President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a national task force focusing on the response of the government on animal-borne diseases like the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Philippines.
Under Executive Order number 105 released by Malacañang, the Agriculture secretary will chair the task force , the Health secretary as the vice-chairperson, while other cabinet officials are the NTF members.
“I asked the Secretary of Agriculture to come up with a protocol — how to control. For example, pagka lumabas ‘yan in — those who are declared free of the swine flu, matatakan talaga. So that they can travel. Kasi ‘yung iba ayaw pa ipadaan eh. They do not allow the cargos of the pork meat to pass the highways that traverse the local government units, magulo ‘yan. So kung may tatak na, ‘yung wala at meron pa ‘yung swine fever, eh ‘di huwag na muna,” President Duterte said.
