“The whole quarantine group assigned at Naia will be relieved… for their failure to comply with an earlier order I issued to institute quarantine protocols to prevent the entry of pork products from areas affected by the African swine fever,” Piñol said on his Facebook page. BAI director Ronnie Domingo said in a press conference that the quarantine officers who were relieved from their posts would be investigated. The DA has issued circulars banning the entry of imported pork and pork products from countries affected by the virus since the disease began to spread across countries worldwide. Foot bathsIt has also ordered the placement of foot baths and other countermeasures in all entry points of the country. Domingo noted that the Philippines did not import pork and pork products from any of the 13 countries affected by the virus, including China.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 04, 2019 20:26 UTC