Checkpoint, inilatag sa Metro Manila at kalapit-lugar vs. ASF
Checkpoint, inilatag sa Metro Manila at kalapit-lugar vs. ASF
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00:00Checkpoints were also set up in Metro Manila by the authorities to stop the spread of African Swine Fever.
00:06Aside from this, there are also checkpoints in Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas.
00:11Clayzel Pardilla has the report.
00:16Checkpoints like these, which stop the release of pigs affected by African Swine Fever in some places in Batangas,
00:25were also set up in Metro Manila.
00:28In the Commonwealth, vehicles carrying pork and chicken were stopped.
00:33The documents were examined and the cargo was checked.
00:38This container van was towards Caloocan.
00:42It was stopped.
00:43There were imported pork and frozen chicken.
00:47But the documents were not enough to prove that
00:50the products came from legitimate cold storage facilities and are safe to eat.
00:58We inspected that the frozen meat products do not have a permit.
01:03The certificate of meat inspection from the NMIS for frozen meat.
01:08They did not present it to us.
01:10We just held them for 24 hours to produce the permit.
01:15Once the permit is not produced, we will directly confiscate it and condemn it.
01:21It's a hassle because we can't deliver it.
01:27The supply of the stores might be delayed.
01:33Checkpoints were also set up in Barangay Paangbundok, Loma Quezon City,
01:38which is known as Lechon, the capital of the Philippines.
01:41Pork is the main source of Lechon here.
01:46That's why the delivery trucks are looking for a health certificate.
01:49They are also examining the pork if it has symptoms of African Swine Fever,
01:54such as weakness and skin rash.
01:58Eliza's mother bought Lechon for her son's girlfriend's birthday.
02:03She said it's healthier.
02:05It's okay.
02:07So we can save money.
02:09Some Lechon sellers are very careful when it comes to getting pork.
02:13There are places that are really sick.
02:17We don't go there.
02:19Five inspection sites were set up by the DA at NCR.
02:23Three checkpoints at the entry and exit points at Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas.
02:27The DA is stopping those who can enter Metro Manila
02:31and go to the center and Hilagang, Luzon, the ASF virus.
02:35We have a large repopulation program in Central Luzon,
02:41especially in Bulacan and Pampanga area.
02:45We don't want to compromise our repopulation program in these areas.
02:51Coming from Southern Luzon, we have new infected zones.
02:55On Friday, 10,000 ASF vaccines were expected to arrive
03:01that were purchased under emergency procurement.
03:05We're expecting next week,
03:07the controlled vaccination will start here in Batangas
03:11under this emergency purchase.
03:13The DA formed a technical advisory group,
03:17an independent body that will conduct an assessment and review
03:21on vaccines against ASF.
03:23This is Kalay Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.