Cebu intensifies watch vs African Swine Fever after DA confirms first case in Rizal province
On Monday, September 9, 2019, the Department of Agriculture confirmed that 14 out of 20 blood samples from the swines that died in Rizal province tested positive for ASF.Provincial Board Committee on Commerce and Industry Chairman Glenn Anthony Soco said the legislative department would be taking up measures to protect Cebu’s hog industry, which is valued at about P10.9 billion.
In an interview on Tuesday, September 10, Soco said their are expecting the Committee on Agriculture, chaired by third district Board Member Victoria Corominas Toribio, to come up with an ordinance in relation to the ASF threat and in protecting the hog industry.Garcia creates Provincial African Swine Fever Task Force to monitor airport, over 100 seaports in CebuOnly 15 percent is sourced from other provinces, while the remaining 85 percent of the supply of pork in Cebu are from local producers.
Soco, however, clarified that there is no total lock down against the entry of pork products from non-ASF affected provinces.