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'Intel funds needed to prevent livestock, poultry outbreaks'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 02:46 PM

An intelligence fund should be given to the Department of Agriculture so the agency can help prevent the spread of livestock diseases, a stakeholder said on Wednesday. Read more »

Filipino biotech firm develops swine fever test kit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:07 PM

A Filipino biotech has announced it has developed a "molecular-based testing platform" to detect African swine fever. Read more »

Ivermectin bilang panangga ng baboy sa ASF, pinag-aaralan ng DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 09:49 PM

Binatikos ng hog raisers si Agriculture Secretary William Dar dahil sa panukala.  Read more »

Pagbabakuna ng mga baboy laban sa African swine fever, inumpisahan na

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 04:16 PM

Inumpisahan na ng Department of Agriulture (DA), Bureau of Animal Industry ang trial sa isang bakuna kontra African swine fever na gawa ng isang US company noong April 23. Read more »

Short-term reduction of tariffs on pork imports needed to check inflation: DOF

Jessica Fenol and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 09:12 PM

Allowing the importation of pork at lower tariffs in the short term is an immediate and "practicable" solution to avoid further price spikes, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Tuesday.  Read more »

Senators 'willing to negotiate' with Duterte for recall of EO on imported pork

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 01:22 PM

Senate Minority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said the Senate is "willing to negotiate" with Malacañang to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to recall his order on cutting tariffs and increasing the volume of imported pork. Read more »

Senate adopts resolution urging Duterte to recall order cutting pork tariff

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 02:37 PM

Several senators on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to revoke President Rodrigo Duterte's order to reduce tariffs for imported pork to protect local hog raisers from bankruptcy. Read more »

Lawmakers move to stop Duterte order slashing pork import tariff

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 03:51 PM

Seventeen lawmakers from the House of Representatives filed Wednesday a resolution seeking to prevent the implementation of an executive order (EO) lowering tariffs on imported pork in the next 12 months, which some stakeholders said could "kill" the local hog industry. Read more »

Drilon says several senators eye resolution revoking tariff cut on pork imports

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 06:10 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said he and 2 other senators would file a joint resolution to invalidate President Rodrigo Duterte's order to impose lower tariffs on imported pork in the next 12 months. Read more »

‘State of calamity declaration’ sa hog industry dapat madaliin, ayon sa 2 senador

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 01:35 AM

Kinakailangan na ang deklarasyon ng state of calamity upang mapakilos ang gobyerno, mga lokal na pamahalaan at mapondohan ang mga kinakailangang gawing proyekto.  Read more »

DA naglunsad ng malawakang programa para ibangon ang hog industry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 09:16 PM

Target ng Department of Agriculture na maibangon sa loob ng 3 hanggang 5 taon ang local hog industry.    Read more »