Mass testing sa mga baboy sa Batangas, isinasagawa;
20 barangays sa Lobo, Batangas, nasa ilalim ng lockdown
20 barangays sa Lobo, Batangas, nasa ilalim ng lockdown
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00:00The Department of Agriculture will conduct a mass testing on pigs in Lobo, Batangas.
00:06This is to determine and separate those who have been infected or tested for African Swine Fever.
00:12The DA also confirmed that ASF vaccines have arrived.
00:16Benji Durango was at the center of the news live.
00:19This is the scene of the death of a pig in Lobo, Batangas.
00:34They say that this tragedy is the worst in their history.
00:42It's only one meter deep after the test by Father Maximo of Malalim, Sanob.
00:49He is one of the 63-year-old backyard hard grazers in Lobo, Batangas who were infected by the swine flu outbreak.
00:57In this test, Father Maximo will fulfill his dream of a better life.
01:02Father, how many pigs have you raised and buried?
01:06I have raised more than 30 pigs.
01:11So you have buried 28 pigs?
01:13Yes.
01:14The farmers here are doing their own farming.
01:17They are burying pigs that were infected by the swine flu so that they can no longer graze properly.
01:23More than 100 pigs are now dying in the barangay.
01:27Like this one, its skin and eyes are turning red.
01:31Captain, how can we know if a pig is infected by the swine flu or not?
01:38That is a pig that is weak and can no longer eat.
01:42It will only last for 4 days like this one.
01:45When signals are detected, they will be separated from the majority.
01:49They will be buried in these barns so that they can no longer graze.
01:52Today, Father Maximo will bury 5 pigs in the barn that he is working on.
01:57The pigs are still alive, but they are sick.
02:00All of his hard work, hard work, and hundreds of thousands of pigs,
02:04out of his 32 pigs, will be buried in Limot.
02:09Father, can we know how you feel while you are burying your pigs?
02:15I am really sad.
02:17It is really heartbreaking.
02:19Because this is what we were hoping for, for my family to live.
02:23Now, there is nothing we can do.
02:26We have to supply medicine.
02:28There is nothing we can do.
02:30We don't want to die in Lubo.
02:32That is why we are bringing our pigs here.
02:34I can feel the sadness of the elderly.
02:36It is worse now.
02:38At this time.
02:40Why?
02:41Because there are a lot of pigs dying.
02:44The town of Lubo is the ground zero of the ASF outbreak this year.
02:48Of the 26 barangays in the town of Lubo, 20 barangays are in lockdown now.
02:53It is estimated that 12,000 pigs are already dying
02:57since the outbreak last month.
02:59The Department of Agriculture has already issued a warning.
03:02The vaccine has already arrived.
03:04The solution now is to do mass testing.
03:06The sick will be separated.
03:08The town will sell the missing ones.
03:10But if in the town of Rosario, Batangas, pigs can still be sold outside,
03:14here in Lubo, it is already prohibited.
03:16As they say, it is lockdown.
03:18That is why we have nothing to do.
03:21I hope that if their pigs are tested negative in the ASF,
03:27they will be allowed to sell their pigs outside the town of Lubo
03:33so that they can at least return to their goal of raising pigs.
03:42We are still trying to get an answer from the LGU
03:45which is currently in the process of recruiting
03:47to find out what help they can provide to the affected.
03:50Hog raising is the main livelihood of the people of Lubo
03:53which is now being plagued by the African swine flu.
03:57Now, I will just repeat what the people here have to say
04:00to their local government.
04:02I hope that they will listen to what the LGU has to say.
04:08They should be allowed to sell their pigs outside their town
04:11which are still healthy and strong.
04:15They should be allowed to sell them
04:17even if it is at the lowest price.
04:21They should be allowed to sell them.
04:25This is a request that until now,
04:27there has been no clear answer from the local government.
04:31Naomi?
04:33Thank you very much, Benji.