Philippines – The senators unexpectedly shared their point of view as they reminded authorities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for advocating the importation of 60,000 metric huge loads of fish to the impairment of the business of anglers in the country. In view of this, Sen. Cynthia Villar, director of …

Cebu’s provincial government has broadened its ban on the entry of pork, pork-related and other food products due to the outbreak of African Swine Flu (ASF), which now covers all of Mindanao. The Cebu government initially imposed an indefinite ban on ASF-hit Davao Region pork products only in the wake of the outbreak of hog disease. Gwendolyn Garcia released Executive …