THE Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) on Wednesday announced it would allocate P78 million in emergency fund to enforce biosecurity and quarantine measures against the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).

In Swine Bulletin 6, the DA said the fund, which was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet during last week’s meeting, will be specifically used for disease monitoring and surveillance, upgrading of laboratories, capacity-building, and other disease control measures.