00:00With the help of the Capital Express Program,
00:02the hog racers in Ilocos Norte were able to rise again
00:05affected by the ASF.
00:07The Provincial Government replaced
00:09the dead pigs with goats and chickens.
00:13Rani Dorilag of Radyo Pilipinas,
00:15was there for the national news.
00:19We used to raise pigs.
00:21But because we're the ASF,
00:24this is the government's replacement for us.
00:29Father Efren returned to raising goats
00:32after the pigs died from African Swine Fever.
00:36He is grateful to the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte
00:40for helping them.
00:43Under the Capital Express Program,
00:45the various programs of the province
00:48were combined for the affected hog racers.
00:50460 goats were given
00:53while 3,000 free-range chickens
00:55were gradually received by the beneficiaries.
00:58All of our animals are really comfortable
01:01and profitable for your family.
01:04Rest assured, we will do everything
01:06that we can for you.
01:08Based on the data of the Provincial Veterinary Office of the province,
01:12more than 200 hog racers were affected by the ASF
01:15while more than 1,600 pigs
01:18underwent the culling operation
01:20in the fourth quarter of 2024.
01:22Meanwhile, aside from the hog racers,
01:25grocery items were also received,
01:27school supplies, agri-inputs,
01:28and free medicines were given to senior citizens,
01:31PWDs, students, and farmers
01:34under the Capital Express Program of Ilocos Norte.
01:38From PBS Radyo Pilipinas Lawag,
01:40Randy Durilag for Balitang Pambansa.
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