at scandalous levels that even exceed meat prices. Sugar prices remain at abnormally high levels, even as…

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