Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that hog farmers in Negros Occidental affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) will receive financial assistance from the government. ManilaBulletin
THE MDRRMO conducts an ASF checkpoint following a reported case of ASF in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental last month.
“We are looking at P2,000. It’s gonna be per household,” Lacson said, adding that the initial cash assistance allocated to the province was P4 million.However, Lacson said that the provincial government would wait for the declaration of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry regarding the ASF status.
Following this development, the Pulupandan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office has partnered with the Municipal Agriculture Office to implement strict biosecurity protocols in the area. Lacson said that Pulupandan Mayor Miguel Antonio Peña has already ordered the culling of pigs within the 500-meter radius from the site of infection.The reported ASF case in the town came a few days after Bacolod City reported two ASF cases in Barangay Taculing on May 26.
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