Pangasinan bans entry of quails, ducks
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The provincial government of Pangasinan is implementing a temporary total ban on the entry of all quails and ducks into the province until March 31 amid the reported Avian Influenza or bird flu in the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga. In Executive Order (EO) No. 14 issued on Feb. 25, Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III said there is an urgent need to impose the ban to safeguard its poultry industry and to protect the general public from the ill effects of the disease. "The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) through its Anim...