Bulacan town host lechon fest vs ASF

PANDI, Bulacan: Some 100 roasted pigs were served to over 4,000 residents, municipal employees and barangay (village) officials during a lechon festival hosted by Mayor Enrico Roque and the Livestock Raisers of Pandi (Lirap) hog raisers association through lechon boodle fight on Tuesday at the Barangay San Roque Sports Complex covered court to show pork products being sold in their local markets are safe to eat. Roque together with Gov. Daniel Fernando and guest Department of Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary for Peace and Order Manuel Felix and Sangguniang Bayan officials spearheaded the boodle fight to demonstrate that eating roasted pigs in this town is safe and ASF-free. Lirap President Mercy Zhiu said all pigs in the town are safe and weekly blood tests are being conducted. The mayor assured his constituents the 1-7-10 protocol of the Department of Agriculture were being implemented to prevent the spread of the virus. `