The Ubay municipal council in Bohol declared a state of calamity on January 8 due to African swine fever (ASF), which killed 127 pigs in three barangays and caused P100,000 in losses.
The move allows the use of calamity funds to assist hog raisers in the town, which has over 650 households engaged in backyard hog farming.
Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado issued two executive orders, including a six-month moratorium on “boar-for-hire” activities and stricter monitoring of hog traders, to curb the ASF spread.
ASF cases have now been recorded in nine barangays across five municipalities, with over 1,200 pigs culled to control the outbreak.
Officials reassured the public that ASF does not affect humans and that pork from infected areas remains safe to eat.
Source: PhilNews24 | January 12, 2025
