D.A., pinawi ang pangamba ng publiko sa posibleng pagkalat ng Q Fever disease sa Pilipinas
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00:00Following the discovery of the first case of Q fever in the Philippines,
00:04the government assured that it will not spread.
00:07The contact tracing will continue so that it will not happen again.
00:11This is what Denise Osorio reported.
00:15The Department of Agriculture or DA assured that the Q fever or query fever
00:21is not spreading to humans and other animals,
00:23particularly to beef, which is more commonly consumed.
00:27According to DA Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa,
00:30the imported goats from the United States are already depopulated
00:33and are now under the supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry or BAI
00:36on June 19 and 20,
00:40which brings the so-called disease.
00:42This is a new disease and it really needs to be taken care of.
00:47This is a mild zoonotic disease.
00:49So now it is controlled by our Bureau of Animal Industry
00:55and there is also an immediate coordination with the Department of Health
01:01on the human health side
01:03to make sure that our countrymen are not affected,
01:08especially the farm workers.
01:10Aside from that, contact tracing is also being done
01:14so that the entry and spread of Q fever will not happen again,
01:19especially to humans.
01:20The DA's call is to still be careful with meat and to cook it well.
01:25Even though Q fever is transmitted by poll gas and bodily fluids
01:29from animals to humans.
01:31Now, if there is a worry in the regular meat,
01:36of course, it needs to be cooked.
01:38For now, as much as possible, avoid raw meat
01:41because it does not go through the heating process.
01:44We are not sure if it is cooked, of course.
01:49It does not need to go through cooking before eating.
01:54If there are symptoms of possible Q fever,
01:58do not worry because it will be treated with antibiotics.
02:02Meanwhile, there will be a temporary ban on the import of goats from the United States
02:07to make sure that the disease really comes from the country.
02:10And all imported animals must be quarantined first
02:14so that the entry of the disease will not happen again.
02:18Denisse Osorio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
02:24Meanwhile, the execution of Executive Order 62 is already underway
02:28to reduce the tariff on rice and other products.
02:33Under EO 62, the tariff on rice will be reduced by 15% from the previous 35%.
02:41It is expected that the price of imported rice will also be reduced due to tariff reduction.
02:46Meanwhile, the rollout of 29 pesos per kilo of rice is also ready this July
02:51after the ongoing trial period.
02:54The Ministry of Agriculture promised that the quality of rice will be sold by the National Food Authority
02:59in Kadiwan stores because it comes from locally produced rice.
03:06The aging stocks of NFA, when we say aging stocks,
03:10this is the 3 months for rice and 6 months for rice.
03:16This is what can be sold in Kadiwan centers and local governments
03:23for our rice 29 program.
03:26We're expecting NFA to produce about 69,000 metric tons per month.