HOG farmers and swine industry groups have asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., through the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), to approve the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the African swine fever (ASF) vaccine from Vietnam.

In a letter coursed through Agriculture Secretary Franciso Tiu Laurel Jr., the groups, led by AGAP Partylist Rep. Nicanor Briones, are urging Marcos to declare the ASF outbreak a national emergency to enable the mass use of the vaccine that is currently in controlled trials by the DA-BAI.