1 million pertussis vaccines to arrive in June – DOH
MANILA, Philippines — Around one million doses of pertussis vaccine are expected to arrive in the country by June, the Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday.
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Measles outbreak declared in BARMM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A measles outbreak has been declared in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Quezon City declares ‘whooping cough’ outbreak
MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government yesterday declared an outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as “whooping cough,” following an upsurge in cases of the respiratory disease.
Philippines bans poultry from Sweden, Czech Republic
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is banning the importation of domestic and wild birds from Sweden and the Czech Republic amid the outbreak of avian influenza in the two countries.
Marcos: Outbreak of PH-China conflict in WPS 'higher than before'
MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that the potential for outright conflict between the Philippines and China with regard to the territorial row in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) «is much higher now than it was before» and called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to be more responsive when it comes to addressing the issue.
Manipulation eyed in pork price hike
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing possible price manipulation in the surge in the retail prices of pork in the Visayas and Mindanao.
‘No reason for pork price surge in Visayas, Mindanao’
MANILA, Philippines — There is no reason for the spike in retail prices of pork in the Visayas and Mindanao, as the prevailing live weight cost is only P180 per kilo, farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said over the weekend.
ASF vaccine available by yearend
MANILA, Philippines — The wait for the vaccine for African swine fever (ASF), which has decimated over three million pigs in the country, would be over within the year, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.