LGU-Claver releases aid to ASF-affected hog raisers
SURIGAO
CITY, Surigao del Norte (PIA) -- The local government unit of Claver releases
indemnity assistance worth P1,108,000 to 40 local hog raisers on August 4,
2021.
The amount
of assistance received by farmers ranges from P3,000 to P15,000 depending on
the age classification of their hogs affected.
A total of
150 heads of hogs were affected by ASF and depopulated last May and June 2021
from barangays Bagakay, Sapa and Ladgaron, respectively.
The
distribution of the said cash assistance was supported by Sangguniang Bayan
(SB) Resolution No. 114 which declared the entire municipality under state of
calamity due to ASF outbreak. It was complemented by an Executive Order No. 15
series of 2021 which adopted the required procedures and protocols in lieu of
preventing the spread of ASF in the municipality. (LGU-Claver/VLG/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)