Lechon-all-you-can fiesta held in Batangas to assure locally-produced pork is safe for human consumption

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00:00Batangas organizes a lechon fiesta aimed to prove pork in the province is safe to eat

00:06despite recorded African Swine Fever or ASF cases.

00:11Baby De Castro from the Philippine Information Agency, Calabarzon has the full report.

00:18Department of Agriculture's International Training Center on Pig Husbandry brought together

00:23renowned lechoneros from Balayan, Cuenca and Lipa City for the Lechon All-You-Can Fiesta

00:29In the province of Batangas on October 15, the event sought to assure consumers that

00:34locally produced pork is safe for human consumption despite the ongoing challenges posed by African

00:40Swine Fever.

00:41The Lechon Fiesta, which is part of the ITCPH's Putok Batok Program, supports the DA's Eat

00:47Local, Support Local campaign while promoting the local pork industry.

00:52ITCPH Center Chief Dr. Ruth Miglat Sonako said the program demonstrates that Pinoy pork

00:58from Batangas remains safe and high quality as it undergoes rigorous inspections from

01:04agencies like the National Meat Inspection Service or NMIS.

01:08The National Federation of Hog Farmers supported the initiative, noting its importance in reviving

01:15the local hog industry.

01:17Local lechoneros are confident about the industry's recovery as they assure their lechon is safe

01:22for consumers.

01:23The Batangas Provincial Government placed the entire province under a state of calamity

01:28On August 9, due to a surge of ASF cases, this prompted the Department of Agriculture's

01:33Bureau of Animal Industry to roll out government-controlled vaccination against ASF.

01:39From PIA Calabarzon, Baby de Castro, Balitang Pambansa.

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