MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture has released some P1.5 billion in assistance for hog farmers as the African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to afflict the hog industry, the agriculture chief said Wednesday.
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DA secretary William Dar said that they have since released P1.5 billion from the quick response fund to compensate hog raisers with P5,000 each as they wait for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release P500 million more to assist more hog raisers.
“Mayroon na tayong nabayaran worth P1.5 billion pesos, at mayroon pa kaming babayaran na almost half a billion pesos, yun po ay u…
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