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DA urges LGUs to establish BABay ASF program

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

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