BURNED EGGS. The truckload of undocumented table eggs from Bantayan Island, Cebu confiscated and burned by quarantine personnel upon arrival at Bredco port in Bacolod City on Jan. 5, 2023. The shipment of 240,000 pieces of eggs worth PHP1.4 million lacked a permit and other pertinent documents, according to the city government.(Courtesy of Bureau of Animal Industry-Veterinary Quarantine Station 6) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has vowed to sustain the fight against threats to its multi-billion swine and poultry industry, particularly the African swine fever (ASF) and the highly pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu, to protect the livelihood of Negrenses. This was the assurance of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday after veterinary quarantine personnel disposed of PHP1.4 million worth of undocumented table eggs that entered Bredco port here last week, an act which drew various reactions from netizens, including Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benite
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The seizure and burning of 240,000 table eggs, which were part of the precautionary measures of the provincial government of Negros
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