00:00To ensure that the African Swine Fever is not contaminated,
00:04the inspection of the entrances and exits of Metro Manila is strictly followed.
00:13This is Bernadette Reyes.
00:18These closed vans are being placed one by one to inspect the cargo.
00:23Aside from the documents such as the shipping permit and veterinary certificate,
00:28if there is a living pig, it is being inspected if it has symptoms of African Swine Fever.
00:34If the animals are fine but there is no shipping permit, it is back to origin.
00:42Even if the shipping permit is fine, our quarantine officers can see that the pig is lethargic.
00:49Secondly, if there are symptoms, our quarantine officers can condemn the animals after being tested.
01:04This van was pulled from the inspection site on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City because the documents were not enough.
01:11We have an NMIS permit but there is no FDA transport permit.
01:17It's okay. The disease did not spread.
01:22We are giving them 24 hours to produce the permit.
01:25If once they cannot produce the permit, it will be a direct confiscation.
01:30Four inspection sites were placed here in Quezon City to prevent the spread of diseases to the animals such as African Swine Fever.
01:39One of these was placed here in Laloma, Quezon City, which is considered the Lechon Capital of the Philippines.
01:47There is no problem if they place it here so that people can be assured that what they are buying is clean.
01:56Of course, we are also careful.
01:58They will not sell if they have a disease.
02:01Their sale is also safe.
02:04There are also inspection sites in Valenzuela, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite.
02:09Next week, vaccination will start in Batangas.
02:12It's time for the 10,000 ASF vaccines that the government bought through emergency procurement.
02:19The program is voluntary for those who want to be vaccinated for pigs.
02:24We have a large repopulation program in Central Luzon, most especially in the Bulacan and Pampanga areas.
02:32We don't want to compromise our repopulation program in these areas.
02:37We also don't want infected people to come here and spread to Southern Luzon.
02:45For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, for Tutok 24 Horas.
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