Pork Festival marks Iloilo’s efforts vs. ASF

ILOILO CITY – The provincial government is gearing up for the second year of its Pork Festival which showcases its recovery efforts against African swine fever .“The Pork Festival, the way I describe it, is a recovery program and other measures. In our investigations, some farms survived because their owners took the effort to adjust their practices,” said Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensro Jr. in an interview on Thursday.

Barbara, Mina, Dingle, Concepcion, Batad, Banate, and Oton towns that progressed into pink or buffer zone status from the previous red or infected zone.Each farmer will have two heads of piglets that will serve as trial piglets. If they survive, it means the area is already free from the virus.“We are waiting for the completion of the documents so we can have a declaration,” the governor added.

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