The Antipolo City LGU said that it has set up several Livestock Quarantine Checkpoints as part of its efforts in ensuring that all livestock and poultry products being brought in and produced by the city are free from Bird Flu and African Swine Fever.
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said that all checkpoints, including the one set up in Sitio Cabading, are manned by officials from the City Veterinary Office who thoroughly check the produce and the documents of livestock traders such as the Bird Flu Free Certification being issued to poultry farmers and the African Swine Fever Free Certification being issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry .
According to the BAI, only 20 provinces are still free from ASF as of April 3. These are: Batanes, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon, Masbate, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Biliran, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
In Cebu, the 12 areas affected by ASF are the cities of Bogo, Carcar, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Cebu, Talisay and the municipalities of Cordova, Liloan, Minglanilla, San Fernando, Sibonga and Tuburan.In February, President Marcos ordered the BAI to allot P177.78 million in funds for the government’s Avian Influenza Protection Program which is designed to roll out mitigating measures before and during outbreaks of bird flu.
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