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Cebu extends pork ban from ASF-hit areas until 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 01:25 AM

CEBU—Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia said Monday she will extend until next year the ban on live hogs and pork products from Luzon and other countries affected by the African swine fever (ASF). Read more »

China pork to blame for ASF outbreak in the Philippines - DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 03:16 AM

MANILA—The Department of Agriculture on Monday blamed smuggled pork products from China as responsible for the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) in the country. Read more »

Mekeni recalls pork-based products amid African swine fever reports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 04:38 PM

Mekeni said it has submitted samples of its products to the Bureau of Animal Industry under the Department of Agriculture and an independent testing facility. Read more »

Swine fever costs hog industry P1B in 'opportunity losses' monthly: agri official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 02:53 PM

The swine flu outbreak in the Philippines, the world's 10th largest consumer of pork, results in P1 billion in "opportunity losses" each month for the local hog industry, an agriculture official said Friday. Read more »

QC yet to be ASF-free due to underestimation of hogs in Payatas

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:56 PM

Quezon City, Metro Manila’s largest and most populated city, is not yet free from the African Swine Fever after a lone village misdeclared the number of affected hogs in the area, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Wednesday. Read more »

Another QC barangay affected by African Swine Fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 04:06 PM

Hogs from one more village in Quezon City tested positive for African swine fever, the city's veterinary office said Wednesday. Read more »

DA: Tulong sa mga hog raiser na naapektuhan ng ASF, dadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 11:57 PM

Mula sa P3,000, P5,000 na cash assistance na ang ibibgay sa lahat ng mga hog raisers na naapektuhan ng African swine fever, ayon sa Department of Agriculture. Read more »

Agri dep't says 12,000 pigs infected with African swine fever in parts of Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 07:15 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said about 12,000 pigs tested positive of the dreaded African swine fever (ASF) in multiple parts of Luzon. Read more »

DA: Wala pang gamot kontra African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 01:18 AM

Nagsilipana sa internet ang mga tinatawag na "probiotic supplements" na binebenta para umano makaiwas sa African swine fever ang mga alagang baboy. Read more »

Over 3,000 pigs in QC culled in bid to contain African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 10:04 AM

MANILA – More than 3,000 pigs have been culled to contain the spread of African swine fever to other areas, the Quezon City Veterinary Office said on Friday. Read more »

Agri department: No cure proven effective to fight African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 01:04 AM

The public must report to the DA individuals or companies selling such medicines. Read more »

Dagdag-ayuda para sa mga apektado ng ASF, inihihirit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 11:48 PM

Hiniling din ng mga meat processor at mga magbababoy na gawing iisa na lang ang polisiya ng gobyerno kontra ASF. Read more »

Marikina River fishing ban lifted after African swine fever tests negative

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:24 PM

The Marikina River is safe for fishing after it tested negative for African swine fever, the Marikina City local government said Tuesday.   Read more »

African swine fever still spreading in QC, agri dept says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 06:27 PM

African swine fever is still spreading throughout Quezon City, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday. Read more »

Agri dept warns hog traders of legal action as swine fever spreads

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 03:12 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Tuesday threatened legal action against hog traders ignoring strict animal quarantine rules as it confirmed new cases of African swine fever infections in metropolitan Manila and a northern province. Read more »

15 hogs in Pangasinan, reportedly from Bulacan, have African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 12:23 AM

An investigation revealed a hog trader avoided animal-quarantine checkpoints to arrive at its destination. Read more »

Agri group official hits back at Piñol for dragging name in swine fever blame game

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:00 PM

MANILA - An official of an agriculture group on Tuesday hit back at former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol for dragging his name on the issue surrounding the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in the country. Read more »

Piñol blasts 'blame game' in African swine fever outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 12:25 PM

MANILA - Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol lambasted Tuesday his successor William Dar for allegedly engaging in a "blame game" over an outbreak of African swine fever that prompted the culling of some 7,000 pigs in the country.  Read more »

South Korea confirms new case of African swine fever

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 05:52 AM

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea has confirmed a third case of African swine fever at a hog farm in a city near Seoul after the country’s first outbreak of the deadly virus last week, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. Read more »

Pigs in Antipolo village test positive for African Swine Fever

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Posted at Sep 23 02:43 PM

Several pigs in a village in Antipolo City tested positive for African Swine Fever, the Department of Agriculture announced Monday. Read more »