The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Tuesday appealed to travelers, including returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), not to bring pork and other pork products as pasalubong this coming Christmas and New Year holidays to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the provinces. At a news conference, BAI…
ASF-FREE. Western Visayas continues to reach out to stakeholders to help keep Western Visayas free from African swine fever (ASF) and protect its PHP20-billion hog industry. Dr. Jonic Natividad, chief of the DA 6 Regulatory Division and ASF focal person, said on Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021) that local governments are urged to implement the "Bantay ASF sa Barangay" (BABay ASF) program.(File photo courtesy of Elma Pena/DA6) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA6) continues to campaign for local government units (LGUs) to fully implement the "Bantay ASF (African swine fever) sa Barangay" (BABay ASF) program to protect the region's PHP20-billion hog industry. "The BABay ASF program involves the cooperation of LGUs. That is essential because when needed, the LGU is supposed to be the first to respond," said Dr. Jonic Natividad, chief of the DA 6 Regulatory Division and ASF focal person. He added that the program is already fully im
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar has declared Abuyog, Leyte, as free from the African swine fever (ASF) after more than 200 days of eradicating the dreaded pig disease. In a news statement, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Dar made the declaration on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at the Abuyog…
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