Philippines coordinating with US for ASF vaccine trials Published February 15, 2021 8:05pm The Philippines is already coordinating with the United States for the conduct of vaccine trials against African swine fever, the Department of Agriculture said Monday. According to Maki Pulido’s report on “24 Oras,” the DA’s ASF vaccine working committee is already in talks with the United States Department of Agriculture. The DA said the budget for the licensing agreement is also ready. “We are communicating with the USDA. ‘Yong response ng USDA naman ay very positive. Ang tawag nila is gene deletion protocol. Kung ano ‘yong binigay sa Vietnam, ‘yon na rin mismo ang ibibigay sa atin,” Agriculture Undersecretary William Medrano said.