MANILA, Philippines — After the African swine fever was declared a national calamity, two senators called on the Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to eradicate the disease that is crippling the domestic hog industry.
“Now the real work begins. This is the declaration of war against ASF that pig farmers have long been waiting for. Recognizing that there is a calamity is one thing, ending it is another,” Senator Joel Villanueva said in a statement Tuesday.
This comes shortly after President Rodrigo Duterte declared the country in a state of calamity due to the ASF outbreak until the end of the year, almost two months after the Senate adopted a resolution asking…
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