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Seized meat products from China positive for African swine fever - Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 01:37 PM

Meat products from China seized at the Manila port in December tested positive with African swine fever (ASF), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Saturday. Read more »

No pigging out on pork delicacies for China this Lunar New Year

Dominique Patton and Sophie Yu, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 05:49 PM

Fears around the safety of pork, which are unfounded since the African swine fever virus only affects pigs, have also pushed people toward other meats. Read more »

Disease that killed millions of China's pigs poses global threat

Tom Polansek, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:40 AM

China has lost millions of pigs in outbreaks of African swine fever, pushing its pork prices to record highs, forcing purchases of costly imports and roiling global meat markets. Read more »

Sandiganbayan denies move to re-arrest ex-lawmaker on plunder trial over PDAF scam

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:27 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 5th Division has denied a plea to have former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives Party-list Rep. Edgar Valdez re-arrested in connection with his plunder case arising from the multibillion-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Read more »

Lacson says 2020 budget may still have 'questionable items'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 07:41 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson said there may still be questionable items in the 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law. Read more »

Pork vendors face renewed worry over recent swine fever discovery in QC

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 02:02 PM

Fresh from the recovery of their profit during the holiday season, pork vendors face renewed worry following the reemergence of the African swine fever (ASF) that might drastically affect their sales again.   Read more »

Reposts, retweets, revolutions: How social media sparked change in 2010s

ABS-CBN News Social Media Team
Posted at Jan 03 02:32 AM

Here are some events internationally and locally in the past decade, in which social media played a vital role in initiating sweeping social change. Read more »

China to lower import tariffs on some products from Jan 1

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 23 11:29 AM

China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocado to some type of semiconductors next year, the finance ministry said, as Beijing looks to boost imports amid a slowing economy and a trade war with the United States.  Read more »

Pork price stable during holiday season: DTI

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 10:54 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Saturday the price of pork was stable despite the expected surge of demand during the holiday season. Read more »

The decade in politics: Bossy presidents, good intentions & the obsession to settle scores

Felipe F. Salvosa II
Updated as of Dec 21 08:59 AM

Despite its intentions to uphold good, corruption-free governance in the beginning, and while forging peace and defense of Philippine sovereignty will form part of its hallmarks, the presidency of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, says journalist Felipe Salvosa II, is remembered for its ineptitude and an obsession towards revenge Read more »

Christmas cheer and reverence in grand holiday display in Bulacan

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 02:06 PM

Amid rows of Chicharon stores that line the streets of Santa Maria, Bulacan, the night shine bright with castle inspired holiday light display. Equipped with their smartphones, visitors near and far enjoy the light spectacle that celebrate the yuletide season. Read more »

Bentahan ng pork ham sa Maynila, patok pa rin sa kabila ng African swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 12:34 AM

Sa Bacolod, mas patok ngayon ang chicken ham para sa Noche Buena. Read more »

Lacson: Proposed 2020 budget not 'pork-free'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:55 PM

Allegations of pork insertions in the proposed national budget for 2020 refuse to die down. Read more »

China to waive tariffs on some US soybeans, pork in goodwill gesture

Dominique Patton and Yawen Chen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 08:10 AM

The tariff waivers were based on applications by individual companies, the finance ministry said in a statement, citing a decision by the country's Cabinet without specifying the quantities involved. Read more »

Mekeni to redistribute products, says '100 percent negative' for swine fever

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 04:03 PM

The clearance from the Food and Drug Administration and test results from independent firm SGS "provide assurance that Mekeni’s facilities, equipment, raw meat materials and all pork-based finished products for release in the market are 100 percent negative for ASF virus DNA," the company said in a statement. Read more »

China's restaurants feel the heat as pork supplies plunge

Sophie Yu and Dominique Patton, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 07:33 AM

Sky rocketing pork prices are impacting the entire supply chain. Wholesale chicken prices are up 33 percent on a year ago, driven by widescale substitution of pricy pork with cheaper poultry, meaning China's popular fried chicken chains are also feeling the heat.   Read more »

Higit 700 kilo ng 'hot meat' mula Bulacan, nasabat sa Ilocos Sur

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:07 PM

Aabot sa P120,00 ang halaga ng nakumpiskang karne na dadalhin sana sa Vigan City mula Bulacan.   Read more »

Congress' P75-B 'insertions' delayed 2019 budget: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 11:28 AM

MANILA - Is the Senate partly to blame for the delay in the budget of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games? For Senator Panfilo Lacson, nothing could be further from the truth - saying it was congressmen who tried to insert P75 billion in pork barrel projects into the budget even after the bicameral report ratification. Read more »

Pork mula sa mga lugar na may ASF, bawal na sa Negros Occidental

Nico Delfin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:12 AM

Nilagdaan ni Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson ang inaprubahang ordinansa ng Negros Occidental na magbabawal sa mga pork meat products na galing Luzon at ibang mga bansa na may kaso ng African swine fever. Read more »

RECIPE: Sweet and spicy pork ribs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 12:49 PM

Maaari mong subukang magluto ng sweet and spicy pork ribs, isang slow-cooked pork dish na binabad sa iba't ibang sarsa.   Read more »