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Monday, August 17, 2009
Tariff Reduction on Pork, Poultry Products SoughtMANILA, 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...
Monday, July 06, 2009
District Office Rejects Site For Pig AbattoirPHILIPPINES - 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.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Finance Dept Considers Duty on Feed WheatPHILIPPINES - 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.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Ag Department Moves to More Integrated ApproachPHILIPPINES - 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...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Hog Raisers Seek Total Pork Import BanPHILIPPINES - 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...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Temporary Ban on Canadian Pork Imports LiftedPHILIPPINES - 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...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Philippines Province GM Feed Ban to StayPHILIPPINES - 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.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hog Cholera Behind Death of Zamboanga PigsPHILIPPINES - Its official: the swine industry of the Filipino southern port city is free from the Ebola Reston virus.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Philippines Puts More Hog Farms under SurveillancePHILIPPINES - 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,...
Friday, March 13, 2009
Bulacan Officials Feast on Ebola Reston-free PigsPHILIPINES - After clearing a hog farm in Bulacan province of Ebola Reston-infected pigs, local officials recently gathered and dug into virus-free roasted pigs.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Culling of Ebola-infected Pigs Comes to an EndPHILIPPINES - 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...
Friday, March 06, 2009
'Double Dead' Pork Seized in BalintawakPHILIPPINES - 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.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Workers Culling Pigs Complain of HeadachesPHILIPPINES - Authorities will try to complete the culling of 6,000 pigs infected with Ebola-Reston virus at a Pandi, Bulacan piggery by Friday.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Bulacan Hog Industry will Recover After CullingPHILIPPINES - 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...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Culling of Pigs Expected to Happen on SchedulePHILIPPINES - 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...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Mass Pig Slaughter to Fight Ebola CommencesPHILIPPINES - 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.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Culling of Pigs with Ebola Strain to Take a WeekPHILIPPINES - The culling of 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola Reston virus in Pandi, Bulacan will push through on Saturday (28 February).
Thursday, February 26, 2009
DA 6: Western Visayas Pork is Ebola Reston-freePHILIPPINES - 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.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Hog Farmers Say Pork Safe for Human ConsumptionPHILIPPINES - 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...
Thursday, February 12, 2009
DA Probes Unknown Disease Affecting HogsTHE 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...
Monday, February 09, 2009
Salmonella Infection in Samar Hogs Under ControlTHE 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...
Monday, February 02, 2009
DoH Issues Warning Against Salmonella-tainted PorkTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DoH) in Eastern Visayas has warned people about pork infected with salmonella bacteria.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Exposure to Ebola-Reston Virus ConfirmedMANILA - 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.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Possible Hog Cholera Infection ReportedTHE PHILIPPINES - The local veterinary office in Tacloban City has been receiving reports of possible cholera infection in pigs, reported a health official today.
Friday, January 23, 2009
DOH Confirms Worker Infected with Ebola-RestonTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that one farm worker in the Philippines has been infected with Ebola-Reston antibodies, officials announced today.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Pork Export Accreditation Plans Put on HoldTHE PHILIPPINES - The government has temporarily set aside its plans to tap Asian markets for its pork exports, pending findings of tests by an international team now in the country to study the Ebola...
Friday, January 09, 2009
Government Team Helping Out with Reston StudyTHE PHILIPPINES - The government has formed a local team to assist a visiting group of international human and animal health experts carry out a 10-day epidemiological investigation into the re-emergence...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
DA to Seek FMD-free Certification for LuzonTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will submit documents to world animal health authorities to have Luzon certified as free of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lead to the declaration...
Monday, December 22, 2008
Provinces Eyed as Key Pork Export SourcesTHE PHILIPPINES - The Philippines will sustain its quarantine of the Luzon island in order to secure Visayas and Mindanao as a pork export source which is eyed as the country’s startup origin for pork...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Ebola Virus Found in Pig FarmPHILIPPINES - A 30-hectare piggery farm in Barangay Parian was placed under quarantine this week as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the dreaded ebola reston virus.
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