Quarantine Facilities Eyed Vs New Swine Virus
The Philippine Star|July 5, 2020
The government will establish quarantine facilities in major ports to ensure that goods entering the country are free from any pest or disease amid the discovery of a new Strain of swine flu in China.
Louise Maureen Simeon
Quarantine Facilities Eyed Vs New Swine Virus

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) would put up the facilities this year to boost inspection on meat imports.

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