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Amidst ASF incidents, the mayor of Zambo is lobbying for hog insurance.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines β€” The local chief executive has recommended local hog farmers sign up for a city-sponsored insurance program that will cover every animal slaughtered due to African swine disease (ASF).

After meeting with top officials from the Department of Agriculture in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the city veterinary office, and the livestock and poultry board on Thursday, Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar issued the advisory.

Salazar explained, “We collaborated for livestock raiser registration because we want to mitigate (the ASF) and support our hog raisers.”

Two hog blood samples from Sitio Canucutan, Barangay Pasonanca, and Barangay Mangusu have previously tested positive for ASF infection.

The ASF task group in the city has put the two communities on lockdown and started removing the hogs.

Salazar explained that the city’s domestic farm animal insurance program is a more relaxed version of the Department of Agriculture’s regular livestock insurance program, with free premium payments for backyard raisers, discounted premiums for commercial hog raisers, and increased indemnity payments for culled hogs.

“The insurance premium is free, and hog farmers only have to register to participate,” she explained.

She also urged hog farmers to report ASF-affected pigs in order to prevent the disease from spreading.

Dr. Mario Arriola, the city veterinarian, said they’re also searching for more money to help the impacted hog farmers and to promote livestock farm registration.

He highlighted City Ordinance 566, which provides hog farmers with indemnity for hogs slaughtered owing to diseases like ASF.

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