(File photo) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will start delivering piglets to areas in Pangasinan that have been affected by the African swine fever (ASF) on the third week of this month as part of its hog repopulation program. In an interview during his visit to Pangasinan on Friday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said about PHP38.2 million has been allotted for the repopulation program in the province following the ASF outbreak. "The sentinels will be observed for about 90 to 120 days and then will be tested. If the tests turned negative, then the area will be declared free and they can start hog repopulation," Dar said. He added that the process of declaring an area as ASF-free has been reversed, as instead of the DA, the local government units (LGUs) would now confirm first if the area is no longer ASF-affected. "The LGUs will be the first to declare if the area is ASF-free and it will be validated by the DA's Bureau of Animal Industr
(File photo) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will start delivering piglets to areas in Pangasinan that have been affected by the African swine fever (ASF) on the third week of this month as part of its hog repopulation program. In an interview during his visit to Pangasinan on Friday, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said about PHP38.2 million has been allotted for the repopulation program in the province following the ASF outbreak. "The sentinels will be observed for about 90 to 120 days and then will be tested. If the tests turned negative, then the area will be declared free and they can start hog repopulation," Dar said. He added that the process of declaring an area as ASF-free has been reversed, as instead of the DA, the local government units (LGUs) would now confirm first if the area is no longer ASF-affected. "The LGUs will be the first to declare if the area is ASF-free and it will be validated by the DA's Bureau of Animal Industr
ANTI-ASF GUARD. Hogs in Antique are ready to be transported to Metro Manila in this undated photo. Antique Provincial Veterinary Public Health Division head, Dr. Rafael Marco Ardamil, on Friday (Nov. 5, 2021) urged local government units in the province to create their respective municipal task forces for the surveillance of pork-based products from ASF-affected areas that could destroy the industry in the province.(Photo courtesy of Elma Pena/DA-6) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Antique's Provincial Veterinary (Provet) has urged local government units (LGUs) to create municipal task forces against the African swine fever (ASF) that will coordinate with their provincial counterpart. Provet Public Health Division head Dr. Rafael Marco Ardamil said in an interview Friday the creation of the municipal task forces would ensure that Provincial Ordinance 2020-242 prohibiting the transport and sale of pork-based products from Luzon, Mindanao, and other areas in the country with ASF cas
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Losses to rice (palay) from 1,147.60 hectares with 907 farmers affected were estimated at P20,643,227.18; vegetable from 66.57 hectares with 426 farmers affected P15,400,455.64; corn from 0.48 hectares with two farmers affected P5,214; and fishery from 1,544.19 area with 465 affected fishermen P52,952,320.26.
Damage to infrastructure was estimated at P62,050,000 million as reported by the Provincial Engineer’s Office. Losses to livestock were placed at P12,600, according to the Provincial Veterinary Office.
A total of 756 families or 2,553 individuals displaced by heavy rains, high tide, and the release of excess water from Ipo and Bustos Dams, are temporarily being housed in 60 evacuation centers while 527 families or 1,643 individuals sought shelter at the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).