TACLOBAN CITY — Eleven of 15 barangays in a coastal town in Southern Leyte might have had to forgo lechon (roasted pork) to welcome the New Year because a month-long “pork holiday” has been imposed on these villages in Silago town. The pork holiday started on December 27 to ensure that the African Swine Fever (ASF) would not spread. Silago Mayor Lemuel Honor issued Executive Order Number 41, declaring that slaughtering of hogs as well as selling of pork and other pork products from Barangays Katipunan, Imelda, Hingatugan, Salvacion, Laguma, Tubaon, Tubod, Poblacion District 1, Poblacion District 2, Puntana, and part of Sudmon were prohibited for a month to contain the ASF that was detected in these neighborhoods. READ: ASF-hit…
Published Date: 2024-01-06
Source: Inquirer.net
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