00:00In Batangas, a confirmed case of African Swine Fever was also discovered.
00:06More than 100 pigs were found in a checkpoint in Quezon City yesterday.
00:14And Bernadette Reyes was able to talk.
00:20It's up to us to find out where these pigs were found in the checkpoint in Quezon City yesterday.
00:27The pigs that were transported from Sariaya, Quezon, tested positive for African Swine Fever or ASF.
00:3387 pigs were in one truck, while 60 were in another.
00:38Another truck with 14 pigs was also tested positive for ASF, but the test result is still pending.
00:46There is no relevant permit and documents for the pigs that are planned to be transported to some provinces in the north.
00:53It's concerning in the sense that it has been proven positive.
00:58When it reaches their destination, for example, additional pigs will be bought there,
01:05it's easy for the virus to spread.
01:07It only shows as well that our suspicions before,
01:14that travelers are the main source of transmission of the virus,
01:22it's really proven here.
01:23The DA will add more inspection sites to catch the pigs that are sick.
01:29Some of the pigs that are transported are already in the process of being inspected,
01:34but there is nothing they can do if they don't follow the rules.
01:36It's really hard for the pigs to travel, to be transported to ASF.
01:40Your documents should be complete.
01:43You can't just travel if you don't have enough documents.
01:48According to the DA, the steps they are taking are important to ensure a sufficient supply.
01:52If we do not vaccinate as soon as possible and save the number of pigs,
02:01then there will be a shortage of local pigs.
02:04But of course, there is always the option of importation.
02:07Of course, I don't want to import as much as possible.
02:10In Batangas, one of the most affected now, ASF has spread to the town of Balayan and Malvar.
02:17Another town may also be added to the list as soon as the results of the tests come out.
02:23The problem is just starting.
02:25It's going to be more problems.
02:28But there has been, of course, fast action by the Secretary.
02:34Probably as we talk, another 1,000 or 5,000 are affected.
02:41That's why on Tuesday, the vaccination will start in Lobo, which is considered ground zero in Batangas.
02:47It's called ring vaccination.
02:51So if there's a patient here, they will vaccinate the ring so that it won't spread.
02:5810,000 doses is too small for the whole.
03:03But if we can isolate one, two, three barangays, I think that's helpful already.
03:08But for the group Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines,
03:11the initial 10,000 doses is not enough for the ASF-affected areas.
03:17In Lobo, it's not enough.
03:20When we died, it was 10,000.
03:22They said that the next one will be 600,000 doses.
03:27It's possible to quickly vaccinate those with outbreaks.
03:34But it's still not enough.
03:36That's why I'm telling you,
03:38so that there will be buyers in the condo,
03:41you need to declare a national state of calamity.
03:44But Kalihim insisted that this is not necessary
03:47because the government is ready to buy 600,000 doses of vaccine.
03:52Aside from the government's vaccination program against ASF,
03:56inspection sites like this will remain until December
04:00if the pork demand is increasing due to the holiday season.
04:04For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes,
04:07for Tutok TV, 24 Hours.
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