In this file photo taken 13 February 2020, a topdown tricycle carrying a pig enters the General Santos City Abattoir. Officials said they slaughter 80 heads daily, down from the 100 they used to bu…
In this file photo taken 13 February 2020, a topdown tricycle carrying a pig enters the General Santos City Abattoir. Officials said they slaughter 80 heads daily, down from the 100 they used to butcher before the outbreak of ASF. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL G REBOLLIDO
“The hog industry is one of our economic drivers and I’m worried because this problem, if not corrected, would greatly affect our economy in the coming months,” the governor said at the provincial capitol’s weekly convocation program. But the PVET said in a report on April 28 that the outbreak has already been contained and that it started to implement a 90-day clearing program in the affected areas.
He said he has directed the release of additional funds from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to ensure that all hogs affected by the mandatory culling would be properly compensated.
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