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TEMPORARY BORDER CONTROL. The local government of Calatagan in Batangas sets up a checkpoint amid the ASF spread in the province. Facebook page of Brgy. Encarnacion, CalataganBorder control temporary while waiting for vax arrival
He also raised concerns over unscrupulous hog traders selling diseased pigs, which he said worsened the outbreak. “We have set up additional livestock quarantines and will keep them in place at least until December 31. Policemen, along with the Bureau of Animal Industry and other DA personnel, will staff the checkpoints,” Palabrica said.
According to the Bureau of Animal Industry, ASF has spread across all 17 regions of the Philippines and affected 74 provinces.The ASF outbreak had a devastating effect on the national hog population, which significantly dropped from 12.7 million when the viral disease started in 2019 to an estimated 9.9 million by the end of 2023.
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