Mahigit 100 baboy na nasabat sa mga checkpoint ng DA, nagpositibo sa ASF
Mahigit 100 baboy na nasabat sa mga checkpoint ng DA, nagpositibo sa ASF
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00:00More than 100 pigs that were found in the checkpoints of the Agriculture Department
00:04tested positive for the African Swine Fever.
00:07This is what Clayzel Pardilla reported.
00:11This truck carrying 87 pigs traveled to Silansan,
00:15but was killed by the Department of Agriculture
00:18after it tested positive for the African Swine Fever.
00:22According to the DA, the pigs came from Sariaya, Quezon,
00:26but were blocked from the checkpoints on Mindanao Avenue.
00:30The pigs' health certificate and shipping permit are fake.
00:33The sizes of the pigs are small, only 30 kilograms.
00:39There are apparent signs of ASF.
00:46This is condemnation.
00:48First of all, 60 pigs tested positive for ASF
00:52and were tested positive, but were caught at the same checkpoint.
00:56There are 14 pigs that were tested positive for the last operation
00:59after being diagnosed with ASF.
01:02Some of them were already dead.
01:04The pigs were given a blood sample and are waiting for the results.
01:09The Department of Agriculture is in charge of
01:11the export and sale of the affected pigs.
01:16It's concerning in the sense that it was tested positive.
01:20When it arrived at their destinations,
01:24the virus spread very quickly.
01:26Travelers are the main source of transmission of the virus.
01:32The DA will place more checkpoints
01:35to prevent border control and stop the spread of ASF.
01:40According to Batangas Governor Hermelando Mandanas,
01:43ASF is continuously spreading in the province of Batangas,
01:47which is one of the main producers of pigs in Luzon.
01:50ASF also hit the town of Balayan and Malvar.
01:54ASF affected 10 municipalities.
01:58352 hog farms were affected.
02:02We cannot dilly-dally because it will really spread.
02:08The problems are starting.
02:10It's going to be more problems.
02:13That's why the Agriculture Department will start on Tuesday.
02:17to vaccinate the town of Batangas,
02:19which is considered ground zero
02:21to protect the remaining population of pigs in the province.
02:25There is a chance that if we do not vaccinate as soon as possible
02:30and save the number of pigs,
02:35then there will be a shortage of local pigs.
02:38But of course, there is always the option of importation.
02:42Of course, I don't want to import as much as possible.
02:4510,000 vaccines were imported to Batangas by ProPort.
02:49In Luzon alone, that's not enough.
02:5210,000 died there.
02:55That means there are some who are still alive.
02:57Maybe 50,000 are still alive.
03:00That's not enough for one town.
03:03An emergency procurement of 600,000 is needed immediately.
03:0710,000 doses is too small for the whole town.
03:13But if we can isolate one, two, or three barangays,
03:16I think that's helpful already.
03:18According to the DA,
03:19they will slowly roll out the remaining 6,000 vaccines against ASF
03:25in various parts of the country that have African Swine Fever.
03:29Kalay Zalpordilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.