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Concrete plans needed to help hog raisers , prevent spike in pork prices due to ASF

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“Ang sagot sa ASF, ‘ASF’ din.

AYUDA para sa mga apektadong hog raisers, Supply ng bakuna na libre at accessible, at Full monitoring sa mga apektadong lugar.”

This was the statement of AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee as he filed House Resolution No. 1956 to probe the escalating impact of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country, while calling upon concerned government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), to provide assistance to hog raisers, safeguard their livelihood and ensure food security.

At the sidelines of Summit on ‘SMART LGUs’ in Iloilo City organized by the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines where he attended as guest speaker, Lee stressed the need for the DA to prepare for the worst to avoid supply shortage of pork and pork products which can lead to increase in prices.

“Bukod sa ASF, isa sa magiging hamon sa supply ng karne ng baboy ang paparating na La Niña. Ngayon pa lang ay dapat puspusan na ang paghahanda ng DA para siguruhin na hindi magkakaroon ng kakulangan sa karne ng baboy lalo na sa paparating na holiday season,” Lee said.

A staunch agriculture advocate, the solon from Bicol also underscored the plight of local hog raisers who will suffer a double whammy from the ongoing challenges in the swine industry saying, “Baka botcha na ang abutin ng kabuhayan ng mga magbababoy, lalo na ng ating mga backyard hog raisers, dahil pasakit na nga itong ASF, dagdag pasanin pa ang magiging epekto ng La Niña.”

“Bukod sa ayuda, kailangan na ring ihanda at mabilis na mailatag ang mga alternative livelihood para sa kanila para may maipantustos sa pangangailangan ng pamilya,” he added.

For Lee, the government should link hog raisers to markets where they can sell their products considering that there can be a possible rise in fear to buy pork due to ASF.

“Dahil sa banta ng ASF, maraming hog raisers kahit sa mga hindi apektadong lugar ang nalulugi at nawawalan ng kita, dahil matumal ang kanilang benta. Dapat hanapan sila ng gobyerno ng merkado kung saan pwede silang mabilis na makapagbenta,” the solon from Bicol remarked.

Lee further emphasized the importance of ramping up and intensifying biosecurity measures to contain ASF and called for more testing to identify infected areas, including contaminated materials and livestock transport trucks.

“Itong ASF, hindi ito kahapon lang nadiskubre at nakapinsala sa ating mga kababayan. Napakatagal na nito. Awareness ng lahat at pagiging pro-active sa pagtugon ang kailangan natin dito. Pinaka-apektado po rito ang ating backyard hog raisers, kaya dapat tuloy-tuloy ang pag-alalay natin hanggang makabangon sila sa pagkalugi sa kabuhayan,” he reiterated.

With the anticipated delivery of 10,000 doses of ASF AVAC live vaccines to address the ASF spread in Batangas on Aug. 16, Lee urged DA to prepare contingency plans in case of delays.

“Inaasahan ng DA itong ASF vaccines na makatugon sa ASF. Pero paano kung magkaroon ng delay sa delivery? Kailan ang dating ng mga susunod pang bakuna? Ano ang plano para sa mga hog raisers at maging sa supply ng karne kung di dumating on time?” he asked.

“Gusto nating marinig ang komprehensibong plano ng DA kung sakali mang hindi maging on-track sa expected timetable ang delivery ng mga bakuna. Sa ngayon, under state of calamity na ang buong probinsya ng Batangas dahil sa ASF. Kung hindi dumating on time yung ASF vaccines tapos andiyan na ang La Niña by October, mas malalang delubyo ang aabutin natin by the end of the year kung walang plano.”

“Dapat agrisibong aksyon at solusyon para matulungan ang local food producers at maibsan ang pasanin ng consumers, kung saan panalo ang sambayanang Pilipino. Murang pagkain, gawin na natin!” he added

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