Published February 19, 2021, 3:28 PM
TACLOBAN CITY – The municipality of Burauen recorded an African Swine Fever (ASF) case, making it the seventh municipality in Leyte with a confirmed ASF case.
Laboratory result handed over by Department of Agriculture-8 Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez to Burauen Mayor Juanito Renomeron Thursday said a sample was taken from Barangay Pawa turned out positive, thus, hogs within a 500-meter radius from where it was taken would be subjected to depopulation as soon as possible.
Dr. Annalou Detablan of the Burauen Municipal Agriculturist Office appealed for affected hog raisers’ cooperation.
She noted that depopulating the hogs within the area is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading, citing that the move is meant to protect the town’s hog industry.
Philippines mulls increasing pork imports By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News
Published January 18, 2021 12:51pm The Philippines is mulling a hike in the volume of pork imports to ensure a stable supply in the country, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Monday. Dar said the government is looking into the possibility of increasing the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork, which is currently 54,000 metric tons. “Pinag-aaralan na namin yung dagdagan itong minimum access volume to triple what is allowed,” Dar said at the Laging Handa briefing. The Cabinet official’s statement comes as 11 of the 17 regions in the country reported cases of African swine fever. Dar said the ASF has already affected 2,130 barangays.
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