ILOILO City – The island-province of Guimaras logged its first African Swine Fever (ASF) case on Friday, Dec. 16.
In an official statement by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6, hog specimens collected from Barangay Sawang, Buenavista town on Dec. 15 turned out to be ASF-positive.
On Friday afternoon the Guimaras provincial government, headed by Gov. JC Rahman Nava, already met with the DA-6 and discussed detailed protocols and interventions to be implemented.
Also present were Vice Gov. John Edward Gando; the mayors of Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo; and Sibunag towns; provincial agriculturist; provincial veterinary officer; and legal consultants.
Nava issued Executive Order No. 118-2022 banning the entry and exit of swine, pork, pork products and by-products to and from the municipality of Buenavista.
Meanwhile, the DA-6 appealed to the public not to panic and follow the ASF protocols being implemented in all ports of entry, animal checkpoints and also intensify their respective biosecurity measures./PN