00:00More than 200 places in the country have confirmed the case of African Swine Fever or ASF.
00:08To stop the growing famine, the Agriculture Department ordered the emergency procurement of vaccines.
00:16Maris is on the phone. Come on in.
00:21In the first step of bottles and steel, Michael is now hoping to make a profit.
00:26Around 100 pigs were killed in Lobo, Batangas.
00:30They have not yet confirmed if African Swine Fever or ASF is the cause of the famine
00:37that is about to be born because they have not yet tested it.
00:41That's all I expect from my children when they go to college.
00:46Now, there's nothing. Nothing.
00:48According to the owner of the pig farm where Michael works, their loss is already one million.
00:54It's so sad. I hope the government will help us.
00:58Ms. Iluminada is also sad because only coral is left in her piggery.
01:03We don't know how to survive.
01:05Our pig farming is a big loss.
01:08Those who sell pork are also affected in the family of Bayan ng Lobo.
01:12Almost no one is buying anymore even if it's a loss if it's sold.
01:16It's so hard. We don't know how we can pay for our jobs.
01:21According to the Department of Agriculture,
01:23it has been more than a week since the month of August,
01:25but the number of ASF cases has already increased to 251 barangays across the country
01:32compared to 150 only this July.
01:34Here in Batangas, where 10% of the hog population is in the country,
01:38there are 7 towns and 1 city that were affected by ASF,
01:42like Lobo and Kalataga, which declared a state of calamity.
01:46It's a bit fast in a matter of days.
01:49So we're seeing a resurgence.
01:51According to the DA, the disease is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but...
01:57Humans are carriers of the virus.
01:59For example, if a person goes to an infected zone,
02:03his clothes are covered with infected pigs.
02:05So the virus is in his clothes.
02:07If the pig that doesn't have ASF gets infected,
02:11he can get infected.
02:13It can be contagious.
02:15Although nothing has been reported to the DA,
02:17it is also possible that because of the rain,
02:19the virus spread.
02:21Water is a good vector of the virus.
02:23It won't just die.
02:25Unless, of course,
02:27it's subject to heat.
02:29Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr.
02:33has ordered the emergency procurement
02:35of 10,000 vaccines for ASF
02:37to prevent the outbreak in Batangas
02:39that is expected to occur within two weeks
02:41to prevent the outbreak in Batangas
02:43that is expected to occur within two weeks
02:45along with coordination
02:47with the police and military
02:49so that border control and checkpoints
02:51can be established.
02:53The planned purchase of 650,000 vaccines
02:55will be bought by the government
02:57through regular procurement
02:59and is expected to be used
03:01this third quarter.
03:03As of now, 1,523 pigs have been killed.
03:05According to the DA,
03:07all infected pigs
03:09have been vaccinated.
03:11For GMA Integrated News,
03:13Maris Umali reporting for 24 Horas.
Comments