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Iloilo bans pork products from Eastern Visayas
Iloilo bans pork products from Eastern Visayas
ABS-CBN News
Published Feb 14, 2021 01:34 PM PHT
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The provincial government of Iloilo banned Saturday the entry of pork products from the Eastern Visayas region after the Department of Agriculture reported new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Leyte, as well as in Masbate.
The provincial government of Iloilo banned Saturday the entry of pork products from the Eastern Visayas region after the Department of Agriculture reported new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Leyte, as well as in Masbate.
“Eastern Visayas shall be added among the territories and localities from where swine, pork, pork products and by-products shall be banned from entry into the province,” Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor said in an executive order (EO).
“Eastern Visayas shall be added among the territories and localities from where swine, pork, pork products and by-products shall be banned from entry into the province,” Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor said in an executive order (EO).
“All livestock transport carriers coming in, and going out, of Livestock “Oksyon” Market, Livestock Auction Market and livestock holding facilities, shall undergo thorough disinfection, and must carry updated disinfection clearance signed by the livestock technician or any authorized personnel,” he added.
“All livestock transport carriers coming in, and going out, of Livestock “Oksyon” Market, Livestock Auction Market and livestock holding facilities, shall undergo thorough disinfection, and must carry updated disinfection clearance signed by the livestock technician or any authorized personnel,” he added.
Defensor also ordered officials in coastal municipalities to closely monitor the entry of pork products from Masbate.
Defensor also ordered officials in coastal municipalities to closely monitor the entry of pork products from Masbate.
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These include the municipalities of Ajuy, Anilao, Batasan, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Dumangas, Estancia and San Dionisio, according to the EO.
These include the municipalities of Ajuy, Anilao, Batasan, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Dumangas, Estancia and San Dionisio, according to the EO.
The Philippines first recorded cases of ASF in the country last September 2019.
The Philippines first recorded cases of ASF in the country last September 2019.
As of December 2020, the country has culled at least 400,000 pigs since the outbreak started.
As of December 2020, the country has culled at least 400,000 pigs since the outbreak started.
– Report from Rolen Escaniel
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North Korea destroys family reunion center in 'inhumane act', Seoul says
North Korea destroys family reunion center in 'inhumane act', Seoul says
Agence France-Presse
Published Feb 13, 2025 01:02 PM PHT
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North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the "inhumane" move.
North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the "inhumane" move.
Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which split the peninsula and separated brothers and sisters, parents and children and husbands and wives.
Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which split the peninsula and separated brothers and sisters, parents and children and husbands and wives.
Hostilities ceased with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically still at war and with all direct civilian exchanges prohibited.
Hostilities ceased with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically still at war and with all direct civilian exchanges prohibited.
Emotional reunions in the North's Kumgang mountain served as a testament to the devastating human cost of the Korean peninsula's division.
Emotional reunions in the North's Kumgang mountain served as a testament to the devastating human cost of the Korean peninsula's division.
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But the meetings were subject to the vagaries of inter-Korea politics and often used as a negotiating tool by Pyongyang. The last one was held in 2018.
But the meetings were subject to the vagaries of inter-Korea politics and often used as a negotiating tool by Pyongyang. The last one was held in 2018.
"The demolition of the Mount Kumgang Reunion Center is an inhumane act that tramples on the earnest wishes of separated families," a spokesperson for Seoul's unification ministry said.
"The demolition of the Mount Kumgang Reunion Center is an inhumane act that tramples on the earnest wishes of separated families," a spokesperson for Seoul's unification ministry said.
South Korea "sternly urges an immediate halt to such actions" and "expresses strong regret".
South Korea "sternly urges an immediate halt to such actions" and "expresses strong regret".
"North Korea's unilateral demolition cannot be justified under any pretext, and the North Korean authorities must bear full responsibility for this situation," the spokesperson added.
"North Korea's unilateral demolition cannot be justified under any pretext, and the North Korean authorities must bear full responsibility for this situation," the spokesperson added.
Since 1988, around 130,000 South Koreans have registered their "separated families".
Since 1988, around 130,000 South Koreans have registered their "separated families".
As of 2025, around 36,000 of those individuals are still alive, according to official data.
As of 2025, around 36,000 of those individuals are still alive, according to official data.
Seventy-five percent say they do not know if their relatives are alive or dead.
Seventy-five percent say they do not know if their relatives are alive or dead.
A handful were lucky enough to be chosen to take part in the occasional crossborder reunions, mostly hosted at the Mount Kumgang resort.
A handful were lucky enough to be chosen to take part in the occasional crossborder reunions, mostly hosted at the Mount Kumgang resort.
With the reunion program effectively halted, the reality for most of the separated families is that they are unlikely to ever see each other again.
With the reunion program effectively halted, the reality for most of the separated families is that they are unlikely to ever see each other again.
SEVERING TIES
North and South Korea held the first such reunion in 1985, but it was not until 2000 that they became regular events following the first inter-Korean summit that year.
North and South Korea held the first such reunion in 1985, but it was not until 2000 that they became regular events following the first inter-Korean summit that year.
The reunions were marked by emotional scenes of families tearfully reuniting and parting after brief days of meeting.
The reunions were marked by emotional scenes of families tearfully reuniting and parting after brief days of meeting.
Relations between the two Koreas are now at one of their lowest points in years, with the North launching a flurry of ballistic missiles last year in violation of UN sanctions.
Relations between the two Koreas are now at one of their lowest points in years, with the North launching a flurry of ballistic missiles last year in violation of UN sanctions.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last year declared Seoul his "principal enemy" and renounced his government's long-held goal of re-unification.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last year declared Seoul his "principal enemy" and renounced his government's long-held goal of re-unification.
"Kim Jong Un declared his intention to sever all inter-Korean ties," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Seoul's Institute for Far Eastern Studies, told AFP.
"Kim Jong Un declared his intention to sever all inter-Korean ties," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Seoul's Institute for Far Eastern Studies, told AFP.
"I see this as part of that process," Lim said, of the reunion centre demolition.
"I see this as part of that process," Lim said, of the reunion centre demolition.
Pyongyang has also bombarded the South with trash-carrying balloons, in what it says is retaliation for anti-Pyongyang propaganda missives sent north by activists.
Pyongyang has also bombarded the South with trash-carrying balloons, in what it says is retaliation for anti-Pyongyang propaganda missives sent north by activists.
© Agence France-Presse
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