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Report migratory bird: DA tells poultry raisers By MARK FRANCISCO Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Northern Mindanao yesterday urged the poultry raisers in Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon to immediately report any migratory bird activity in their respective farms. DA Regional Quarantine Officer Dale Franco Llentic said there are thousand large-and small-scale poultry farms in the two provinces that comprised the bulk of the poultry industry in Northern Mindanao. “I have met with management representatives of the poultry raisers and I have told them to especially look out for their poultry Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano has assured that the provincial government is addressing the reproted avian flu virus that farms which are located has affected poultry farms in some parts of Luzon. Emano said he has ordered the strict monitoring of incoming chicken and other birds in the near swamp areas. It is in province’s quarantines. Right photo, native chicken and other fowls including ducks and turkeys are being sold in makeshift stalls near the See report, page 11
Cogon market Cagayan de Oro City area despite reports that an avian flue has already killed thousands of birds in some parts of Luzon starting last week. Photos by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily News
Malacanang mulls Armed Forces help in containing bird flu outbreak THE Palace on Tuesday said it is considering the use of military troops to hasten the clearing of areas affected by the avian flu virus in the province of Pampanga. At a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson
Ernesto Abella said the first ever avian flu outbreak in the country is no small calamity and the government is doing everything to swiftly contain the outbreak. “We sympathize with the plight of farmers and other
sectors in the poultry industry which are burdened by the drastic measures needed to contain and eradicate our first ever avian flu outbreak,” he said. However, the Palace official noted that the Depart-
ment of Agriculture (DA) may require additional personnel, given the huge task of cleaning and containing a large area. “Despite their lack of personnel, we urge
THE Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA 11) said it has prepared for the possible entry of migratory birds from avian flu-stricken countries that will seek refuge in five areas in the Davao Region during winter, starting next month
until April next year. The DA has already activated the Avian Influenza Protection Program Task Force Probinsya, an interagency group concerned on the surveillance and monitoring of the birds and poultry farms in the region,
according to Dr. Dannie Apelo, the spokesperson. The group is composed of representatives from the DA, Department of Health, Philippine National Police, and local government units. He said the surveillance group will collect blood
samples and pharyngeal swabs when these birds would start flocking in five identified areas across three out of five provinces and one city in the region – BanayBanay and Lupon in Davao Oriental, Malalag
See OUTBREAK, page 11
DA prepares for arrival of migratory birds from bird flu-stricken countries Dr. Dannie Apelo, spokesperson of the inter-agency Avian Influenza Protection Program Task Force Probinsya in Region 11, in a business forum at SM City Davao Tuesday (15 August 2017), says authorities in the Davao Region are prepared against avian flu should migratory birds start coming soon as winter approaches in colder countries. MindaNews photo by Antonio L. Colina IV
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