00:00The whole province of Batangas was put under state of calamity due to the effect of the African Swine Fever.
00:07Based on the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,
00:12which was approved by the province,
00:14the government will be able to move more if the Bonson Fund is used for the declaration.
00:20According to the official record of the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian,
00:24the damage is already worth 13 billion pesos because of the ASF.
00:28More than 2,000 pigs have already been slaughtered and it will continue to increase.
00:32Blood sampling and RT-PCR tests will continue in the unaffected barangays and municipalities.
00:39As of now, 6 towns and 1 city in Batangas have been reported with positive ASF cases.
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