BAI checkpoints stop ASF-infected hogs from reaching Luzon provinces

CITY OF MALOLOS—The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has inspected 735 vehicles at eight strategic checkpoints across Metro Manila and Bulacan province over the past week, preventing hogs suspected of being infected with African swine fever (ASF) from reaching other areas in Luzon. According to Voltaire Basinang, the provincial veterinarian of Bulacan, the BAI operations,