In Davao Occidental a state of calamity was announced after the death toll of hogs in the municipality of Don Marcelino climbed to about 5,000 due to African Swine Fever (ASF). In Malita and Jose Abad Santos ASF have affected 15 barangays. The provincial government is planning, according to the report, to contain the ASF within the province. It occurred …

Last year, the African Swine Fever which hit swine farms in Central Luzon and Metro Manila made its way to Mindanao and reportedly killed a thousand pigs in a town in Davao Occidental. In a memorandum released January 31, Don Marcelino City Mayor Michael Maruya said ASF’s continued occurrence has triggered “mortality of more or less 1,000 swine heads.” Linadasan, …