(UPDATED) MANILA — Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ordered on Sunday a ban on the entry of pork and pork products from Japan after reports that the classical swine fever (CSF) has spread in the East Asian nation.

"I have alerted the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) through Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo Serrano to immediately impose a ban on the entry of pork and other pork products from Japan following reports of its spread in that country," Piñol said in a statement on his Facebook page.

Piñol also ordered all quarantine officers in all ports of entry to "implement this directive immediately."

"The quarantine officers are also advised to review their quarantine protocols, including the foot baths installed at the ports of entry and the monitoring of all meat products being brought into the country by tourists," he said.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story mentioned that the ban on pork products from Japan was due to reports of African swine fever. This article has been updated to correct the error.

-- With a report from Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News