Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cagayan
MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 07

Series of 2021

Zoning and movement Plan for the Protection, Control, Containment and Temporary Ban
of Entry and ship out in the Municipality of Claveria, Cagayan. Live Hogs, Pork and Pork
related - products and by-products aligned by the order of the national Government Against
African Swine Fever (ASF)

WHEREAS, on September 9,2019 the Department of Agriculture confirmed positive the presence
of African Swine Fever (ASF) from hog farm in Rizal and Bulacan;

WHEREAS, nearby municipalities of the 2nd district of Cagayan particularly Barangay Dagupan
Allacapan was now infected with the deadly virus African Swine Fever (ASF);

WHEREAS, the Municipality considered ASF disease as serious threat to the local swine industry,
and food security of the Municipality, and;

WHEREAS, supply of pork is now becoming scarce due to continuous ship out of live hogs from
the municipality to nearby town and provinces which cause the increase of price of pork in the
market that affects the general public;

WHEREAS, there is an immediate need to protect the swine population as well as swine industry
from ASF virus and maintain supply of pork in the Municipality;

WHEREAS, in order to prevent the ASF disease from entering the Municipality of Claveria and
to maintain sustainable supply of pork locally there is a need to implement measure to prevent
ASF infiltration and maintain supply of pork in the market;

WHEREAS, the General Welfare Clause of the Local Government Code of 1991 provides that
every local government unit shall exercise the power expressly granted, those necessary implied
therefrom, as well as powers necessary appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective
governance and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.

NOW, THEREOF, I, Celia T. Layus, M.D., Mayor of Claveria, by virtue of the power vested in
me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Temporary ban of transportation of live hogs, pork and pork by-products in whatever
form entering in the Municipality.

Section 2. Temporary ban of pig buyers from other town/province entering in the municipality.
Section 3. Temporary ban on the shipping out of live hogs from the Municipality.

Section 4. Establishment of Animal Quarantine checkpoints to monitor the entry and ship out of
live hogs, pork and pork by-products, the Municipal Agriculture Office shall establish quarantine
and monitoring checkpoints in the area which are possible entry points of hog shippers from
infected zones and ship out of live hogs from the municipalities to other towns and provinces.

Section 5. The National ASF Zoning and Prevention and Control Plan shall be adapted and aligned
by the Municipal Agriculture Office Plan and carry out the ASF prevention and control measures
and enhance biosecurity practices in swine production facilities, slaughter house and meat/market
establishments selling pork and its by-products and transporting live hogs from the municipality
to other place in the Municipality.

Section 6. Separability Clause. If any part or provision of this order is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other part or provision of this Executive order are hereby repealed and
modified accordingly.

Section 7. Repealing Clause. All provision of previous Executive Order which is inconsistent with
the provision of this Executive Order are hereby repealed and modified accordingly.

Section 8. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon approval and shall
remain in force unless otherwise revoked.

SO ORDERED

DONE this 26th day of February in the year of the Lord, 2021 at Claveria, Cagayan.

CELIA T. I AYTS M.D.,

Municipal Mayor