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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.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
ASF hampers pace of recovery of Philippines' hog production last year
The Philippines' hog production continued its recovery in 2023, but still at a rate slower than what industry players and government officials hoped for as threats posed by African swine fever (ASF) deter repopulation efforts.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Philippines hog industry not hopeful of increasing local production next year
The Philippines hog industry is less confident about boosting local production in 2024 following the extension of reduced tariffs on vital food items for another year.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
ASF-affected hog producers in Antique province, Philippines, receive insurance claims
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has started paying the insurance claims of hog producers in Antique province, the Philippines, whose swine were hit by the African swine fever (ASF) this August.
Friday, August 11, 2023
Cebu, Philippines, stops entry of hogs, pork from Bohol following ASF outbreak
A 60-day ban on the entry of hogs, pork and its by-products from Bohol, the Philippines, is being implemented in Cebu province after African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Pilar town.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Negros Occidental, Philippines, focuses on other livestock as diseases hammer hog numbers
The provincial government of Negros Occidental, the Philippines, is strengthening efforts for the production of other animals as producers continue to cope with hog deaths reported in at least 20 of the 31 local government units (LGUs) in t ...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Philippines president expected to meet with hog, poultry producers
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr was to meet with hog and poultry raisers' groups on July 10 as flooding of imported and smuggled pork and chicken products has been plaguing the local industry.

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