Cebu hog raisers appeal: Protect our industry, ban entry of pork products from Luzon

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A day after the Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the hog deaths in the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan were due to African Swine Fever (ASF), a group of local

During the emergency meeting called for by the ASF Task Force at the Capitol on Tuesday evening, September 10, Cebu Swine Raisers Association president Rolando Tambago said it is difficult for them to continue with their business while facing constant threat that their livestock may get infected by ASF.

Tambago said the ASF burdens local producers, especially the backyard raisers, because its mortality rate reaches up to 100 percent. “We have to consider that Cebu is a transshipment point. There is a lot of logistics company nga naa diri even the big importers nga nagkinahanglan og pork from other provinces and cities,” said Soco.

PB Member Victoria Corominas-Toribio, who chairs the Committee on Agriculture, however, said the need to protect Cebu’s hog industry from the effect ASF is more pressing.

 

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