NegOcc remains firm on pork ban amidst DILG’s order
Negros Occidental has remained strong in terms of its stand in imposing a total ban on pork from Luzon
Negros Occidental has remained strong in terms of its stand in imposing a total ban on pork from Luzon
Assorted pork siopao (steamed pork buns) from Quezon City amounting to almost P1 million was seized by the African Swine Fever Task Force at Bacolod Port on Wednesday night.
Bohol Governor Arthur Yap says he is open to allow pork and pork products from Luzon to enter the province but with set conditions.
Authorities confiscated “siopao”, “siomai”, “lumpia”, and raw pork meat at various ports of entry in Negros Oriental as part of Dumaguete’s preventive measures to control the entry of African swine fever (ASF) to the Visayas and Mindanao areas.
A group met Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. Monday to suggest a three-month total ban on the entry of pigs and pork products from Luzon into Iloilo province.