(PNA file photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The province of Camiguin has imposed a temporary ban on pork meat and by-products from outside the island after the Department of Agriculture-Northern Mindanao (DA-10) confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF). The announcement of Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo released late Saturday likewise asked hog raisers not to engage in swill feeding or the feeding of food scraps and adopt appropriate biosecurity measures. "The public is likewise advised that the slaughter of pigs outside of the municipal slaughterhouses is a criminal offense punished under Republic Act 9296, otherwise known as the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines, as amended by RA No. 10536," the announcement read. Under the said law, selling, transporting, and offering or receiving for sale or transportation in commerce of illegally slaughtered pork are criminal offenses. Illegally slaughtered pork will be subject to confiscation. In an advisory signed by DA-10 Executi
MANILA - The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it is now conducting investigations to determine the exact cause of the crash-landing of its Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while about to land at the Lumbia Airport, Cagayan De Oro City Saturday. PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano, in a statement forwarded to reporters Saturday night, said the UAV took off at around 9:30 a.m. to perform a functional check flight (FCF). "Upon takeoff, the UAV proceeded to 5NM (five nautical miles) east of Lumbia and ascended to 10,000 ft. After finding the FCF procedure to be satisfactory, the pilots declared the termination of test and started to descend 5000 ft 1.5 miles east of Lumbia Airport," he added. At around 11:46 a.m., communication with the UAV was cut. "All emergency procedures were performed, and field service representatives were called for troubleshooting," Mariano said. He added that the Hermes 900 UAV crash-landed in a vegetated area where it was last confirm