• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The seizure and burning of 240,000 table eggs, which were part of the precautionary measures of the provincial government of Negros
DISPOSAL. A veterinary quarantine personnel burns the undocumented table eggs transported from Bantayan Island, Cebu province after the shipment was intercepted at the Bredco port in Bacolod City on Feb. 5, 2022. The 240,000 pieces of eggs were shipped without a permit and other pertinent documents.(Photo courtesy of BAI-Veterinary Quarantine Station 6) BACOLOD CITY - An estimated PHP1.4 million worth of undocumented table eggs from Bantayan Island, Cebu were confiscated and burned by quarantine personnel upon arrival at Bredco port here earlier this week, the City Veterinary Office (CVO) confirmed on Friday. The shipment of 240,000 pieces or 8,000 trays of eggs arrived in this city on Jan. 5, records showed. "The permit of the shipper has already expired and no other pertinent documents were also presented," Dr. Maria Agueda de la Torre, city veterinarian, said in a statement. The shipping permit is being issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry-National Veterinary Quarantine