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2 tons of seized pork meat from Belgium burned

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 06:44 PM

Authorities in Cebu destroyed boxes containing raw pork meat weighing 2 tons from Belgium, one of 16 countries affected by African Swine Flu. Read more »

260-kilos of meat from Poland, Belgium destroyed amid ASF fears

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 03:25 PM

CEBU - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) and the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) burned 260 kilos of imported meat from Poland and Belgium, two of the countries affected with the African Swine Fever (ASF). Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 6, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Pig transfer

George Calvelo ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 07:55 PM

Men transfer hogs from a boat to a delivery tricycle for slaughtering at a public market in Coron, Palawan.  Read more »

Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 01:49 PM

Outbreaks have been reported in Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Hong Kong and China -- the world's biggest pork producer and consumer. Read more »

World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic, WHO says

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 10:16 PM

LONDON - The world will inevitably face another pandemic of flu and needs to prepare for the potential devastation that could cause, and not underestimate the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Read more »

Government orders confiscation of imported produce, meat without permits

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 01:47 PM

Officials stationed at the country's ports have been stricter in monitoring the entry of fresh produce amid a swine flu outbreak in other parts of the world, he said.  Read more »

The worst thing the new and stronger influenza strain can do to you

Rhia Diomampo Grana
Updated as of Jan 21 11:43 PM

An infectious diseases specialist sheds light on a worrying public health concern: why is everyone getting sick with the flu? Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga sintomas ng trangkaso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:00 PM

Pinag-iingat ng isang opisyal ng Department of Health ang publiko ngayong Enero hanggang Marso dahil nauuso umano ang pagkakaroon ng trangkaso. Read more »

ALAMIN: Home remedies sa sakit ng ulo at katawan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 04:07 PM

Narito ang ilang remedyo para maibsan ang sama sa pakiramdam.  Read more »

May flu epidemic ba?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 08:01 PM

Inabisuhan ng DOH ang publiko na magpabakuna kasabay ng pagtaas ng bilang ng flu cases.  Read more »

Vitamin C, home remedies not enough to combat flu: expert

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 05:09 PM

Getting extra doses of vitamin C is not enough to get rid of flu, while taking over-the-counter antibiotics may worsen the virus, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday. Read more »

PH has nothing to fear from African swine flu: Agri chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:05 AM

No pork products from countries plagued by the African swine fever have entered the Philippines and the importation ban could be good for the local industry, Agriculture Secretary Emanuel Piñol said Tuesday. Read more »

'Bilang ng mga nagkatrangkaso, tumaas sa huling bahagi ng 2018'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:21 PM

Bagaman mas bumaba ng 20,000 ang kaso ng flu noong isang taon kompara noong 2017, mas mataas pa rin ang bilang ng mga nagkatrangkaso sa huling bahagi ng 2018.  Read more »

No pneumonia outbreak in the Philippines, says health department

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 04:22 PM

There is no pneumonia outbreak in the Philippines contrary to reports circulating on social media, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Read more »

Bureau of Animal Industry defends importation of frozen pork from Belgium

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:58 PM

A Philippine agriculture group detected the entry of over a million kilos of frozen pork from Belgium, which is among the countries affected by the African swine fever. Read more »

Agri chief umapela sa importers, balikbayan kaugnay sa African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:19 PM

Umapela ngayong Lunes si Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol na huwag munang mag-angkat ng baboy at produkto mula sa mga bansang "high risk" o kalapit ng mga bansang apektado ng African swine fever. Read more »

Foot baths inilatag sa NAIA terminals kontra African swine flu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 09:56 PM

Magsisilbi ang mga ito bilang depensa para hindi makapasok sa bansa ang African swine flu. Read more »

'African swine flu, banta sa suplay ng baboy sa PH'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 09:26 PM

Sa ngayon, wala pang naitatalang kaso ng African swine flu sa bansa, ayon sa DA.  Read more »

Boy who died in custody of US border had the flu - state officials

Sofia Menchu and Mica Rosenberg, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 07:00 AM

GUATEMALA CITY/NEW YORK - The 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in the custody of US border agents this week had the flu before he passed away but the cause of his death is still unknown, state officials said Friday.   Read more »