ASSISTANCE. Hog-raisers affected by the African swine fever in Oton, Iloilo receive a total of PHP1.64 million in financial aid from the provincial government and 400 packs of vegetable seeds from the Department of Agriculture on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023). The provincial government will work with the department to look into the possibility of starting the repopulation in Oton where swine affected by ASF have been depopulated.(Photo courtesy of DA Regional Agri-Fishery Information Section FB) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) 6 (Western Visayas) will only start swine repopulation in the municipality of Oton in Iloilo province after carrying out a risk assessment. "Right now, we could not recommend for the repopulation not unless we have assessed if the risk is too high or what," DA-6 officer-in-charge, Executive Director Jose Albert Barrogo, said on Friday, adding that the proposal came up during a meeting two weeks ago. While the risk assessment has yet to start