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DIRECTOR JOSE MOLINA
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262304 [Title] => Animal bureau imposes ban on poultry products from Malaysia [Summary] => The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has imposed an indefinite ban on the importation of chicken, pet birds and other poultry products from Malaysia following the confirmation of an outbreak of the deadly avain flu near the border of Malaysia and Thailand.
The ban was issued by the government even as the Malaysian province of Sabah, which is very close to the Mindanao region is still considered free from the bird flu virus.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242509 [Title] => Biosecurity in livestock and poultry production [Summary] => Biosecurity, a set of practices that controls the spread of disease-causing organisms, is an essential part in livestock production in the country. The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Animal Industry headed by Director Jose Molina, is seeing to it that this concern is being addressed.
Among the diseases being addressed are hog cholera, foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) in livestock and newcastle disease and bird flu in poultry farms.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1665308 [AuthorName] => Ramon Ma. Epino [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 235087 [Title] => DA set to ban chicken imports from Vietnam, SKorea, Japan [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon issue a ban on the entry of chicken and other bird species from Vietnam, South Korea and Japan to prevent an outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu or avian influenza.
The memorandum order which is expected to be signed shortly by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr., comes in the wake of reports that a bird flu outbreak has occured in Japan and the two other countries.
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Jose Molina said his agency recommended the ban to Lorenzo.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 187541 [Title] => DA lifts ban on Australian beef [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on Australian beef after Biosecurity Australia (BA) and the Office Internationale des Epizooties (OIE), a Paris-based international organization monitoring outbreaks of animal diseases, determined the anthrax outbreak in the cattle-producing region of Victoria has been contained.
Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon said the bureau of animal Industry (BAI) can now resume issuing veterinary and quarantine clearances (VQes) to beef importers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185722 [Title] => No anthrax beef entered RP - DA [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Q. Montemayor assured the public yesterday that no Australian beef, reportedly contaminated with the deadly virus anthrax has entered the country even as he ordered a stringent watch of forthcoming cattle imports from Australia.
Montemayor ordered the adoption of precautionary measures in view of the anthrax outbreak in Australian cattle. Anthrax is a contagious deadly animal disease and can kill a cattle in just 24 to 48 hours.
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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