Gov Aris declares mandatory hog depopulation in Batuan

Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado has declared the 100 meter radius of the pigpen from where the hogs’ blood sample showed positive for African Swine Fever (ASF) and mandatory depopulation area where pigs, whether testing positive or negative, have to be stamped out to contain the animal disease, which is now traced in Purok 2, Poblacion Sur, Batuan.