ASF: 58 provinces still under 'red zone'

Fifty-eight provinces are still classified as red zones for African swine fever or infected with ASF, according to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).

- BELLA CARIASO

Data from the BAI's National ASF Prevention and Control Program showed that as of May 31, hog farms in three provinces in Ilocos, five in the Cordilleras, four in Cagayan Valley, six in Central Luzon, four in Calabarzon, three in Mimaropa and five in Bicol were among those that remain infected with the swine disease.

Five provinces in Western Visayas, three in Central Visayas, four in Eastern Visayas, two each in Zamboanga peninsula and Northern Mindanao, five in Davao, two in Soccsksargen and five in Caraga are also under the red zone.