SEARCH RESULT

Monday, May 26, 2025
Philippines' hog production down 3.7% in Q1
The Philippines' hog production in the first quarter fell 3.7% year on year to 403.79 thousand metric tonnes (MT) on a liveweight basis, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Philippine hog industry recovery may take three years
With the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still holding off on giving commercial clearance for African swine fever (ASF) vaccines, the hog industry is left in limbo — and experts say it could take up to three years before ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, utilises fund to boost hog numbers
The government of Legazpi City, Albay, the Philippines, is tapping the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) fund from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to increase the city's hog population as part of a broader effort ...
Monday, April 21, 2025
Philippines to revive local hog numbers with US$17.86 million programme
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to roll out a ₱1-billion (US$17.86 million) swine repopulation programme as part of a broader effort to bring back hog population to pre-African swine fever (ASF) levels.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Positive trend expected for Philippine pork production, consumption - but can Manila vaccinate its hogs quicker?
Following a downtrend in pork consumption in the Philippines since August, this has recently improved as consumers' fear of African swine fever abated, according to the country's Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Displaced workers in Cebu, Philippines village get hog-raising assistance package
A total of 100 displaced workers in a remote village in Cebu, the Philippines, had received a hog-raising livelihood assistance package from the Philippine government, a labor official said on October 2.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippine hog producers seek for emergency use authorisation of ASF vaccine
Hog farmers and swine industry groups in the Philippines asked the country's agriculture secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to push for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of a Vietnamese African swine fever (ASF) vaccine.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippines lawmaker supports proposal to supply free ASF vaccine shots to backyard hog farmers
A lawmaker in the Philippines last week backed a proposal from the Philippines' hog industry to provide free African swine fever (ASF) vaccine shots to the hogs of backyard growers.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Philippine hog, poultry farmers call for more attention to solutions that reduce prices of key agricultural inputs
Hog and poultry farmers in the Philippines are urging the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) to prioritise solutions that will lower the prices of vital agricultural inputs.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Philippines' Department of Agriculture still confident of ASF vaccine despite deaths of vaccinated hogs
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) last week expressed confidence in the efficacy of the AVAC live vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) after five fatalities and one morbidity out of the 41 vaccinated hogs were reported in ...
Monday, September 9, 2024
Philippine hog raiser groups call for expediting ASF vaccination of pigs
Hog raiser groups in the Philippines on September 4 called on the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) to hasten the vaccination of pigs against African swine fever (ASF) to prevent further losses in the swine industry.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Negros Occidental, Philippines begins swine distribution to recover hog population
The provincial government of Negros Occidental, Philippines, has initiated the distribution of locally produced breeder swine to repopulate herds after significant losses due to transboundary animal diseases over the past year, Philippine N ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Western Visayas, Philippines, sees 22.7% drop in hog production, other livestock outputs rise last year
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its 2023 livestock and poultry statistics for Western Visayas, highlighting significant shifts in production levels among various animal types.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Nearly 60 ASF-infected hogs confirmed in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines
Almost 60 hogs in Dauis, Bohol, the Philippines, were tested positive for African swine fever (ASF), according to the governor of Bohol City, Erico Aristotle "Aris" Aumentado.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Philippines' agriculture agency commits to quickly get hog industry back on feet following ASF
The Philippines' hog industry will receive help from the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) to speed up its recovery from the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, the DA said early this month.

Follow Us

FacebookTwitterLinkedIn