9 live pigs intercepted in Oriental Mindoro amid ASF watch

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Nine live pigs reportedly being transported out of Oriental Mindoro to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, were intercepted at a quarantine checkpoint in Bulalacao as provincial authorities tightened measures against the possible entry of African swine fever (ASF). The pigs were intercepted on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Milagrosa Animal Quarantine