DAVAO ORIENTAL – Securing insurance for hogs and other livestock is now an option strongly recommended by the provincial government to hog and livestock raisers to avail of amidst the threat of the African Swine Fever (ASF).

Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Eric Dagmang called on all hog raisers in the province, as well as raisers of other livestock, to avail of the insurance program offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) under the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Under this free insurance program, livestock raisers can receive compensation in case of livestock mortality. “This will greatly help our farmers and livestock raisers,” said Dr. Dagmang.

Dr. Dagmang said that livestock raisers only need to go to their Municipal or City Agriculture Office to have their livestock registered. They can also go directly to the Provincial Agriculture Office compound. Currently, scores of farmers and livestock raisers have already availed of the program.

However, he clarified that this program is not only limited to diseases such as ASF but also for other livestock illnesses.

The PCIC provides insurance cover to livestock, such as cattle, carabao, horse, swine, goat, sheep, poultry, and game fowls and animals. By Provincial Information Office