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African Swine Fever Reference
African Swine Fever Reference
pigs with a case-fatality rate approaching 100 percent and has caused serious
economic and production losses.
Pursuant thereto, the Department of Agriculture (DA) issued several policies in support
of the efforts to manage, contain, and control ASF in the affected areas and prevent
disease spread, including elevated surveillance and strict animal movement restrictions;
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Section 10 of RA No. 9296
SECTION 327. Review of Appropriation Ordinances of Component Cities and
Municipalities. – The sangguniang panlalawigan shall review the ordinance authorizing
annual or supplemental appropriations of component cities and municipalities in the
same manner and within the same period prescribed for the review of other ordinances.
If within ninety (90) days from receipt of copies of such ordinance, the sangguniang
panlalawigan takes no action thereon, the same shall be deemed to have been
reviewed in accordance with law and shall continue to be in full force and effect.
If within the same period, the sangguniang panlalawigan shall have ascertained that the
ordinance authorizing annual or supplemental appropriations has not complied with the
requirements set forth in this Title, the sangguniang panlalawigan shall, within the
ninety-day period hereinabove prescribed, declare such ordinance inoperative in its
entirety or in part. Items of appropriation contrary to limitations prescribed in this Title or
in excess of the amounts prescribed herein shall be disallowed or reduced accordingly.
The sangguniang panlalawigan shall, within the same period, advise the sangguniang
panlungsod or sangguniang bayan concerned, through the local chief executive, of any
action on the ordinance under review. Upon receipt of such advice, the city or municipal
treasurer concerned shall not make further disbursements of funds from any of the
items of appropriation declared inoperative, disallowed or reduced.
Rule 58.1 Personnel of NMIS and LGUs employed for the purpose
of meat inspection shall have the authority to confiscate any
carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat products found to
have been prepared, handled, packed, stored, transported or
offered for sale as human food not in accordance with any
provisions of this Act.
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Section 58, Ibid.
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Section 33, Ibid.
SEC 58. Confiscation. - Any carcasses, parts of carcasses or products
of carcasses found to have been prepared, handled, packed, stored,
transported or offered for sale as human food not in accordance with
any provisions of this Act shall be confiscated and disposed of as
provided in the Implementing Rules and Regulations at the expense of
the person, firm or corporation found to be in violation thereof.
Rule 58.1 Personnel of NMIS and LGUs employed for the purpose
of meat inspection shall have the authority to confiscate any
carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat products found to
have been prepared, handled, packed, stored, transported or
offered for sale as human food not in accordance with any
provisions of this Act.
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Section 58, Ibid.
Corollary to it, Section 56 of the R.A. No. 9296, provides that the Secretary shall issue a
schedule of administrative fines for violations of said Act, to wit:
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Section 56, Ibid.