Imports to Cover Pork, Chicken Shortage Likely
PHILIPPINES - The government has allowed the private sectors to import pork and chicken meat, to cover the shortage of supply in Luzon, an official of the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

RP to Import 20,000 Tons of Pork to Avert Shortage
PHILIPPINES - An expected tight supply of pork in the coming holiday season amid low production has prompted the government, private traders and even hog raisers to agree to import an additional 20,000...

Tariff Reduction on Pork, Poultry Products Sought
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - An alliance of agriculture organizations have asked President Arroyo to defer the reduction of poultry and swine tariffs to 0 - 5 per cent in 2010 under the AFTA-CEPT (Asean Free...

District Office Rejects Site For Pig Abattoir
PHILIPPINES - The Pendang District Office has rejected the proposed building of a pig abattoir in Kampung Cina as the site is found to be unsuitable and also because of objections from the residents.

Finance Dept Considers Duty on Feed Wheat
PHILIPPINES - The finance department does not oppose proposals to extend the zero duty on food wheat but is more cautious on doing so for wheat for animal feed.

Ag Department Moves to More Integrated Approach
PHILIPPINES - Livestock, poultry and feed sectors needs a total approach, says Agriculture Department Secretary, Arthur Yap. The move in linked to a freeing up of trade rules with other ASEAN countrie...

Hog Raisers Seek Total Pork Import Ban
PHILIPPINES - A party-list congressman representing the livestock industry on Wednesday said the spread of the influenza A(H1N1) virus and pork importation are bringing down the country's hog industry...

Temporary Ban on Canadian Pork Imports Lifted
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine government yesterday announced that a temporary ban on most Canadian pork imports has been lifted as pork consumption is proved not to transmit Influenza A H1N1 virus that...

Philippines Province GM Feed Ban to Stay
PHILIPPINES - Despite opposition from livestock and poultry farmers, the ban of genetically modified (GM) products, including feed ingredients, remains in place in the province of Negros Occidental.

Hog Cholera Behind Death of Zamboanga Pigs
PHILIPPINES - Its official: the swine industry of the Filipino southern port city is free from the Ebola Reston virus.

Philippines Puts More Hog Farms under Surveillance
PHILIPPINES - A Philippine animal industry official said on Friday that thousands of backyard hog farms were under surveillance in an attempt to protect the livestock sector from the Ebola-Reston virus,...

Bulacan Officials Feast on Ebola Reston-free Pigs
PHILIPINES - After clearing a hog farm in Bulacan province of Ebola Reston-infected pigs, local officials recently gathered and dug into virus-free roasted pigs.

Culling of Ebola-infected Pigs Comes to an End
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Saturday started disinfecting a hog farm in Pandi town, Bulacan province, after completing the culling of more than 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola...

'Double Dead' Pork Seized in Balintawak
PHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Thursday seized a ton of "double dead" pork in a surprise inspection at a public market in Quezon City.

Workers Culling Pigs Complain of Headaches
PHILIPPINES - Authorities will try to complete the culling of 6,000 pigs infected with Ebola-Reston virus at a Pandi, Bulacan piggery by Friday.

Bulacan Hog Industry will Recover After Culling
PHILIPPINES - Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza said today he is optimistic that the dying hog industry in the province will recover as soon as the government is done with the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected...

Culling of Pigs Expected to Happen on Schedule
PHILIPPINES - The National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expect to finish the depopulation of some 6,000 pigs from a farm in Pandi, Bulacan...

Mass Pig Slaughter to Fight Ebola Commences
PHILIPPINES - Health and Agriculture officials arrived at a Filipino farm yesterday to begin slaughtering around 6,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the Ebola-Reston virus.

Culling of Pigs with Ebola Strain to Take a Week
PHILIPPINES - The culling of 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola Reston virus in Pandi, Bulacan will push through on Saturday (28 February).

DA 6: Western Visayas Pork is Ebola Reston-free
PHILIPPINES - Pork consumers in Western Visayas have nothing to fear with the reported ebola reston virus which was reported to have infected several hog farms in Luzon.

Hog Farmers Say Pork Safe for Human Consumption
PHILIPPINES - Amid the scare triggered by the Ebola Reston virus (ERV) in pigs, a group of hog farmers in the country today assured the public that locally-produced pork and pork products are safe for...

DA Probes Unknown Disease Affecting Hogs
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) office in the region said it has noted sporadic cases of a hog disease in 18 towns and two cities in Eastern Visayas and is already investigating its...

Salmonella Infection in Samar Hogs Under Control
THE PHILIPPINES - It is considered that the cases of salmonella infection of hogs in Santa Rita town in Samar province are now "under control," reported Dr. Andrew Orais, Regional Livestock Coordinato...

DoH Issues Warning Against Salmonella-tainted Pork
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DoH) in Eastern Visayas has warned people about pork infected with salmonella bacteria.

Exposure to Ebola-Reston Virus Confirmed
MANILA - At least four Filipinos were found to have been exposed to the Ebola-Reston virus that was discovered in pig farms in the Philippines, health officials confirmed today.