{Healthy piglets on a farm on the Philippine island Luzon. Photo: Vincent ter Beek
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has reported that 2025 cases of ASF are significantly lower up to August, compared to the same period in 2024. In a press briefing, assistant secretary Arnel de Mesa credited the decline in ASF cases to the rollout of government-controlled vaccination and stricter border measures. According to the Philippine Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), as of August 7, 2025, the number of ASF-affected villages was 51, significantly lower compared to the figures fo
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