DA, target simulan ang pagbabakuna sa mga baboy vs. ASF bago matapos ang Agosto
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Walong bayan sa Batangas, apektado ng ASF
Walong bayan sa Batangas, apektado ng ASF
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00:00The Agriculture Department is working hard to increase the number of African swine fever cases in Batangas.
00:08According to some groups, this could affect the price and supply of pork, especially as the bear month is approaching.
00:17Iclaison Pardilla, for Sato Nang Balita, live.
00:21Aljo, from 5 towns, has increased to 8 towns in Batangas, affected by African swine fever.
00:32Hundreds of pigs have been affected by African swine fever in Batangas.
00:40In the town of Lubo, the ASF affected people were killed and buried on the ground.
00:46According to the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines,
00:50many pigs are being cared for.
00:52Pigs are being sold in some places in Batangas,
00:57which are close to the affected areas of the ASF due to the fear of getting sick.
01:03One month ago, the farm grade price was P220 per kilo.
01:11The farmers here, the towns that have outbreaks,
01:17they are buying P2,000 per head, so P10 per kilo.
01:23One farm is P200 per kilo.
01:26So you can see the poverty that our farmers are facing here.
01:31The Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines is warning that ASF spread in Batangas will not be stopped soon.
01:38It is one of the main producers of pork for Metro Manila.
01:43The price of pork will surely increase when it comes to Vermont.
01:47We need to give vaccines quickly.
01:51The price of pork, if it is not caught,
01:58the province of Batangas will be in trouble and the pork will be sold out.
02:03Some people are in a hurry, they don't have time to sell it.
02:07When October comes, I believe, the price of pork will suddenly increase here in Luzon.
02:15From five towns last week,
02:17ASF cases have increased in eight municipalities in Batangas,
02:22including Anlian, Rosario, Talisay, Lipa, Tuwi, and San Juan.
02:28Also in Lobo and Calatagan, where the State of Calamity has already declared.
02:33This is fast.
02:34Almost 40 barangays have ASF cases in eight Batangas towns.
02:41There are new cases that are still spreading.
02:46In Lipa, it was declared before that it is free of ASF.
02:50So we are seeing a resurgence.
02:53Possibly, travelers or, as they say, the spread in other places.
03:00In order to stop the spread of ASF,
03:03the Department of Agriculture has set a target to start the vaccination of pork on the third week of August.
03:1110,000 vaccines were administered in Batangas under the emergency procurement of the agency.
03:18Task kits are also being distributed to those who may be affected by ASF.
03:24The spread of ASF will also be divided in Kalimbumaha.
03:29Biosecurity in Batangas has been tightened and a checkpoint has been added
03:34to prevent the entry and exit of pork that may have ASF.
03:39Every pork that has ASF will also be paid P5,000.
03:44Batangas, as of today, has almost 1 million hog population.
03:49That's practically 10% of the existing hog population that we have in the whole country.
03:55It's very important that we need to protect the remaining hogs.
03:59The day is still on top of this.
04:01The ProPORC called for, aside from raising the indemnification fee,
04:06the declaration of the National State of Calamity or Emergency
04:11so that more than P5 billion will be allocated for the widespread vaccination of pork against ASF.
04:19Around P150 billion is being lost from our hogs.
04:22Now, there's a new outbreak that's returning.
04:27Because of the rain, the spread of ASF seems to be fast.
04:32So to protect everyone...
04:34Not the whole country, but the Secretary will check on the merits.
04:41The 350 million vaccine is for controlled vaccination.
04:45The number of doses is 650,000.
04:49So, of course, it's just for this stage of our vaccination procedure.
04:59According to the Department of Agriculture,
05:01there are 1,500 pigs that have been killed in Batangas
05:07and more than 250 barangays in the whole Philippines
05:13are affected by African Swine Fever.
05:16Aljo?
05:17Regarding the supply of pork, how is it, Claycel?
05:21What is the price of pork?
05:23And what should be done to the pigs that are affected by ASF?
05:30Because there are news that the pigs that were killed by ASF are spreading again.
05:38That's why the disease is spreading in Batangas.
05:44Yes, Aljo, regarding the price of pork, the farm gate price went down.
05:48That's why the price here in Metro Manila also went down.
05:52It's from Php 330 to Php 400.
05:57It depends on the cat, if it's a cat or a pig.
06:01According to the Department of Agriculture,
06:03usually, the price of pork goes up when it comes to vermin.
06:09But they don't see that the price of pork will go up
06:14because there is an imported supply.
06:19According to the Department of Agriculture,
06:21when African Swine Fever is affected by the pigs that are afraid to eat,
06:27ASF is not contagious to humans because it's not a zoonotic disease.
06:33But people who are affected by ASF should not eat
06:40as a follow-up to food safety.
06:43Aljo?
06:44Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.