BORDER WATCH. A personnel of the Office of the City Veterinarian checks the transport permit of live pigs at the Barangay Licomo border in Zamboanga City in this undated photo. African swine fever cases have spread to 27 villages as of Friday (Aug. 12, 2022). (OCVet photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) continued to call on the public to monitor and immediately report hog illnesses and deaths. Dr. Mario Arriola, OCVet chief, issued the appeal Saturday as the city remains in the red (infected) zone classification of the African swine fever (ASF) monitoring of the Department of Agriculture as cases continue to spread. Arriola said the number of villages with ASF cases rose to 27 from 22 as of Friday, with 799 hog raisers affected. Hog mortalities soared to 2,977 while 872 have been culled during the last seven days. The number of affected villages are spread out in all seven veterinary districts Tumaga (9), San Roque (2), Manicahan (3), Curuan (2), Vitali
ASF CHECKPOINT. Village watchmen stand guard at a quarantine checkpoint to contain the spread of the African swine fever in Zamboanga City in this undated photo. On Friday (July 22, 2022), the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council passed a resolution recommending to place the city under a state of calamity due to the spread of the hog disease. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga City-PIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended to place this city under a state of calamity due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF). The CDRRMC, chaired by Mayor John Dalipe, approved a resolution in a meeting Friday afternoon to address the problem that has already affected six of seven veterinary districts as of Thursday. The CDRRMC resolution will be forwarded to the City Council for approval during its regular session on Tuesday next week. Dr. Mario Arriola, Office of the City Veterinarian chief, said in a statement Saturday that the
THE African Swine Fever quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Licomo, Zamboanga City. (City Government of Zamboanga FB)
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended that this city be placed under a state of calamity due to the spread of African
The Department of Agriculture and city government here appealed for the cooperation of concerned sectors to abide by the protocols to curb the spread of African swine fever.