Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is considering extending the ongoing 90-day pork ban amid concerns over the African swine fever.
According to the governor, an extension is being mulled as the entry of imported pork from nations not affected by African swine fever will be banned, especially if they passed through the Port of Manila.
He also said an extension would be implemented if the virus continues to spread after the 90-day ban.
Earlier, Lacson, who chairs a local task force on African swine fever, issued Executive Order No. 19-40 Series of 2019, which temporarily bans pork products from Luzon.
The ban was implemented days after the Department of Agriculture confirmed cases of African swine fever in Luzon, particularly at farms in Rizal and Bulacan./DGB, WDJ